tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73133957821831424172024-02-20T08:05:51.921-08:00A Beloved TempestAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895411516683347463noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-25387383128986822702013-08-30T12:23:00.003-07:002013-08-30T12:23:38.375-07:00Dear Emily,<b> As this blanket is a special gift for a special baby. I have written this post as a letter to her. For those of you interested in commentary and information on the blanket, I have provided this in the captions.</b><br />
Dear Emily <br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Voila! My fantastic blanket is finally finished. The blue yarn is random stash acrylic but the beige </span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">is my own handspun. They didn't play as well together as I had hopped. (Read I accidentally felted the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> handspun when washing this). And So I decided backing it in fleece would make it look nicer.I was right.</span></td></tr>
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It will be many years before you will understand this letter and probably several more before you can read it for yourself. I hope that someday you do read it but even if you never see this letter there are things that I wanted to say to you that I think should be sent out into the universe. I made this blanket for you. I started long before you were born and I have missed your birth by a couple of months. I have spent hundreds of hours crocheting and sewing this blanket because I love you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frogs are my favorite critters so I couldn't resit adding one.</td></tr>
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I know we have never met, and that we will probably only meet infrequently in the future due to the thousands of miles spread between us. I love you anyways. I love you because I love your mother, but more importantly I love you because you are you. I love you because of the potential you represent and because every person in the world needs love.<br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">The elephant is also made of some of my handspun. I love the lion's mane!<br />
When I first made him I left his mane about two inches long. <br />
For the longest time I bounced back and forth between wanting<br />
to trim and leaving it long. I decided to trim it a bit. </td></tr>
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I decided to make you a blanket, because I love blankets. A special blankets is a talisman. It tells you that your are loved, and it can keep you warm and make you feel safe on a bad day. Someday when you are older you should ask you mom about her special blanket from a grandma she barely knew. I remember it was pink and silky and had beautiful animals sewn all over it and she loved it. I know she slept with it well into her teenage years and I can only hope that you might love this blanket even half as much.<br />
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This blanket tells the story of Noah's ark, but <br />
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that's not the story I am going to tell you today. Instead, I am going to tell you what each of the symbols on your blanket mean to me. The boat and house represent a safe place for you to go when the world gets to be too much. The giraffe represents your reach. You can reach much further than you know. Everything you do has the potential to change the world. The lion is bravery, because you'll need it, kid. It's jungle out there! <br />
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The elephant is wisdom. There is a folk saying that says that Elephants never forget anything. Who knows if that's really true? But I wanted to give as much wisdom as I had because I know things can be tough. And the frog because everyone needs a little silliness.<br />
I hope you remember that I love you, and if when you are older you ever need someone to talk to, even if I am a million miles away, I'd be happy to listen.<br />
Love,<br />
Aunt AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-32225783893660226812013-08-29T10:53:00.000-07:002013-08-29T10:53:57.610-07:00Tutorial: Garbage Can Monster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the favorite characters of my childhood was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_the_Grouch">Oscar the Grouch</a>. One day when visiting the store I saw a display of <a href="http://www.candyshoppe.ca/garbage-can-candy/">Garbage Candy</a> and I knew I had to make a tiny Oscar. It is quite simple and the same techniques could easily be used to make other tiny garbage can monsters.<br />
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1. Gather Materials:<br />
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<br />2. Wrap Yarn around foam ball. If you find it difficult to keep the yarn from slipping of the ball you may use a dab of hot glue, but if you change directions every 4 or 5 wraps for the first few wraps the yarn should be well anchored.<br />
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3. Put a layer of hot glue in the the tiny trash can and then fill in the extra space. I used an extra foam ball and some wadded up eyelash yarn to fill the trash can. The can should be filled almost to the brim so that the head is clearly visible.<br />
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4. Place the head on top of the filling. Glue it down and glue the lid to the head.</div>
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5.Marvel at the cuteness you have created.</div>
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-77734946799286088732013-08-28T18:50:00.002-07:002013-08-28T19:02:13.886-07:00I think I have WIPitis...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I counted and including the two that are not pictured here today because Ididn't work on them this week I have seven WIPs. I frogged the brown ami I was working on last week and started this green blob. It will hopefully become an <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/aboleth.htm">aboleth</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMRl81qi4E7TQdmWodw3hNK_W9KtXevsm2OGCYLCyJOJ6e9B-ZkHXM7YHT2sG5rRFHvCzGfG6lU_Q_yKuh2j_kAh5qX01W9wDoVz-1tXw6fR2_iBw5lhnOZKRUiVgwIG9QBlxMMF5-nA/s1600/archangle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMRl81qi4E7TQdmWodw3hNK_W9KtXevsm2OGCYLCyJOJ6e9B-ZkHXM7YHT2sG5rRFHvCzGfG6lU_Q_yKuh2j_kAh5qX01W9wDoVz-1tXw6fR2_iBw5lhnOZKRUiVgwIG9QBlxMMF5-nA/s200/archangle.jpg" width="200" /></a>I had become increasingly unhappy with the shaping on my blanket design and so I frogged and started again about a<strike> bajillion</strike> four times. I am currently really really happy with the way the new shaping is so far and I am no ready to tons and tons of mathy things to figure out how much yarn etc. I will need to make my sample. I wasn't sure what yarn I wanted so I bought 1 ball each of three different yarns to try--that was really fun!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1gOgi89kjIkUl3ZQCKr5b85D0QtS5KEHmNUW-a_CgkLJ8ikciRIDNiUJuvaGHyibEmFuaVbkNa9b7fy5DlWovqfviiP19WYKNxn0oZLAsQgrM03Kyy54IAfbA21SutdBk_TpGRTtF0I/s1600/noah%2527sark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1gOgi89kjIkUl3ZQCKr5b85D0QtS5KEHmNUW-a_CgkLJ8ikciRIDNiUJuvaGHyibEmFuaVbkNa9b7fy5DlWovqfviiP19WYKNxn0oZLAsQgrM03Kyy54IAfbA21SutdBk_TpGRTtF0I/s320/noah%2527sark.jpg" width="320" /></a>Last week I only showed you the back of this because I wanted to keep it a secret a bit longer. This is my second Noah's Ark blanket. <a href="http://belovedtempest.blogspot.ca/2012/02/noahs-ark.html"> My first</a> was a huge success so I decided to make one for my sister's new baby. The beige yarn for the sky is a handspun yarn that I respun from my very earliest super bulky underspun attempts at spinning. It is gorgeous and soft and adds great texture but ended up not playing well with the blue acrylic and so I decided it needed to be backed with fleece. My sewing machine and I have and uneasy truce and sewing fleece to crochet nearly caused us to go to war, except for the courageous efforts of my husband who ended up doing about 80% of the sewing. The only thing we have left is to finish the top stitching. It should be done for Friday and I hope I can get some better pics.<br />
