Knit & Crochet Blog Week
Location, Location, Location
Where do you like to indulge in your craft? Is your favorite arm chair your little knitting cubby area, or do you prefer to ‘knit in public’? Do you like to crochet in the great outdoors, perhaps, or knit in the bath, or at the pub?
I craft a lot at the computer. It's is convenient and the chair has a good back so I don't sit all hunch over. Although I prefer when it gets nice outside to sit on the balcony and craft. I find it more inspiring to craft outside. The lovely air, colors, etc.
When we use to have to go to a laundry mat down the street instead of knowing about the one that existed in our apartment building, I would take some crafting stuff and sit outside on the sidewalk and knit, crochet, sew. The concrete was usually not so comfortable, but I think it is more fun to craft when you put yourself in situation to continue the creativeness.
Like being in the crafting zone can help you notice other creative or unique things around you. Like the placement of a pocket on someone's sweater, the embroidery pattern on someone's bag, a knit stitch used on a sweater, etc.
Showing posts with label knitcroblo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knitcroblo. Show all posts
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Knit & Crochet Blog Week - Thursday
Knit & Crochet Blog Week.
A New Skill
Is there a skill related to your hobby that you hope to learn one day? maybe you’re a crocheter who’d also like to knit? Maybe you’d like to learn to knit continental, knit backwards, try cables or attempt stranded colourwork.
There are definitely related things I would like to learn.
Related Crochet thing:
I would really like to spend more time with hairpin lace, which can create some lovely things. Such as this shawl or you can look HERE if you are a Ravelry member. Or this top, HERE is the Ravelry link.
I just think it is another lovely thing to experiment with. I have attempted once, but never really gave it a good effort.
Related Knitting thing:
I would like to learn how to do more color work.
Something like Eunny Jang's Deep V Argyle Vest, HERE is the Ravelry link.
I have never done Double Knitting Color Work and would like to try that too. Maybe I would start out with something small like these potholders. I find it interesting to knit both the front and the back at the same time, while making the designs in opposite colors.
A New Skill
Is there a skill related to your hobby that you hope to learn one day? maybe you’re a crocheter who’d also like to knit? Maybe you’d like to learn to knit continental, knit backwards, try cables or attempt stranded colourwork.
There are definitely related things I would like to learn.
Related Crochet thing:
I would really like to spend more time with hairpin lace, which can create some lovely things. Such as this shawl or you can look HERE if you are a Ravelry member. Or this top, HERE is the Ravelry link.
I just think it is another lovely thing to experiment with. I have attempted once, but never really gave it a good effort.
Related Knitting thing:
I would like to learn how to do more color work.
Something like Eunny Jang's Deep V Argyle Vest, HERE is the Ravelry link.
I have never done Double Knitting Color Work and would like to try that too. Maybe I would start out with something small like these potholders. I find it interesting to knit both the front and the back at the same time, while making the designs in opposite colors.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Knit & Crochet Blog Week - Wednesday
Wednesday's Knit & Crochet Blog Week.
One Great Knitter
Write about a knitter whose work (whether because of project choice, photography, styling, scale of projects, stash, etc) you enjoy. If they have an enjoyable blog, you might find it a good opportunity to send a smile their way.
It says knitter, but I am going to name a crochet designer. I am a big fan of most of Robyn Chachula's work. Also check out her Ravelry account.
Here is a few of her designs that I like:
~Calla Lily Cowl
~Zany Tunic
~Sunflower Jumper
~Dream Motif Tunic
~Spider Shrug
~Reticella Vest
~Szechuan Sweater
~Elinor Cardigan
~Stellar Motif Tunic
I think she has great talent and I love her work with motifs.
One Great Knitter
Write about a knitter whose work (whether because of project choice, photography, styling, scale of projects, stash, etc) you enjoy. If they have an enjoyable blog, you might find it a good opportunity to send a smile their way.
It says knitter, but I am going to name a crochet designer. I am a big fan of most of Robyn Chachula's work. Also check out her Ravelry account.
