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| Cheep Therapy |
| 2008-06-15 21:13:00 |
So the last few days of camp have been a lot more difficult than I expected. After being a counselor for four years, I decided to join the program staff and teach swimming lessons. It's a very scary transition for me because I don't always do well with change, and it's always difficult to step outside of your comfort zone, and I'm definitely doing that.In reaction of being pushed out of my comfort zone, I've moved from Knitting (a new, uncertain craft for me) to crochet again, and I've been mass producing washcloths. I've got some cheep cotton yarn and I've been pumping them out. They're both simple and brightly colored and crochet, and they're a source of comfort- one of the first things I learned to use on the hook I got when I was seven, and single crochet... the simplest thing in c...
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| Christmas/Summer Blanket Stories |
| 2008-06-05 07:16:00 |
My Christmas and Summer Blanket started on Christmas of my junior year of college, four years ago. My grandmothers had given me carte blanc in the yarn store, and the result was me buying yarn for my first pattern where I followed the directions- almost.From the first I knew this project was going to be big. I have a big family (two parents and four children including me) and we have an appreciation for a blanket that can span the length of the couch and cover all of our legs for movie night. It was no wonder that I wanted a big blanket, something I could imagine surrounding family in folds of love and bright colors.However, having this big blanket did present some problems. Namely, ability to transport. I found af...
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| Contest! |
| 2008-06-04 17:18:00 |
So as I've been getting ready to go to my summer job at camp, I've been going through my stashes, trying to decide which projects I'm going to bring to camp, and what yarns. Since a large part of the first two weeks of camp has evenings free, and there is a bunch of staff training, this is one of the times that I make the most progress on my projects all year. So careful selections are in order.Which brings me to the point of the post. I'm putting together a bag of yarns that i don't think I'll ever use. These are yarns I bought for some reason or another because I loved them- the color or the texture simply pulled me. Some are novelty yarns, some are leftovers from other porjects, and some are yarns that I've simply moved on from- they just don't appeal to me any more.I will be frank...
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| One of THOSE projects |
| 2008-06-04 10:10:00 |
IMG_2056[1]Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnEveryone has one of those projects that goes on and on and on. For me, it's my Christmas and Summer blanket. I started this my junior year of highschool, and now just over four years later it STILL isn't done. It's not that I don't love working on it... I do.And it's not that I don't think it's beautiful... I do.It's just that it's gotten so long and so big... it's a problem carting it everywhere.So today I wanted to take another look at this blanket, and share some of its stories.This blanket was one of my first big project I ever did. I got the pattern in an old crafting book... the standard crochet ripple afghan pattern, and then proceeded to modify it so that it would be wider, because I love really...
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| Continuing adventured with the boyfriend socks |
| 2008-05-31 20:48:14 |
IMG_2058[1]Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnnow, I've only made one other pair of socks before I did these. I had always been told that socks were hard to do, but with the top down socks I worked on first, I found them quite easy. However, for my boyfriend's socks I wanted to try something different so I did some research on different sock patterns and came up with something I think I like. (This might change when I get to turning the heel).For figuring out what needle size to use and generic information was helpful. However, for turning the heel I think will be helpful. The toe start might be an official pattern, but I "invented" it by casting on ten stitches, knitting the row, purling the next row, then knit...
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| www.shibumi.org/EotI |
| 2008-05-30 09:29:52 |
www.shibumi.org/EotII admit I've become a little addicted to my google blogreader, but when I saw this it make me want to chuckle....
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| Attack of the Daleks! |
| 2008-05-30 09:29:15 |
IMG_2001Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnFinals almost killed me, but I promise I'll be posting some more. Here we have the two Daleks from Dr. Who that my two girlfriends asked me to make for them. The first, short one I did off a pattern that my girlfriend found. While a decent pattern, a combination of slightly different yarn, and unclear directions made it a struggle. So after studying pictures of Daleks, I made the second one, which I feel came out better.In the second one I doubled up the yarn, and switched colors for the black parts. I feel it has a more solid, Dalek-y feel. I also enjoyed it much more.Let me know what you think, and which one you like more!...
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| Dinosaur Tail |
| 2008-05-30 09:28:33 |
IMG_1964Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnSo my girlfriend doesn't know it yet, but for graduation I made her a tail. We have an inside joke where we call her (hername)-saur, and make videos and write articles on lj about this mysterious being's living habits which mysteriously mirror a college students'.Random note: the color of my girlfriend's hair is the same color as the dark pink.So she graduated a couple of weeks ago, and since then I've been working on her graduation gift. Having looked on the internet and not finding ANY patterns for crocheting a dinosaur tail (there were a few knit ones I came across, but I did not find them remarkable) I decided to make my own.I started from the tip, and worked in a spiral, increasing by two every third st...
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| Secret Pal 12! |
| 2008-05-30 09:27:58 |
Secret Pal 12!I saw this before and decided I desperately wanted to join.Here's the questionnaire:1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?My favorite yarns to knit with tend to be different types of wool: plain sheep wool which I love to felt. I recently got some alpaca by Lavish (www.lavishfibres.com) which I'm making into socks for my boyfriend. I love just running it through my hands. I also like cotton such as Lily's Sugar 'n Cream line or Ty-Dy by... I can't think of the name right now.2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?As of right now? An old case for glasses for my crochet hooks, and a plastic bag for my di-point knitting needles. I always intend to make something where I can car...