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My husband has needed a new wallet for almost as long as we have been married(four years). I decided upon the pattern <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wallet">Michael del Vecchio's Wallet</a> about three years ago. Two years ago I went to a LYS and bought the patterns recommended <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wallet">Berroco Suede</a>. A few month's ago I started the pattern in said yarn and learned that linen stitch in ribbon yarn is about as pleasant as repeatedly stabbing myself in the eye with a needle. Finally I bought some cotton dishcloth yarn, sucked it up and finished the pieces. Now if only I could figure out how to put them together.<br />
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<span id="goog_1033510762">This has been another issue of Work in P</span><span id="goog_1033510762">rogress Wednesday.</span> If you would like to see more amazing projects check out my link party page to see where the parties are happening.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-1597976673460505862013-08-23T10:47:00.003-07:002013-08-23T10:47:46.641-07:00From Fluff to stuffI haven't finished anything for a few weeks but I still have many FO from my long blogging pause to show you. Today is my favorite FO ever.<br />
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It is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/niemeyer">Niemeyer </a>by Iris Alessi. It is also a project of first for me. It is my first project made from my own handspun. It is my first handspun that is/was relatively even. It is the first yarn I ever dyed. My first knitted shawl. My first knitted lace. So needless to say I am crazy proud of it.<br />
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-29206433478301426772013-08-21T18:01:00.001-07:002013-08-21T18:01:37.413-07:00Secrets, deadlines and WipsI had some major camera issues that prevented me from posting for a few weeks. These have been solved due to the generosity of rav friends :D. It is late and I am tired so I am going to keep this brief. I think I have forgotten at least a couple of my WIPs but I guess you'll see them next week.<br />
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I am good at lots of things but there are few things that I am really terrible at deadlines and secrets. I can't finish anything to a deadline even one I give myself, and I couldn't keep a secret to save my life. Secrets make me excited and when I excited I feel like there a million butterflies in my chest and if I don't tell someone they will explode. I am telling you this because this week I have several secret projects that have failed deadlines to share.<br />
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I have a ton of projects started right now and I feel like they are all in the blackholes. Most of them were supposed to be gifts for special events that have already occurred. A couple are gifts for special events that will occur soon. My sister had a baby July second and I am still working on a blanket for her baby. Her older daughter just celebrated her 2nd birthday on the 8th and I am still working on a present for her. I am also still working on a present for the same sister's birthday.<br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Back of a very special baby blanket that I am working on. <br />
Hopefully I will get it backed and mailed soon so you can see it in all its awesomeness.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A special blanket project that I hope will become a self- published pattern soon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And just because I don't have enough crazy in my life. I started swatching Venus by Aoibhe Ni.</td></tr>
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-17044240325746632942013-07-30T08:22:00.004-07:002013-07-30T08:22:43.927-07:00Pattern Review: Hermione the Unicorn by Dawn Toussaint<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermione-the-unicorn">Hermione the Unicorn </a>is a free pattern by <a href="http://www.dawntoussaint.com/">Dawn Toussaint</a>. It is available as a free Ravelry download and is a well <br />
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<tr align="justify"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">My Hermione is about 9 1/2</span><br />
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formatted PDF file. When you open your pattern file the first thing you will see is a large blue rectangle containing a list of the techniques you will need know, and a list of the materials and equipment you will need to have to complete the pattern. After that we jump right into the critical information. As Hermione is a stuffed animal gauge is not critical and Ms. Toussaint has provided us with neither gauge nor a recommended yarn. She does however suggest that she used worsted weight yarn(150-200 yards of color A, 20 yards for color b, and 10 yards for color ) and an f size hook. I found this disconcerting as worsted weight yarn can vary much inside the class and most of the worsted weight yarn I have recommends using H, I, or J hooks. Amigurumi are usually worked with hooks about 2 sizes smaller than is recommended for the yarn but I was worried that the f would be too small. My unicorn is worked with KnitPicks Brava for the main color and a size H hook.<br />
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Hermione is started by making all the auxiliary pieces first. We make 2 arms, 2 legs, 2 ears and a horn. The arms and legs are very similar, both start with color b in the spiral differing only in stitch count as the legs are slight larger. After 7 rows we switch to main color and make the clever little scallop feature on the hooves before continuing for the length of the pattern. The ears are simple an work up very quickly. The horn is the only piece made in color C and I found the shaping to be a bit tricky. After finishing the extremities we move on to the head and body. The head and body are worked as one piece stuffing and joining the other pieces as you work so that by the time you are done crocheting you are also completely done assembling your animal. All that is left is to embroider details and attach the mane.<br />
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pictures of the gaping holes<br />
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arm there some of the stitches<br />
that I repaired. I also wanted<br />
to note that Hermione is very<br />
floppy and doesn't sit well. I<br />
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together for these photos to<br />
make her look better and<br />
be easier to pose.</td></tr>
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My Hermione didn't go quite as smoothly as reading through the pattern suggested it might. Despite excellent instructions and clear diagrams I had serious difficulties in attaching the limbs without leaving massive holes in my work. I ended up having to duplicate stitch around the arms and legs to cover up said ugly gaping holes. I am however certain my difficulties were due to user error and not a defect in the actual pattern. Of greater concern to me was the lack of muzzle shaping in the head. The head works up almost perfectly round and the muzzle is much to flat to look like a horse's face. With great deal of stuffing and squeezing I was able to achieve a head shape with which I was reasonably satisfied, but had I known beforehand I would have added my own modifications to make a more horse-like muzzle. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">The mane was added using latch hooking techniques<br />
and is<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/nashua-handknits-sitar"> Nashua Handknits Sitar</a> in the colorway gypsy<br />
wagon. It has been brushed gently with a pet slicker<br />
brush to make it look fuzzier and sleeker.</td></tr>
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Overall Hermione the Unicorn is an excellent pattern and I am certain to try other Dawn Toussaint patterns in the future. Due my limited budget I often work free patterns, especially as a way to decide if I would like to purchase other patterns from the designer in the future. I am grateful that Hermione was offered as a free pattern as I had a great deal of fun making her and now have a gorgeous unicorn sitting in my living room making me happy.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-22091613669039939822013-07-26T20:46:00.003-07:002013-07-26T20:56:27.199-07:00Everyday MagicSome of you know that I have spent the last 9 months in <strike>a rather boring</strike>
an intensive french class. In many ways in was an amazing experience I
met many people from all over the world who had moved here to build a
better life for their families. I made friends, learned a new language,
and discovered more about the region. In other ways it was boring,
stressful, and downright unpleasant. From this experience I learned
something--most things in life are just this way, and it is up to the
experiencee to make a meaningful life out of the roller coaster ride.
