Knitting category

  • travel knitting

    here’s my holiday traveling in knitting…Finished Odessa Hat in San Francisco airport waiting for flight to Houston on Saturday, Dec. 23.Finished Odessa hat from Rowan Cotton Wool (a sample...
    Dec 29, 2006 6 Comments

  • a few little projects

    this is a practice piece for a sweatshirt i am going to embroider for daria’s birthday. i’m still not happy with my satin stitch. i’m hoping its just the weave of this fabric makin...
    Dec 22, 2006 1 Comment

  • Cast Iron is a wonderful thing

    for blocking that is. I never thought the curl would come out of this sweater but two days under the skillet & it is flat.so now I don’t need to knit up a different pink sweater & th...
    Dec 20, 2006 6 Comments

  • freezer paper

    A couple people had questions about freezer paper after my last post. I think freezer paper was a paper originally used by butchers but crafters have discovered it. It is matte on one side & wa...
    Dec 11, 2006 8 Comments

  • Whiplash December

    The December theme for Whiplash is gifts & decorations. Here’s my entry..I wanted to make this sweet girl something special for Christmas.I was inspired to try a handmade doll by Martha St...
    Dec 06, 2006 15 Comments

  • holiday panic

    yesterday i got a little manic & worried about getting everythign done for the holidays. i think with thanksgiving over the amount of time really hit me. plus i feel like a lot need to be done ...
    Nov 27, 2006 2 Comments

  • lazy saturday

    its been a pretty lazy day. we took a lovely walk through the neighborhood with a stop a william-sonoma for a few kitchen necessities & did a little bit of christmas shopping. i’ve been s...
    Nov 25, 2006 1 Comment

  • topless no more

    I finished the first knit top for my little doll last night.I’m not working on a little white & yellow cardigan. This project has been so much fun. I could put everything else aside &...
    Nov 21, 2006 4 Comments

  • another project off the list

    Matt is kicking back watching the Michigan/Ohio State game (wearing his blue & maize of course) so I am working on getting more projects off my list. Last night I finished knitting horns for my...
    Nov 18, 2006 4 Comments

  • The good, the bad & the ugly

    Finished robot sweater Originally uploaded by katbaro. The goodThe robot sweater is done, yea! last night I did all the weaving & the collar. It needs a little blocking but basically it is ...
    Nov 10, 2006 6 Comments