Yesterday Melanie – teabird to those on Ravelry – responded to my comments on knitting bags:
I’m always looking for the bag that will hold my stuff AND make me feel like I really can finish the projects inside. I want utility and a pep talk – that’s a lot to ask from a bag, yes?
Now [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Reflections on knitting bags part three
Posted in knitting, knitting bags, tagged knitting, knitting bags, offhand designs, unfinished objects, zelda weekender on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reflections on knitting bags part two
Posted in knitting, knitting bags, tagged knitting, knitting bag, Maggie Righetti on July 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
How many out there are on a hunt for the perfect knitting bag? You buy a bag, it’s not bad, it isn’t great, you buy another one. I started out that way too. But one morning, I woke up and suddenly realised the answer to this dilemma. THERE IS NO PERFECT KNITTING BAG. There is [...]
One for the sock knitters.
Posted in humour, knitting, socks, tagged cartoon, humour, knitting, Michael Leunig, socks on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This isn’t quite a knitting cartoon, but close! Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig at work. Click on it to get a larger size.
Vogue Diamond Stitch Pullover
Posted in finished objects, knitting, sweaters, tagged finished objects, Jaeger Chamonix, knitting, Vogue on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This pattern is from Very Easy Vogue, a book which has quite a nice selection of patterns which aren’t too challenging, but still have interesting style to them.
This was one of the first things I knitted and to be frank I found it traumatic, but worth the angst. It’s a favourite winter sweater and really, [...]
Phildar Pull #460-T6-275 – leaf motif jumper
Posted in finished objects, knitting, tagged Aurora 8, Elizabeth Zimmerman, Karabella, Knit-Knat, Phildar on July 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I don’t know if I’ve seen a bad looking version of this. Somehow it manages to be the sort of pattern that always looks good.
I had the usual tribulations while knitting this: it is reverse stocking stitch and sewing up the sleeves was a total nightmare. In fact I was all but ready to toss [...]