One of the ways I coped with the unpleasantness of certain parts of the
class was to knit or crochet obsessively (often during class ) so I have
many finished objects to share with you but I will share a few at a
time too keep it from being to overwhelming for both you and.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermione-the-unicorn">Hermione the Unicorn by Dawn Toussaint</a></span></td></tr>
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When I was little I used to say I wanted to be a dragon when I grew up. I still do actually the difference is that I know it won't happen. As much as I wish it were otherwise I have yet to see a dragon, pet a unicorn, or meet a wizard outside my imagination. Sometimes I search for fairies in the wooded areas and although I have never found one I can't believe that they don't exist. However dragons and fairies and unicorns are not really what I wanted to talk about. I have realized that in my desire to find "real" magic in the world, I was missing something more important: everyday magic.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Side view to show off Mane. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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There is a spell of pure joy and peace that is found in learning to love what we already have. This everyday magic can be found: in the quiet early mornings before everyone wakes, a stolen kiss, long talks with someone you love late at night, in joy of sport, or hidden moments with a ball of string and a couple of sticks. The laugh of a small child is as a wizard's spell to sorrow, and the wonder of simple hot meal and warm bed can wipe away the weariness of a long day. Finding the magic in the ordinary is every bit as much an art and science, as the magic wizards in the fantasies I love practice. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished in Mid-April. Back view for the mane.</td></tr>
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For example, a few days ago I realized I had stopped listening to music. I don't know why but I do know that for last few years music listening has been a fleeting occasional sort of thing that I did by accident. As I child I listened to and made music every chance I got, and I couldn't imagine a world without music. I have started making time to really listen to music again and you know what music is magic. Music can spin straw into gold, mend broken hearts and allow a human to fly. I hate cleaning but just yesterday evening I found myself in my kitchen cooking dinner and cleaning up while listening to music, and guess what I was having a blast!!! Everything seemed to go by much more quickly.<br />
My favorite new kind of string magic is spinning. It amazes me that a stick with a little weight on it and a ball of fluff are all it takes to make beautiful yarn, and I am learning quickly, as is evidenced by my most recent creation.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished a couple weeks ago. 4ply from mixed wool roving. About 200yds sock weight. I am rather absurdly proud of it and have no idea what to do with it.</td></tr>
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Last but not least I have finally gotten up the courage to really learn to draw. I used to love to draw as a child, but was too busy to take art courses as an adolescent. Sometime on the way from then until now I convinced myself that I was no good at it anyway. I have lately had many ideas and things I wished to draw and design and no way to express them adequately and I determined that it was time to learn to draw. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that although I still have much to learn I am much better at drawing than I thought.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Study in 3-D shapes and shading form a couple days ago.</td></tr>
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See my tab on link parties to join me in looking at other great finished projects.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895411516683347463noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-33220086302324481322013-04-18T03:53:00.000-07:002013-04-18T03:53:08.793-07:00BreakI missed last Friday and this Wednesday despite having plenty to share. I thought I should drop by to tell you that everything is fine. I am just tired and busy trying to get ready for exams and such so I wanted to let you know I am going to be away from the blog until next Friday probably.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-26549254653575184652013-04-10T16:09:00.002-07:002013-04-10T16:09:52.049-07:00Unicorn and Socks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQeKv099J0a2P6dDLG0yTk4cVlPP_eoKaZCF8piQMKCw0Bm0OpGqoC5ycPWNb6i6QjFSMtT_coE6N4K_nWOsCd5BUau89NwqgFiW73QJz0CgfbeQvY4qXPpMepwYxW5vK9062d_sMNrw/s1600/Unicorn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQeKv099J0a2P6dDLG0yTk4cVlPP_eoKaZCF8piQMKCw0Bm0OpGqoC5ycPWNb6i6QjFSMtT_coE6N4K_nWOsCd5BUau89NwqgFiW73QJz0CgfbeQvY4qXPpMepwYxW5vK9062d_sMNrw/s400/Unicorn.jpg" width="400" /></a>My unicorn is coming along very well. I had hoped to finish him by Friday but I don`t think I will have time to finish the mane. I am not sure if he is going to stay with me or find a new friend elsewhere. I had planned on giving him to the daughter of one of my friends for Christmas 2012 but that obviously never happened. I had considered giving it to my niece for her birthday but the eyes aren`t really baby-safe. Maybe the unicorn will hang out with me for a while and then find a new home for next Christmas.<br />
The yarn I showed you Wednesday is done. I followed a video and managed to sort of chain ply it . It is drying now and I will show it to you Friday.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS2X-q8GaJwjhkadQi69F2ynyz1vc3G7m06clnAM0LiVw5upA9TAzRYetGh6S_nF2_P8vDlkOQX9NED8sKQuIqlUSJJB6oFHCJuJIvr8TVr3EyEXULfWKHl7-qiTCoeWmUc0-OJd09kM/s1600/socks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQS2X-q8GaJwjhkadQi69F2ynyz1vc3G7m06clnAM0LiVw5upA9TAzRYetGh6S_nF2_P8vDlkOQX9NED8sKQuIqlUSJJB6oFHCJuJIvr8TVr3EyEXULfWKHl7-qiTCoeWmUc0-OJd09kM/s400/socks.jpg" width="400" /></a>I am almost finished with the gussets on my socks. I have had a few issues so they are kind of ugly. <br />
Secret knitting is fun and makes my heart burst with joy. I am planning a major project and am just about ready to start swatching. I have some other secret knitting and crocheting I am preparing for as well.<br />
As For books I forgot to take a picture. I finished Funny Boys and can't decide if I liked it or not. It's kind of a gangster book and it's pretty funny and fairly sad but left me feeling kind of unresolved. I am still reading the Great Hunt by Robert Jordanson, and I started listening to I Still dream of you by Fannie Flagg.<br />
<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-27166713998018825402013-04-05T18:23:00.000-07:002013-04-05T18:23:03.209-07:00March reflectionsI haven`t finished anything new this week but I wanted to talk about some of my highlights for March and how I am doing on my goals.<br />
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<u><span lang="EN-CA">Reflections
