Comments for needles & vectors

Comment on Mix Tape, er, CD by Karen Berthine

Karen Berthine — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:43:39 +0000

Chicago’s “Saturday in the Park” — wow, what a wave of teenage memories hearing that song in my head as I read your post triggered!

Comment on New Start by angelanoel

angelanoel — Tue, 29 May 2012 22:54:21 +0000

Thanks! I need all the encouragement I can get.

Comment on New Start by shlaci

shlaci — Tue, 29 May 2012 01:19:52 +0000

Good luck!

Comment on “You Should Learn Colorwork” by Karen Berthine

Karen Berthine — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:14:05 +0000

I try to avoid telling people that they “should” do something or another. Consider colorwork, of course, but some fiber artists go more for texture and patterns (e.g., cables) than colorwork! I’ve done both and while I come from a family of Norwegian knitters (the kind that live in Norway) and, of course, colorwork is endemic to that style of knitting, I think I prefer monocolor with amazing patterning (e.g., cables, etc.).

Comment on Hollow Threat Or Will I Really Give Up Knitting? by Karen Berthine

Karen Berthine — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:56:27 +0000

I gave up knitting for several years, though I never got rid of my supplies. I simply switched fiber outlets to spinning and weaving … but I couldn’t stay away from knitting forever!

Comment on Hollow Threat Or Will I Really Give Up Knitting? by angelanoel

angelanoel — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:15:00 +0000

Ironically enough, I started knitting away on a lace shawl yesterday afternoon. I think I just need to realize I don’t like knitting in non-fingering or laceweight and give up my DK/Worsted/Bulky stash. It doesn’t get nearly cool enough for all that.

Comment on Hollow Threat Or Will I Really Give Up Knitting? by Silvernfire

Silvernfire — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:01:11 +0000

I’m emerging from lurkerdom to say that there was a recent article on Knitter’s Review on 10 tips to overcome knitter’s block, and that reading that article reminded me of this post. Although, of course, maybe you have just moved out of a knitting phase of life. It happens!

Comment on Toffee Cookies and Backyard Progress by thoughtsappear

thoughtsappear — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:28:37 +0000

Mmmm….cookies!

Comment on “You Should Learn Colorwork” by angelanoel

angelanoel — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:53:03 +0000

Yeah, I realized that about Ida's Kitchen after I'd already done the pretty mosaic. Oops! I think I'm going to toss the two DK's I have in my bag this weekend and play around with it. Who knows - maybe they're not too similar. (They're Vintage DK in the colorways Breezeway and Pumpkin. Shade card is here.)

Comment on “You Should Learn Colorwork” by Ana

Ana — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:09:54 +0000

Good call! I was about to reply: “Not a sweater or blanket! At least not first!” but you seem to be on the same wavelength. Also you can totally do a sweater or blanket first, and the two with colorwork on the yoke only seem great. Okay, now I think I recommend Plum Forest since it’s bottom up. I think Ida’s Kitchen is actually stripes but shaped, and I love From Norway with Love and Whale Watch Hat.

I’m no help at all, aren’t I?