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| Lavish and Boyfriend Socks |
| 2008-05-30 09:27:17 |
IMG_2051[1]Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnI got this in the mail the other day and oh god, I didn't expect it to be so soft. I have to admit I dropped what I was doing just to work on this. I looked up a real basic pattern for toe-up socks and I'm making a pair for my boyfriend. They're coming along quickly and the yarn is just amazing to work with- SO soft. I was susposed to be unpacking yesterday but instead I was working on these socks.Knitting continental style has made such a difference to both my outlook on knitting and my speed. I'm so much more pleased with what I'm doing.In other news, I've been playing around with Ravelry more often, with wonderful results. Also, I signed up for a yarn swap type thi...
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| Granny Style Decorating |
| 2007-12-25 13:43:52 |
Since I'm on a Granny Square bent, I came across this picture and thought I would share. What an idea to decorate! I love all the bright colors, and their use of borders on both the squares and on the shapes in general....
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| So it started out as just some pratice with the Granny Square... |
| 2007-12-24 10:46:57 |
And the thought that I should do something with the yarn that my boyfriend gave me before he comes to see me.And then it just grew... and grew, and I started adding colors!What do you think? Is it destined to be a wall hanging, an afghan, or something else entirely?...
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| Real Men Crochet |
| 2007-12-12 03:21:37 |
YouTube - Boise State's Ian Johnson on ESPN GamedayI came across this video recently. What a refreshing look on crochet. I'm always excited when I see men who are able to do textile stuff- be it crochet, knitting or something else. It used to be that kitting was something all men knew how to do 200 years ago- how else were they susposed to get socks? I think it's unfortunate that now it's considered a 'girl thing.' When men do something like this to shake up the gender image, or just because they love it, they should get some kuddos.However, looking up on it more I found out something very disheartening.Boise State Broncos: The Familiar Story Of The Oppressed Crocheting Running Back With The Collapsed LungApparently Ian Johnson isn't allowed to sell ...
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| Killer Crochet- literally |
| 2007-12-11 07:43:02 |
OR_TO.jpg (image)Take a look at this. "Killer hooked on crocheting as a 'small part' of atonement"According to the article, in this state prison the inmates have learned how to crochet. However, "The scarves, caps and afghans go to charities, but victim advocates discount the inmates' intentions."Personally, I have to think it's gotta be pretty darn boring in prison, and no matter what their intentions are, if they're doing it for a good cause, nobody should complain. These men meet for three hours a week in the prison recreation room to crochet.Of course, the crochet hooks get locked up after class is over. Probably a good thing, even if the hooks ARE plastic.EDIT: Later today I came across a second article. Juvenil...
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| Because it's just that cool |
| 2007-12-10 09:26:49 |
Go check out Revelry if you haven't yet. It's a great site for those of you yarn lovers out there. It's a mix between a social networking site, a place to brag about your projects, share them with others, catalog the projects you want to do, have done, and really like. It's neat, and even better, it's free!Right now it's still in the Beta Stage, but still, it's pretty damn cool.Go take a look....
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| Angsty Crochet |
| 2007-12-10 07:04:58 |
Ok, so it really isn't that angsty, but sometimes you don't want a sweater in bright colors, or you have a friend that is more of the... Goth persuasion. Or maybe Emo. (Though my understanding of Emo is a little less clear so don't quote me on that)Still, there isn't that much out there. After digging quite a bit, I came up with these helpful resources for your viewing pleasure.Anticraft. This site is quite wonderful, and they recently put out a book to go along with the site. While not all crochet or knit (they have some really great crafts too) it's full of dark colored clothing and spiderwebs. My favorite function about this site is how knowledgeable they are about their craft. While the knitting I do tends to be quite secondary to my crochet, t...
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| Making a Statement |
| 2007-12-10 06:32:01 |
I've been seeing these around lately, and I'm quite fascinated by them. These crochet necklaces aren't for the faint of heart. They're bold, funky, and as unique as the person wearing them.And they're getting media attention too! Take a look at this article.I've decided to share some of my favorite designs I've come across.Here we go!I like this one because it's classy and simple. Something you could wear with a formal gown. Although if I were to do it, I might add just a little more shape to the necklace, perhaps a bead or to to keep the movement going.I love people who are able to freeform crochet. There's a whole movement out there of freeform and what you can do with this. I the choice of color is elegant, and I like how it doesn't have symmetry.Ok, I'm such a sucker for bright co...
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| Garnfiti |
| 2007-12-10 06:13:53 |
Garnfiti is my own attempt to make yarn into an art form. The word comes from Garn, the Swedish word for yarn, and Graffiti- an urban art movement that can range from the beautiful to the obscene. I'm mostly a crochetifile, who sometimes delves into the mysterious world of knitting, and the unique and quirky world of afghan crochet. It's a place to post about patterns I've come across, things in the yarn world, and other thoughts I have on art....
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| A story |
| 2007-12-10 06:13:17 |
I first became aware of it when I came to Stockholm to study for a semester. My adventures about that can be found here. I was walking in Gammla Stan in Stockholm when I happened to notice... a streetsign had a scarf wrapped around it. There was a website attached to the odd, brightly colored piece of knitting, and I copied it down, curious what it was about.It was only after I noticed the pieces in other places that I actually remembered to check it out.That's how I found out about Masquerade, an urban twist on both Graffiti and knitting (or sticka in Swedish.)From there I discovered Knitta, another site that documents the beginning of a fun, lighthearted way to take knitting and crochet and make a statement of it.I have to say, in Stockholm, in the winter, when it is almost always col...
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