on my<a href="http://belovedtempest.blogspot.ca/search/label/snowflakes"> snowflake project</a></span></u><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA">I am a member of the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/hp-knitting-crochet-house-cup">Harry Potter Knitting/Crochet House Cup (HPKCHC)</a>. The HPKCHC is a Ravelry group "competition" that is set up around the world of Harry Potter. Every month there are class prompts for various things to craft and a player earns points for their house by participating in activities. It is fun and helped me to stay motivated and get to know new people. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA">My Snowflake project was what is called an OWL (ordinary wizarding level) and is supposed to be a project that takes 10-12 weeks to complete. Participants have to propose and OWL and be approved to be able to earn the 150 points available. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">The
whole owl proposal process was a bit demanding and slightly annoying but helped me
prepare to finish the project in a limited amount of time</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">Setting
a time limit made me much more likely to finish the project</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">I
was totally proud of myself for finishing on time </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA">Learning to
work with thread</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">I
don`t think I am an expert at crocheting in thread yet but I feel fairly
confident</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">I
have learned a lot about tension and stitch definition </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">It`s
easier than it looks. In a lot of ways
thread and crochet feel like they were made for each other</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">I
really love the stitch definition of thread, and I actually like working super
tight which keeps the stitches super neat.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA">General
reflections</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">I
really enjoyed the project and the results, but I am relieved to be done. It was a huge undertaking and by the end I
was pretty bored of tiny white crochet
thread and snowflakes.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">Written
doily patterns are a bit of a pain. It
is kind of difficult to determine what the huge sheath of instructions means
until you actually do it. I am sure the
instructions I have written out will proof just as difficult to someone else as
the instructions I have run into were for me.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA">I
have resolved to learn to read and write crochet charts. A lot of the pattern reading difficulties I
had could have been solved with a good chart.</span><br />
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<u><span lang="EN-CA">Learning to spin</span></u><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA">I set a goal in the HPKCHC's Order of the Pheonix (OOTP) missions to spin for 3 hrs a week for 8 weeks. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA">I loved this project. <span lang="EN-CA">I think in a lot of way the biggest thing I have
learned by spinning project is that there really is so much to learn
about fiber and spinning.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA"> </span><span lang="EN-CA"><span lang="EN-CA">There are so many things I don`t know.</span> My yarns are still lumpy and uneven but I think they are beautiful in all their irregularity. I really liked working with the BFL even if was also the hardest for me to draft evenly. <br />Setting a goal and sticking to it was fun and challenging. It was good for my self esteem as well</span><br />
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<u><span lang="EN-CA">Yearly goals </span></u><br />
<span lang="EN-CA">I know I have alluded </span><span lang="EN-CA">to these, but I haven't posted the list yet. So here is how I am doing on my yearly crafting goals:</span><br />
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<li>Knit or crochet 12 squares for charity---2 so far</li>
<li>Learn Tunisian crochet----so far I have worked through <br /><div class="title">
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<li>24 snowflakes for my Christmas tree next year--<a href="http://belovedtempest.blogspot.ca/search/label/snowflakes">Finished</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Learn to spin ( I got a spindle on Christmas --Actually my WIP the
first project is with the tiny bit of yarn I have spun since then)--See above </li>
<li>Knit at least one <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mens-bias-knit-tie">Men’s Bias-Knit Tie</a>--not started</li>
<li>Knit W<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wallet">allet</a>--not started although I've had the yarn for 2 years</li>
<li>make at least one homemade present for everyone in my family(either Christmas or b-day NOT both)--I have a few presents for special occasions planned but none completed</li>
<li>Learn Irish and/or Clones lace--I learned a little bit making the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/irish-crochet-snowflake">Irish snowflake</a> and I have done some reasearch</li>
<li>improve at tapestry crochet--not started.</li>
<li>Knit or crochet 12 Bookmarks --Not started</li>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-22248521856039166072013-04-03T15:53:00.001-07:002013-04-04T05:19:54.124-07:00Spinning,Socks, and Unicorn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My newest spinning project is looking good. I have been able to draft quite a bit thinner and more even. I hoping to attempt chain-plying on this one. I have to admit I am loving spinning even more than I expected. I had to force myself not to spin to finish my snowflake project on time, and I think if I have the time and money spinning could become my favorite of the three fiber arts I know so far.<br />
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I know I posted the cast on of a pair of peach socks a couple weeks ago. I have since ripped those out, because they were too hard. I decided to try two and a time toe-up socks and to that end I received (at my request)<a href="http://knitfreedom.com/classes/toe-up-socks"> KNITfreedom's class</a> on the subject. So far the class has been great and very helpful. These grey socks in Brava worsted weight are my practice project for this class. I am sure they will become bed socks for someone on my Christmas list. This week while working on the socks and watching the videos I discovered that for the past two years I have been twisting all my knit stitches and creating twisted stockinette. This unpleasant discovery was less difficult to fix that I imagined and I have knitting much easier since fixing it.<br />
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As for reading I finished listening to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Fortress-Safehold-David-Weber/dp/0765354071">A Mighty Fortress by David Weber</a> for the second time this week. I have really loved the Safehold series which feels like a mixture of historical fiction and sci-fi. The series is set on the world of Safehold 900 years after the destruction of all other human colonies, including Earth, by a hostile alien species. Safehold is at about the technology level of Pre-industrial revolution and the people living there have been kept from innovating past this point by the repressive religion instituted by the colonies founder's 900 years earlier.<br />
Merlin Athrawes is a PICA, basically android with the personality of a long dead woman, named Nimue Alban's who's mission is to undo the millennium of brainwashing by the oppressive religion and all the humans on the Safehold to begin innovating. The Safehold series more or less follows Merlin's decisions and the friends he makes through a harrowing fight for religious and intellectual freedom against the corrupt Church of God Awaiting. I won't tell you more for fear of spoiling the series for you but I love it.<br />
