Category Archives: Knitting

This time I was the test knitter!

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

    The chaos version will have basic instructions, give guidelines for finishing the design, but will allow you make creative design decisions as you go. From Kim’s group on Ravelry. I like chaos. I’m pretty creative. I like a … Continue reading →

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STRIPES

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Hello Crafty People! Wow! The Rumblers sure have been quiet this summer! I know that I’ve been busy! I’m juggling two jobs, not much time off, the hottest summer ever, and super dry weather. I know that I haven’t been … Continue reading →

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42 Degrees Celcius With The Humidex…

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

… yup. That’s the temperature. It’s hot. And it’s tough for a knitter. Wool + sweaty hands = felting. It’s horrible. Despite this fact and the horrible weather, I have still be knitting — not as much mind you, and … Continue reading →

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Yummy Socks

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Fun fact of the day: Did you know that dinosaurs love to much on hand-knit socks? These were a bit of a variation on my usual toe-up after-thought heel vanilla socks.  I wanted to add a bit of texture to … Continue reading →

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Magdolna

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

It is finished! Our May Challenge was to design something. I designed this hat! I’ve been working on writing, knitting, and test knitting for over a month. And now it is here! You can buy the pattern HERE (Ravelry link. Don’t … Continue reading →

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Super Fast Shawl Knitting

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

I started this shawl on a Wednesday and finished it on Sunday.  That’s right, it took less than one week to knit.  The combination of a few different simple lace charts and larger yarn and needles really made quick work … Continue reading →

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From handspun to shawl…

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Hello there? Remember me?! I’ve been M.I.A entertaining visitors for the last couple of weeks, lots of fun, not much knitting! It’s been very good for my elbows though, and I’m back in action again now, with a project to … Continue reading →

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Julianna’s New Design

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Designing this pattern really stretched me out of my comfort zone and I’m so happy it did! I’m grateful for this month’s challenge to design because it pushed me to design in a way I hadn’t before, to stretch myself … Continue reading →

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Parallelelelelelellel…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Despite my lack of activity around here of late, I have actually been knitting. Far too mcuh in fact. My right elbow is now protesting, I idiotically kept knitting through the slightly tingly-numb phase, and am into a full on … Continue reading →

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Julianna’s Design Prototypes

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

The concept for my design has been floating around in my head for months, now. It started with the idea of a leaf.  After researching a bit about leaves on wikipedia, I found out that the leaf shape I was … Continue reading →

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