Saturday, September 8, 2012
Vanna's Choice ADOBE CAL..Navajo colors
I want to remember how to find the notes on the Vanna's Choice Ravelry group about the ADOBE CAL. Here are the posts
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Tartans and Plaids Group on Ravelry
In the past month or so, I've been inviting ravelers to a group at Ravelry for those interested in the design and creation of Tartans and Plaid items. I've sent about 800 invitations to folks whose projects were labeled by them with the Plaid or Tartan tag or which had tartan and plaid in the title. Now there are over 150 members of the group...knitters, crocheters, and weavers. I hope it will continue to be a place for the sharing of ideas.
http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tartans-and-plaids
http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tartans-and-plaids
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Plaids
I wanted to try an experimental plaid while waiting for my Crocheted Tartans book to arrive. There are several plaids in the ravelry database link to a pattern "no longer available," but I was able to access it on the Wayback Machine and put a copy of it below in case it disappears again. Also I found a good discussion of the technique on the Laughingpurplegoldfish blog here:
http://laughingpurplegoldfish.blogspot.com/2009/03/event-plaid.html
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Old School Colors for scarves
Here is the complete list with schematics of all Oxford and Cambridge colors for scarves:
Tartans!
After seeing a crocheted tartan, I tracked down a used copy of Australian Women Crochet Tartan Rugs at a reasonable price. Looking further, I see that the authors have issued a CD with the patterns, rather than a new edition of the book. Photos and ordering details can be found at:
http://www.crmtartanrugs.com
This project looks like lots of fun. I may even buy yarn for it!
Just read about and found a wonderful tartan designer online:
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Correct from this day forward
It finally dawned on me that I've been doing my Double Crochets incorrectly all these years, using only the front loop of the previous row's stitches instead of both loops. Actually, this technique adds a lot of texture. But still....not right. I followed directions exactly for my bobble project this week, using both loops when directed and back loop when directed. I think I have enough practice now to do the DCs correctly from now on.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Not Flat
I am happily trying a new pattern today...soft stripes: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/soft-stripes-blanket
With its bobbles and back loop only sc, there's lots of texture and dimensionality. Except for making a shorter first chain (137 instead of 157), I'm following the pattern exactly.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Queen Victoria's Granny Scarf
I recently came upon a discussion of the age of the Granny Square pattern. Apparently a mid 1800s book had the pattern. It was used somewhat later by Queen Victoria to make scarves as gifts to valiant service members:
Monday, February 27, 2012
The best for me
My repertoire of afghan patterns and stitches is not great. Recently I've made ripples, grannies, treble cross lengthwise, and corner to corner. After trying the stained glass pattern recently, I've decided that, for me, the best pattern right now is the corner-to-corner: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/jruss95/corner-to-corner-afghan-6
A close second would be the small sized rectangular granny: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/jruss95/granny-blanket-6
These patterns have
- few ends to stitch in,
- don't have to be pieced,
- can be made with or without a border,
- don't require complicated counting,
- are endlessly variable, even while in progress,
- don't require blocking, and
- look nice when finished.
What else could I want?
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Been wondering about a Blog
The opportunity to sign up for a blog presented itself automatically this morning while I was posting a comment. I will post from time to time about Trinity Lutheran's YarnWork adventures.
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