I am now currently listening to Funny Boys a drama about a gangster's girlfriend set in the 1920s . So fa I like it pretty well. I am also starting <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Great-Hunt-Wheel-Time-Book/dp/0812517725">The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan</a>, which is the second book in the Wheel of Time Series.<br />
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-79786516540766103722013-03-30T17:22:00.000-07:002013-03-30T20:50:26.272-07:00Winter is over!I finished the Snowflakes! I guess that means the snow can melt and spring can officially begin. Sorry to all those of you who have had unseasonably cold weather :p.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/irish-crochet-snowflake">Irish Crochet Snowflake </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/of-seven-and-three">Of Seven and Three </a>(My first published pattern)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Fashioned Lace (mine)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pineapple Basket (mine)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SnowFlower (Mine-not yet published)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/snowflake-ornament-8">Snowflake by Maggie Weldon</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small Pineapple (based on the pattern for the topper)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Icicle (mine)--My husband calls this one Starfish</td></tr>
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-91191563933618364682013-03-27T15:23:00.001-07:002013-03-28T03:51:04.288-07:00Nearly Finished!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
All I have to show this week is that I have finished the actual crochet work on my Snowflake project.</div>
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I am hoping to have these blocked, stiffened, and have hangers added in time for Friday, and definitely by the end of Sunday. So hopefully I'll have some major beauty shots for you then.</div>
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Also I published the pattern for one of the snowflakes I designed yesterday. You can find it <a href="http://belovedtempest.blogspot.ca/2013/03/free-pattern-of-seven-and-three.html">here</a>, and on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/of-seven-and-three">Ravelry</a>.</div>
Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-61683588739239623292013-03-26T16:35:00.000-07:002013-03-26T16:35:04.447-07:00Free Pattern: Of Seven and ThreeI missed Monday again this week, because it was my birthday and my husband decided to take me out to dinner which was wonderful.<br />
So in honor of my birthday and to make up for missing two Mondays in a row I am giving you a present, a free pattern.<br />
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Seven and three have been believe throughout the ages to be two of the most powerful, and possibly magical numbers. Religion, alchemy, the occult and various secretive organizations make reference to the powers of three and seven. When I envisioned this snowflake I wanted to bring a bit of that magic to life in a less conventional snowflake. The seven points are uncommon and make the snowflake a bit harder to block flat but I really love the result.<br />
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<b>Snowflake of Seven and Three</b></div>
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Ch 10 join with sl</div>
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<b>Round 1 </b>Ch 3 (1stdc), 2 dc ch in
center ring, ch3 *3dc in ring ch3* 6 times Join with sl; <i><span style="font-weight: normal;">{7
groups of 3 dc and 7 ch3 spc}</span></i></div>
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<b>Round 2</b> Ch 3 (initial ch3 of a
round always counts as a dc unless otherwise stated) dc in nxt 2 dc,
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(dc, ch3, dc) in center ch of next ch 3
( 2<sup>nd</sup> ch) ch1. *dc in next 3dc, ch 1 (dc, ch3, dc) in
center ch of next ch 3 ( 2<sup>nd</sup> ch) ch1* 6 times join; <i>{7
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<b>Round 3</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Ch3, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1 (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next ch3 spc, ch1, * dc
in next 3dc, ch 1 (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next ch3 spc, ch1* 6 times. Join
</span><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">{7 groups of 3dc, 7 (3dc,
ch3, 3 dc)}</span></i></div>
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<b>Round 4 </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ch3,
dc in next 2 dc, ch1, dc in next 3 dc, ch 1,(dc, ch3, dc, ch7, dc,
ch3, dc) in the center ch of the next ch 3 space, ch1, dc in next 3
dc, ch1. * dc in next 2 dc, ch1, dc in next 3 dc, ch 1,(dc, ch3, dc,
ch7, dc, ch3, dc) in the center ch of the next ch 3 space, ch1, dc in
next 3 dc, ch1 * 6 times join</span></div>
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{21 groups of 3dc, 7 (dc, ch3,dc, ch7 dc, ch3,dc)}</div>
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in the next 2 dc, skip next group of 3 dcs, ch 6 sl in the 3</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
ch, ch3 sl in the next dc, sl in the nxt 2 dc, skip next group of 3
dcs, ch 6 sl in the 3</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
ch, ch3 sl in the next dc, ch 3 sl in ch7 spc, ch3 sl in 1</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">st</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
ch, ch5 sl in1st ch, ch 3 sl in 1</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">st</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
ch, sl in ch7 spc, ch 3 sl in the next dc. *skip next group of 3
dcs, ch 6 sl in the 3</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
ch, ch3 sl in the next dc, sl in the nxt 2 dc, skip next group of 3
dcs, ch 6 sl in the 3</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
ch, ch3 sl in the next dc, ch 3 sl in ch7 spc, ch3 sl in 1</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">st</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
ch, ch5 sl in1st ch, ch 3 sl in 1</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">st</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
ch, sl in ch7 spc, ch 3 sl in the next dc.* 6 times join</span></div>
Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-55874186314193880952013-03-22T16:27:00.001-07:002013-03-22T16:27:42.932-07:00More Yarn Magic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I spent some quality time with my spindle this week, and I definitely
think I am improving. Spinning is a little like magic. You take some
fluffy fleece twist it up and all of a sudden it becomes something
completely different. Knitting and crochet are pretty magical too but I
have little to show you on those fronts, Though I am glad to say I finished my purple headband.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple headband on me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started with 2 oz of fleece for both of these and you can see that I lost much less fleece on the second skein.</td></tr>
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I have finished the silly purple headband and two small skeins of yarn.