Here is a few of her designs that I like:
~Calla Lily Cowl
~Zany Tunic
~Sunflower Jumper
~Dream Motif Tunic
~Spider Shrug
~Reticella Vest
~Szechuan Sweater
~Elinor Cardigan
~Stellar Motif Tunic
I think she has great talent and I love her work with motifs.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Knit & Crochet Blog Week - Tuesday
Knit & Crochet Blog Week. Tuesday's:
An Inspirational Pattern
Blog about a pattern or project which you aspire to. Whether it happens to be because the skills needed are ones which you have not yet acquired, or just because it seems like a huge undertaking of time and dedication, most people feel they still have something to aspire to in their craft. If you don’t feel like you have any left of the mountain of learning yet to climb, say so!
Let's see, since I both crochet and knit, I'll do both.
For crochet:
I am working on one of the the things I think fall under this. Crochet socks. I love the thought of crochet socks, but there are not a lot of good crochet sock patterns out there, especially for people with large feet, like myself. So I am making my own, to fit my feet as perfectly as possible. It is taking a lot of patience and learning new techniques, but it is fun.
I also love filet crochet and would love to make filet crochet curtains. It is such a huge undertaking though that I don't know if I would ever finish something like that. I have never tried because I haven't come to a place where I think it is something I would finish and I don't want to start it until I feel like I will put my heart into it.
For knitting:
Knitting is harder for me to choose something, because I am more fearless with knitting. Not sure why. I would really love to become comfortable enough with knitting and myself to make my own patterns. Especially tops. I love the prospect of it and have ideas. I sketch, figure out math and all that. I am always just so unsure about myself.
I also would love to knit myself a pair of stockings in some lacy pattern with delicate lace. Honestly, I'd love to knit any stockings. I use to love tights and think knitted stockings would be wonderful. I think of it as such a huge undertaking though. The closest I've ever got to even starting is my knee-highs I am randomly working on.
An Inspirational Pattern
Blog about a pattern or project which you aspire to. Whether it happens to be because the skills needed are ones which you have not yet acquired, or just because it seems like a huge undertaking of time and dedication, most people feel they still have something to aspire to in their craft. If you don’t feel like you have any left of the mountain of learning yet to climb, say so!
Let's see, since I both crochet and knit, I'll do both.
For crochet:
I am working on one of the the things I think fall under this. Crochet socks. I love the thought of crochet socks, but there are not a lot of good crochet sock patterns out there, especially for people with large feet, like myself. So I am making my own, to fit my feet as perfectly as possible. It is taking a lot of patience and learning new techniques, but it is fun.
I also love filet crochet and would love to make filet crochet curtains. It is such a huge undertaking though that I don't know if I would ever finish something like that. I have never tried because I haven't come to a place where I think it is something I would finish and I don't want to start it until I feel like I will put my heart into it.
For knitting:
Knitting is harder for me to choose something, because I am more fearless with knitting. Not sure why. I would really love to become comfortable enough with knitting and myself to make my own patterns. Especially tops. I love the prospect of it and have ideas. I sketch, figure out math and all that. I am always just so unsure about myself.
I also would love to knit myself a pair of stockings in some lacy pattern with delicate lace. Honestly, I'd love to knit any stockings. I use to love tights and think knitted stockings would be wonderful. I think of it as such a huge undertaking though. The closest I've ever got to even starting is my knee-highs I am randomly working on.
Knit & Crochet Blog Week
I saw tonight on a few people's blog Knit & Crochet Blog Week. I think this is a nifty idea, especially to find out more about the bloggers we read. So I am going to do it too. I know it is technically it is already Tuesday, but here is Monday's. I will do Tuesday's later today.
Starting Out
How and when did you begin knitting/crocheting? was it a skill passed down through generations of your family, or something you learned from Knitting For Dummies? What or who made you pick up the needles/hook for the first time? Was it the celebrity knitting ‘trend’ or your great aunt Hilda?
