It is difficult to get good pictures up here, because there is very little to stand on, save the stairs. I’d rather not risk making another hole in the ceiling. Not that the ceiling is so much, but you can’t predict very well what you’ll land on below. Still, I’d like to put a work [...]
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My First Knitting Project
Posted in Sewing and Needlework, Traditional and Self-Sufficient Skills, tagged dish cloth, easy knitting project, knit, knitting on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I finished my first knitting project! Not that it’s spectacular…just a homely, useful dish cloth. But it is a milestone for me. I discovered after I used it a time or two, that if I can’t figure out how to knit more loosely, I need to knit more rows to make cloths bigger….this one [...]
Inspiration – Knitting – description of a shawl, from “April Snow”
Posted in Inspirations for Life and Projects, Scandinavia, Sewing and Needlework, tagged April Snow, inspiration, knitting, sewing, shawl, yarn on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just began learning to knit! This is a long-time goal, and though I haven’t yet learned anything fancy, I thought I would share with you this passage from one of my favorite books, which has been an inspiration to me for years. I can thank this description for being my initial inspiration, and I [...]
