knitting kitchen

Still busy with the holiday knitting, so there are fewer and fewer things to share knittingwise. After assisting my coworker learn to make a thrummed mitten,
 
I decided to make a pair myself
 
and then another pair.

When I was learning to dye fiber, I made several 2 oz. braids in various colors so I could be set […]

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I bought a couple of skeins of cormo from Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm. Despite the 4 tons of yarn I have in my stash, I feel very careful of these skeins. The first one became a cowl. The second skein, also worsted weight, was swatched for a hat.  I will still design the hat, but […]

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First, I had to get this done.

Then I had to finish this.

Then I…

because I wanted this

That’s right! Today is the big day…

I’ve been crocheting grocery bags like there’s no tomorrow. I haven’t photographed all of them, but here are a few.

The pattern comes from here.

I find the pattern pretty addicting to make. Pretty soon everyone […]

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The first step toward recovery is admitting I have an addiction. So I’m admitting (at least one of) my addiction(s) here. I compulsively make stuff. Knitting, crocheting, dyeing yarn…last weekend I was sewing a prom dress.
The truth is, I’m not so sure I want to recover. Mostly what I want is to find somewhere to […]

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I’ve always maintained it’s the quest that gets me out of bed in the morning. I’m reminded of my friend Craig who told the cautionary tale of the dog chasing the car. “What happens when the car stops and the dog runs into it?” I think I’m finding out, as long as the dog is […]

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