So I only have a couple of snowflakes and another spindle of yarn I
started to show you. I have also finally made some decisions on some
secret knitting/crocheting and so I can get started. I have 3 1/2 more snowflakes to finish before I have to block and finish them all. I cast on for a pair of socks to practice some new techniques, one of which is sock making.<br />
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-62639974520950869712013-03-15T10:11:00.000-07:002013-03-22T16:27:17.979-07:00New handspunI haven't finished much this week. I waas hoping to finsih the little cabled headband but it will have to wait until next week. I have two big projects going on write now the first is my snowflakes, and the second is to learn to spin --to that end I set a goal to spin approximately 3 hrs per week between January and the end of March at which point I will evaluate how it's been going.<br />
So with no further adieu I want to show the yarns I finished recently. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spun from Blue-Face Leicester top from <a href="http://www.woolery.com/store/pc/home.asp">The Woolery</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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This BFL is the more recent of the two yarns as it was actually finished up, washed, dried and skeind over the weekend. This fleece is amazing. It feels like I've always imagined the clouds would feel. For me I loved working with it but I didn`t find it to be the easiest wool I have worked with so far. My experience is quite limited but for this skein I started with 2oz of fleece and my end skein weighs only 1 3/4oz which means that I ruined a good bit of fiber while trying to make this yarn. It tended to snarl up while I was working and was more difficult to join. I had worked with a corriedale wool and the Icelandic wool previously, and of the three I had worked with so far I feel like BFl was harder to control. Though of course right now I am not very good at spinning yet and work exclusively in park and draft. Despite the difficulties I am pleased with the progress I have been making. I am getting better contolling the twit and adding/removing twist as needed. I still have trouble with drafting evenly but I think that will come with time.<br />
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This Icelandic wool is not the clouds of dream like BFL, but it was soft and strudy if a tad on the itchy side. I could see it used in a hat or outer garment but not in a scarf or directly against the skin. I found the Icelandic the easiest to draft of three wools I have tried so far. This skein weighs 2 oz and I started with 2 oz of fiber--I lost very little fiber to unmanagable snarls and found it easier to join fiber.<br />
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I am not sure what I will do with all my big funky beautiful yarn yet. I really like this pillow I made to display my very first yarn wich was quite slubby.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first ever homespun finished in late december 2012</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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However one only needs so many pillows, and I would love the have something wearable. Do you spin? Are you learning to spin? What do/did you do with your first attempts?<br />
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-19658799269233238012013-03-14T09:05:00.001-07:002013-03-14T09:05:22.490-07:00Thread Crochet ResourcesI couldn`t possibly consider myself an expert in thread crochet. I have only really done 2 things in thread so far: A fillet crochet panel depicting an eagle in flight ( note to Amy call mom and see if she has a picture or would be willing/able to take one) and my current snowflake project. Both of these projects are in number 10 thread--ie as big as you can get and still be considered thread. But I know like me many people are like I was and scared of learning to work in thread so I have put together a list of some of my favorite thread crochet resources. <br />
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<li><a href="http://crochet.tangleweeds.com/">Thread Crochet and Snowflakes </a>is one of the my favorite resources so far. It is very text heavy but has great discussions on every thing from the types of thread to choose to how to hold your work and maintain tension--two things which can be very difficult when beginning to work with thread.</li>
<li>The next is a video done my Aunt Lydia's That gives good descriptions of the various thread weights and hook sizes with a few recommendations for where to start. It's short and sweet. </li>
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<li> <a href="http://crochet.about.com/od/thread-crochet/tp/thread-crochet-patterns.htm">Thread Crochet at about.com</a> I have mixed feelings about about.com. All personal feelings aside, I would be remiss if I didn't at least mention this section on thread crochet. Amy Solovay --about.com's crochet guide has gathered many resources, tutorials, and free patterns into the same place and it definitely useful. </li>
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-83622970815367358962013-03-13T18:31:00.001-07:002013-03-15T03:59:03.362-07:00Learning to take better photographsToday I felt like I don`t really have much in the work until I started
thinking about the things that need to be photographed. To be honest
taking photos is my least favorite part of doing the blog--I am not very
good at it, I don`t really have a space to set aside for it, we live
in demi-basement so we more less always have less than ideal lighting.
So I have decided that my camera and I must try to make friends and we
spent a couple hours together trying to make things look good and then I
did the photoshop stuff and now it's totally the time I supposed to go
to bed and I haven't had the chance to rest or read everyone else's
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another snowflake of my own design and probably my favorite. They definitely need blocking.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/snowflake-left">American Thread Company Snowflake</a> that I finished this week next to it's pair I finished a couple weeks ago</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another <a href="http://www.freevintagecrochet.com/christmas/snowflakes.html">American Thread company Design</a> I have been working on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cabled Icord headband I mentioned on <a href="http://belovedtempest.blogspot.ca/2013/03/headbands-and-scarves.html">Friday</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermione-the-unicorn">Hermionie the Unicorn</a> I started a while Back. (Hoping that posting it here will give me kick in the pants).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I need kick on the pants to finish <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/archer-the-dog">Archer</a> too. I totally started him back in November with the Mystery CAL.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just for fun I took a couple pic of Confundus. He was made with the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lark-the-monster">Lark patter by Stacey Trock</a></td></tr>
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I need to put all these photos on Ravelry, but I am totally tired tonight and I have tests at the hospital tomorrow--Wish me luck so hopefully soon. Drop by <a href="http://www.tamisamis.blogspot.com/">Tamis</a> to see all the great projects.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-77089587553939896412013-03-12T10:13:00.001-07:002013-03-12T10:16:00.864-07:00Why I Crochet:Becoming a crocheter<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I meant to get this
finished and published sometime yesterday, but I was so exhausted from class
and silly Daylight Savings time change that I didn`t get it done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorry.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Last Monday I wrote about </span><a href="http://belovedtempest.blogspot.ca/2013/03/why-i-crochet-beginning_4.html"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">how I learned to crochet.</span></a><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> This week I want to try to
explain how I went from being a complacent college kid who <i>knew</i> how to
crochet to really being a crocheter. I suppose I should start by giving
my definition of crocheter, to me a a crocheter is more than merely someone who
knows how to crochet; a crocheter is someone who is at least proficient at the
craft of crochet but more important than ability level, in my mind, is that a
crocheter is someone who loves crochet who wants to crochet often or always
someone who wants to learn of and how to execute many different facets of the
craft. For example my mother who taught me how to crochet, really doesn`t
like to crochet, she much prefers cross-stitching or embroidery, and while she
always listens politely I am quite certain that the discussions of intricate construction
details or of how this or that fiber behaves in x circumstance are not
particularly interesting to her. My mother is a person who crochets, but
has never really become a crocheter.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I want to tell you a story,
a story that may seem like it has nothing to do with crochet but if you bear
with me, I think it may help me to illustrate how I became a crocheter.
When I was six years old I learned to read. I remember the even quite
clearly even though it was over twenty years ago. It was the summer of
1992 just before I began first grade. I don`t know the exact date, but I
know that it was in either the end of July or the beginning of August.
On a hot stuffy summer evening, in a tiny village in southern Iowa, my sisters
and I were lounging about in our bedroom which was actually two adjoining rooms
that took up most of the top floor of the old farmhouse we were renting.
