Entries Tagged as 'knitting disasters'

Who died and made me knit queen?

August 4th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Apparently, someone from the knitty seventies, judging by the earth tones. Yep. I was just browsing around the local thrift store the other day. It was not ranking as a great score day, as all I had found was one Hank the Cowdog book and a few easy reader classics. I was about to [...]

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Hats off to crochet

February 6th, 2007 · 5 Comments

I’m a nervous flyer in the aeroplanes. So, my pal Lori taught me how to crochet just before a flight, and I discovered that frantically crocheting took my mind to some other zone where death was not a concern. Shortly after creating the plane hat (top right and bottom left) requests came in from the [...]

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My knitting technique is unstoppable

October 19th, 2006 · 12 Comments

I have a lot of friends who can knit. And I mean knit. Like knit Nordic patterns, cableknits, socks, mittens, hats, baby blankets and ornate sweaters. They crank out the doilies and giant blankies with aplomb. I don’t knit because they knit, even though they seem to be always knitting and inspiring me to [...]

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