Needlecraft category

  • warm wrists

    I am just rolling on these wrist warmers from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. They look so much harder than they are because of the twisted rib pattern.& I love this Crystal Palace Bunny Hop yarnR...
    Sep 29, 2006 3 Comments

  • sick day

    I took a sick day yesterday to get over what had turned into a 2 day headaches. It ended up being a productive knitting day. I knit up a larger bowl for felting along with the small one.The photo is ...
    Sep 28, 2006 3 Comments

  • whew…

    so much going on as today is three weeks until the wedding. it seems to be all about the details now & waiting for the permit from the national park service to arrive (they issued it back in jul...
    Sep 24, 2006 7 Comments

  • clapotising

    clapotis Originally uploaded by katbaro. Still moving along on the calpotis. Got quite a bit done in the car this weekend & I’m just starting the first couple rows of the decrease s...
    Sep 19, 2006 4 Comments

  • mmm…the smell of wet wool

    so, felting in an apartment building is not the easiest thing. first of all you have to pay for the washing machine. secondly the machine in my building lets you chose temperature but that’s i...
    Sep 13, 2006 11 Comments

  • bowling shirt redo

    Matt & I decided an activity for our rehearsal dinner might be more fun than a sit down meal. Seems like it might be easier for our family & friends to get to know each other better if they...
    Sep 10, 2006 4 Comments

  • trying felting again…

    So, I decided to try felting again even though my last experience didn’t work so well (ok my own fault I didn’t knit from a pattern to didn’t make the piece long enough & i left...
    Sep 08, 2006 6 Comments

  • its the small projects

    i finally got the cashmerino mary jane slippers to look & feel the way i want so here they are knit up in Debbie Bliss Cashmerino. boy, do they feel yummy on! i also whipped up this personalize...
    Sep 07, 2006 8 Comments

  • i love a long weekend…

    lots of time to get projects done & relax at home. i finally finished the blanket for my new nephew this evening so i can send it off next week before he is born.the angle of the photo makes it ...
    Sep 03, 2006 6 Comments

  • Ripping back is hard to do…

    Ok, this is a simple blanket…the pattern is so basic yet here I am ripping back for the THIRD time!See that tangled mess of yarn? That’s what happens when you frog intarsia…not fun....
    Aug 29, 2006 4 Comments