I had been pestering my 9 year old sister to read </span><i><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Board-Book/dp/0141338482/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363107717&sr=1-1"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric
Carle</span></a></i><i><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"> </span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">to me for about the millionth time
that day. She was doing something else and was thoroughly bored of <i>The
Very Hungry Caterpillar</i> and so she told me to go read it myself. I whined
I was certain I couldn't read it by myself but she insisted and so I did.
I probably sulked awhile but when i opened the book I found I could read
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every word made sense to me. (It
probably helped that I probably had it memorized from our million previous
readings) But at that instant something clicked in my mind and I could
read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shortly after that I got my very
own library card, and since the library was only a block from our house I spent
nearly every after noon for the next 8 or so years there. For me reading
opened up the world. I loved reading. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved the stories, the adventures and the
things I could learn. I wasn't just a person who could read--I was a
bibliophile. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I tell this story, because
for me becoming a crocheter was much the same way. After I graduated
college I married my husband and moved with him to Quebec. I had come on
a visitor`s visa and was waiting for my permanent residency card and work
permit, so I had tons of free time. I was also suffering from culture
shock. I had visited a few times and didn`t think I would have trouble
adjusting, but there were many things that surprised and confused me. I
think for me the culture shock was all the worse because it was so
unexpected. My husband worked long hours and I was alone at home. I
had a small box of various mystery acrylics and I began to fill my time with
crocheting small things. Before long crocheting had become much more than
something to fill my time, I thought about it all the time, sometimes even in
my dreams. I imagined how one would crochet different things, and I began
exploring different facets of crochet. I was like a teenage girl who had
just began a new crush, and I fell fast and hard.</span><br />
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-27293078940069815152013-03-08T15:58:00.000-08:002013-03-13T10:02:03.718-07:00Headbands and ScarvesI haven't finished a lot this week, since most of my crocheting time is going into my snowflake project. But I did manage to finish a couple of small things.<br />
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I made this scarf as birthday present for a friend. Instead of trying to guess what she might want I made up a set of coupons that had the following on them :<br />
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<li> One evening day of free babysitting</li>
<li>One family dinner cooked by me at my house or theirs ( I am sure there will be other dinners but sometimes it's nice not to have to worry about supper)</li>
<li>One handmade scarf or similar item in your choice of style and color</li>
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This was one of the best received gifts I have ever given, and it was so simple for me to prepare. I plan to use this technique again. The scarf below was inspired by a belt/scarf I had made myself in the same pattern, and she admired it greatly and requested a similar one for her coupon scarf so voila.<br />
The yarn used is is knit picks Chroma in colorway prism. I did 36 repeats of the motif so its more that long enough to be used as a scarf or belt in several different configurations, and I think it turned out stunningly. I am considering making another one myself in the same color way--with the leftovers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pattern <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/natural-belt">Natural Belt</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I have been having tons of migraines lately, and had another last night and this morning. When I finally woke feeling only mildly ill around noon I decided to spend some time knitting and watching reruns of one of my favorite shows Warehouse 13. I Learned a new skill---knitting icord which surprisingly easy and made up a couple soft head band which I desperately need since my has been at that awkward length where the front is a bit too short for a full pony tail for quite a while now. After I got int a nice rhythm my brain began to improve and I cam up with a really cool sort of cable icord head band that is taking me forever to knit and will have to wait until next week for its debut.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/headband-child-adult">this simple pattern</a></td></tr>
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-56135477886085803452013-03-07T15:21:00.001-08:002013-03-13T05:27:37.205-07:00Snowflakes GaloreI have several crafting goals for this year. I will tell you about those another, but one of them was to learn more about crocheted lace and to make something that could become an heirloom for my family. My maternal great-grandmother was very ill later in life and spent most of her
time bed-ridden and crocheted a huge number of doilies and tablecloths. I
don’t know where most of these are—My mother and |I made a quilt to
showcase several of them as a gift to my oldest sister at her wedding. I
have decided that I would like a set of doilies to pass on to my
children (when I someday have them)—but I am not really the kind of
person who puts out doilies. So I have determined that Christmas
ornaments are the way to go. I have planned to finish 24 snowflake ornaments, including a rather elaborate tree-topper before the end of March.<br />
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These are pictures I took last week that I haven't shared yet. I have finished 14 ornaments in this photo so far and have finished 3 more this week that I haven't photographed yet (something to look forward to for next week.) Since these are all part of one project I won't consider them finished until the project is finished. Also they all (except the topper which is shown in its blocking photo) are unblocked and un-stiffened. Several of the snowflakes are my own designs or improvisations and I hope to finish up the patterns and publish them in April. I would <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miniaturized ( 6 in instead of 10-12) <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cut-glass-snowflake-doily"> Cut-Glass Snowflake</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/irish-crochet-snowflake">Irish Crochet Snowflake</a> This one is deceptively simple; it was by far the most difficult of all of the snowflakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A smaller version of the snowflake for <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pineapple-snowflake-tree-top-ornament">The Pineapple Snowflake Tree Topper</a>. It's more or less the same doilies without the pineapple points.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/snowflake-left">Snowflake by American Thread Company</a>. This one was also quite difficult; it is one of my favorites.</td></tr>
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-60923128265755057332013-03-04T18:08:00.001-08:002013-03-04T18:10:33.795-08:00Why I Crochet: The BeginningPerhaps this series is a bit self-indulgent, but I have decided to write several posts about how I learned to crochet and why I love it so much. I can't really remember when I learned to crochet exactly. I remember when I was a child that my mother occasionally crocheted potholders or blanket squares. She was very busy with other things and preferred counted cross stitch to crochet, but I do remember being fascinated by the crochet. I know that my mother taught me some of the basics at my request at least two or three times. I may have made a potholder or two but I honestly don't remember much.<br />
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Sometime while I was at university, I picked crochet up again. I had been living with my parents to save money and wanted to make some cheap but special Christmas gifts. I made 5 scarfs between November and Christmas that year. I think this is when the bug bit me, but the obsession hadn't really started yet. I was too busy with with school, work, and World of Warcraft to really immerse myself in a new hobby, but it began to sneak into my life. When crochet I saw beautiful things either on the internet or in stores, I began to imagine recreating them in crochet. I also began to think about construction of things. I am certain that I began to dabble in crochet but again I don't really remember. Store made winter garments had begun to lose appeal. However, the region I lived in had relatively mild winters and I never got around to making any myself.<br />
