Posted in Dyeing, Finished Objects, Knitting, Socks on Jun 27th, 2007 5 Comments »
As promised, here is the rest of my haul from the flea market on Sunday.
M grew up near the American Thread Company in Willimantic so the sewing kits really attracted my attention. I plan to frame them and put them in the kitchen.
And speaking of kitchens, M took a break from all the bat making [...]
Posted in Embroidery, Essentials on Jun 27th, 2007 No Comments »
embroidered tea towel from the flea market, 6/25/07.
I was doing a little blog eating reading and was amused to find that Pam was making the connection between fiber and food. My blog has been called ‘Knitting Kitchen’ for years because back in 2002, before there was Knit New York or any of the swank knitting cafes [...]
Posted in Crocheting, Everything Else on Jun 26th, 2007 2 Comments »
crochet a doily! I made a few of these, and the ecru ones are larger than the white one which was done with obscenely fine thread and a scary small hook. The pattern/inspiration comes from here. As Mary Jane writes in her book, it is truly addicting, although I can’t say why.
We went to Elephant’s [...]
Posted in Knitting on Jun 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
Monday
Originally uploaded by Knitting Kitchen
I was having a retro moment (or two) this weekend. We sat outside listening to baseball on the radio. What else to do except embroider a tea towel?
Posted in Sewing on Jun 19th, 2007 2 Comments »
Jessye started it when we made that trip to the fabric store and she decided to want an apron. One thing led to another and my sewing maching was getting a workout. But first, to help stem the tide of sewing bits which are over-taking my diningroom, I made this:
Once my pins were safely in [...]