I don't even remember how old I was when I learned to crochet. My mother taught me and my sisters when we were very young to sew, crochet, and knit. I never took to knitting. As far as I was concerned, why did I need to fiddle around with two sticks if crocheting only needed one. At first I made little purses and shirts for my dolls. Basically rectangles and squares that were then crocheted together. As I got older I made blankets. I crocheted off and on . . . more off than on.
Then when I moved to Ithaca, NY. I ended up having a job a candy store where there was a lot of down time. We were allowed to read, craft, whatever when customers were not in the store. There was an A.C. Moore a few stores down in the mall, so one time at lunch I walked down there, picked up some plastic hooks, light green, dark green, and tan yarn. I used the blanket pattern on the back of one of the yarn labels to work on a blanket.
I continued to crochet large baby blankets for co-workers who had babies.
Around the end of 2005, I started to notice all the knitting hype. I became interested because it seemed like there were so many more things you could do with knitting. Also, because it was so big at the time, there were plenty of books and information in general to find, which wasn't always so easy with crochet. So I figured, I can do this. I knew from my Mom's attempt to teach us when we were little, that I couldn't do metal needles, so I bought some bamboo needles and some acrylic yarn to practice stitches out of a book I bought, Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns. Only I bought the hard back. I still have it and still use it.
My Mom found out I was learning to knit, so when she came out to visit we went to the LYS down the street. She picked a pattern and some yarn for some gloves she wanted. This would be my first knitting project:
Pattern: Gauntlets from a Lana Grossa Pamphlet.
Yarn: Tofutsies
Needles: US 2
Yes, my first project was on size two bamboo needles and was in the round. I think this is part of the reason that I love dpns so much. :)
I still knit and crochet. I have been slowly trying to improve my crochet skills. I find more and more things that I think if they can be done in knitting, I should be able to do them with crochet too. I am a bit stubborn.
Starting Out
How and when did you begin knitting/crocheting? was it a skill passed down through generations of your family, or something you learned from Knitting For Dummies? What or who made you pick up the needles/hook for the first time? Was it the celebrity knitting ‘trend’ or your great aunt Hilda?
I don't even remember how old I was when I learned to crochet. My mother taught me and my sisters when we were very young to sew, crochet, and knit. I never took to knitting. As far as I was concerned, why did I need to fiddle around with two sticks if crocheting only needed one. At first I made little purses and shirts for my dolls. Basically rectangles and squares that were then crocheted together. As I got older I made blankets. I crocheted off and on . . . more off than on.
Then when I moved to Ithaca, NY. I ended up having a job a candy store where there was a lot of down time. We were allowed to read, craft, whatever when customers were not in the store. There was an A.C. Moore a few stores down in the mall, so one time at lunch I walked down there, picked up some plastic hooks, light green, dark green, and tan yarn. I used the blanket pattern on the back of one of the yarn labels to work on a blanket.
I continued to crochet large baby blankets for co-workers who had babies.
Around the end of 2005, I started to notice all the knitting hype. I became interested because it seemed like there were so many more things you could do with knitting. Also, because it was so big at the time, there were plenty of books and information in general to find, which wasn't always so easy with crochet. So I figured, I can do this. I knew from my Mom's attempt to teach us when we were little, that I couldn't do metal needles, so I bought some bamboo needles and some acrylic yarn to practice stitches out of a book I bought, Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns. Only I bought the hard back. I still have it and still use it.
My Mom found out I was learning to knit, so when she came out to visit we went to the LYS down the street. She picked a pattern and some yarn for some gloves she wanted. This would be my first knitting project:
Pattern: Gauntlets from a Lana Grossa Pamphlet.
Yarn: Tofutsies
Needles: US 2
Yes, my first project was on size two bamboo needles and was in the round. I think this is part of the reason that I love dpns so much. :)
I still knit and crochet. I have been slowly trying to improve my crochet skills. I find more and more things that I think if they can be done in knitting, I should be able to do them with crochet too. I am a bit stubborn.
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