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After I married and moved to Canada, I found myself with a great deal of time to myself and I began to immerse myself in crochet. Before long it was my greatest obsession.<br />
I hope that you find this reflection interesting and join me as I continue it next Monday.<br />
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-9991608038114772822013-03-02T18:33:00.001-08:002013-03-13T10:02:03.726-07:00FO Friday--Except it's SaturdayI haven't written a finished object post in a while and I find myself dithering between the thought that I have nothing worth sharing and far too much that I have finished in the last six months for a single post. Both ideas are true and false at the same time --most things its a matter of perspective. Consulting both my brain and my Ravelry notebook I know that I have finished at least a dozen projects since October. Some of them I have forgotten to photograph and some of them have fairly poor photographs, and a few of them are part of larger projects that require more explanation than I wanted to write today. My mind works like this often, I see the twists and turns and cracks in the earth and yet completely miss the footpath to my intended destination. I think I will just share a few of my favorite things I finished in the last little while.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely simple granny pillow that lives on my couch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first hand-spun made over the winter holidays on the spindle my mother gave me for Christmas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My husband with his dragon hat I made him for Christmas. My first real effort at tapestry crochet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vampire scarf again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A blanket square made up with a few Tunisian stitches. Also my first effort at Tunisian crochet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of knitted slippers made for a valentines day swap. My second attempt at knitted cables.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two new elephant hat samples. The one on the right was finished last spring and the one on the left a few days ago</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another blanket square for Blankets for Canada.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most frustrating crocheted socks that I finished for my husband's Grandfather's Christmas present at the end of January and still need to deliver.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is made up with the pattern Lark by Stacey Trock. We call him Confundus and he has taken to sitting on the corner of Pat's Computer.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I know there have been a few other projects but I think this is enough to give you and idea of what I've been making. They are not in chronological order but I hope you enjoy them. I hope you drop by <span id="goog_607463199"></span><a href="http://tamisamis.blogspot.ca/">Tami's amis<span id="goog_607463200"></span></a> to see what others have been up to this week.<br />
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<span id="goog_1369915860"></span><span id="goog_1369915861"></span><br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313395782183142417.post-77923377230742462712013-03-01T18:54:00.000-08:002013-03-13T05:29:41.601-07:00National Crochet Month<span style="color: #504848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">March is<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.crochetville.com/community/forum/331-national-crochet-month-2013/">National Crochet Month</a>! March is al<span style="font-size: x-small;">so my birth month<span style="font-size: x-small;">, and I have been wanting to <span style="font-size: x-small;">get <span style="font-size: x-small;">things here on <span style="font-size: x-small;">my blog going again. I <span style="font-size: x-small;">had been thin<span style="font-size: x-small;">king the first day of March would be a good day to<span style="font-size: x-small;"> ki<span style="font-size: x-small;">ck thing<span style="font-size: x-small;">s off again. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #504848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I have been taking a<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">full time french cou<span style="font-size: x-small;">rse <span style="font-size: x-small;">with a number of other immigrants<span style="font-size: x-small;">. It has been a wonderful experience<span style="font-size: x-small;">. I have learned a lot and made some fantastic friends, but it has also <span style="font-size: x-small;">has been exhau<span style="font-size: x-small;">sting. <span style="font-size: x-small;">I have also not been feeling well this <span style="font-size: x-small;">past <span style="font-size: x-small;">six months <span style="font-size: x-small;">or so, and so it has been difficult to find the d<span style="font-size: x-small;">energy to work o<span style="font-size: x-small;">n <span style="font-size: x-small;">my blog and desi<span style="font-size: x-small;">gning<span style="font-size: x-small;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #504848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Last March <a href="http://www.freshstitches.com/">Stac</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.freshstitches.com/">ey Trock of FreshSti</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.freshstitches.com/">tches </a>hosted a</span></span> Knit and Crochet <span style="font-size: x-small;">Design <span style="font-size: x-small;">Week and I partic<span style="font-size: x-small;">ipated <span style="font-size: x-small;">creat<span style="font-size: x-small;">ing a an Ele<span style="font-size: x-small;">phant baby hat.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #504848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">I<span style="font-size: x-small;"> had intended to finish and publish <span style="font-size: x-small;">the pattern for this hat and open a shop last spring and <span style="font-size: x-small;">life got i<span style="font-size: x-small;">n the way<span style="font-size: x-small;">. Since then I have finished 2 new samples I am much ha<span style="font-size: x-small;">pp<span style="font-size: x-small;">ier with and have more notes to work with.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">One of my goals for this mon<span style="font-size: x-small;">th is to <span style="font-size: x-small;">finish the patte<span style="font-size: x-small;">rn and get it tested by a few more people. I think I w<span style="font-size: x-small;">ill end up making at least one more sa<span style="font-size: x-small;">mple while writing as that <span style="font-size: x-small;">seems to be the way I think best.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #504848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I would like also to take a post <span style="font-size: x-small;">or t<span style="font-size: x-small;">wo to talk about what crochet and subsequent<span style="font-size: x-small;">ly knitting and fiber have added to my li<span style="font-size: x-small;">fe. Crochet<span style="font-size: x-small;">ing has helped me through some diffic<span style="font-size: x-small;">ult times and has become a way that I <span style="font-size: x-small;">express my love and affection for others. It <span style="font-size: x-small;">is al<span style="font-size: x-small;">so one of my favorite creative outlets and often <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">brings</span> me a pure quiet joy. I would like to take some time to write more about these thought both<span style="font-size: x-small;"> for myself and for the wider world.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #504848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I am working on a couple of large projects that I haven't shared that wou<span style="font-size: x-small;">ld be perfect to talk about during <span style="font-size: x-small;">this month and will probably have at least two more small patterns finished this month<span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #504848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I know most of you don't know me well yet and I have been out of t<span style="font-size: x-small;">o<span style="font-size: x-small;">uch with the blo<span style="font-size: x-small;">gging world for <span style="font-size: x-small;">a while but<span style="font-size: x-small;"> if you have ideas for things you would like to he<span style="font-size: x-small;">ar <span style="font-size: x-small;">about in <span style="font-size: x-small;">the next month especially those things con<span style="font-size: x-small;">ce<span style="font-size: x-small;">rning croche<span style="font-size: x-small;">t<span style="font-size: x-small;">. I would lo<span style="font-size: x-small;">ve to hear your ideas.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11077655095053393279noreply@blogger.com0