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Granny Style Decorating 2007-12-25 13:43:52 Since I'm on a Granny Square bent, I came across this picture and thought I would share. What an idea to decorate! I love all the bright colors, and their use of borders on both the squares and on the shapes in general. Read more:Decorating
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So it started out as just some pratice with the Granny Square... 2007-12-24 10:46:57 And the thought that I should do something with the yarn that my boyfriend gave me before he comes to see me.And then it just grew... and grew, and I started adding colors!What do you think? Is it destined to be a wall hanging, an afghan, or something else entirely? Read more:Square
Real Men Crochet 2007-12-12 03:21:37 YouTube - Boise State's Ian Johnson on ESPN GamedayI came across this video recently. What a refreshing look on crochet. I'm always excited when I see men who are able to do textile stuff- be it crochet, knitting or something else. It used to be that kitting was something all men knew how to do 200 years ago- how else were they susposed to get socks? I think it's unfortunate that now it's considered a 'girl thing.' When men do something like this to shake up the gender image, or just because they love it, they should get some kuddos.However, looking up on it more I found out something very disheartening.Boise State Broncos: The Familiar Story Of The Oppressed Crocheting Running Back With The Collapsed LungApparently Ian Johnson isn't allowed to sell his scarves, hats or other crochete Read more:Real Men
Killer Crochet- literally 2007-12-11 07:43:02 OR_TO.jpg (image)Take a look at this. "Killer
hooked on crocheting as a 'small part' of atonement"According to the article, in this state prison the inmates have learned how to crochet. However, "The scarves, caps and afghans go to charities, but victim advocates discount the inmates' intentions."Personally, I have to think it's gotta be pretty darn boring in prison, and no matter what their intentions are, if they're doing it for a good cause, nobody should complain. These men meet for three hours a week in the prison recreation room to crochet.Of course, the crochet hooks get locked up after class is over. Probably a good thing, even if the hooks ARE plastic.EDIT: Later today I came across a second article. Juvenile offenders start life over with a crochet hook | csmonitor.comAgain, Read more:literally
Because it's just that cool 2007-12-10 09:26:49 Go check out Revelry if you haven't yet. It's a great site for those of you yarn lovers out there. It's a mix between a social networking site, a place to brag about your projects, share them with others, catalog the projects you want to do, have done, and really like. It's neat, and even better, it's free!Right now it's still in the Beta Stage, but still, it's pretty damn cool.Go take a look.
Angsty Crochet 2007-12-10 07:04:58 Ok, so it really isn't that angsty, but sometimes you don't want a sweater in bright colors, or you have a friend that is more of the... Goth persuasion. Or maybe Emo. (Though my understanding of Emo is a little less clear so don't quote me on that)Still, there isn't that much out there. After digging quite a bit, I came up with these helpful resources for your viewing pleasure.Anticraft. This site is quite wonderful, and they recently put out a book to go along with the site. While not all crochet or knit (they have some really great crafts too) it's full of dark colored clothing and spiderwebs. My favorite function about this site is how knowledgeable they are about their craft. While the knitting I do tends to be quite secondary to my crochet, they know what their talking about.
Making a Statement 2007-12-10 06:32:01 I've been seeing these around lately, and I'm quite fascinated by them. These crochet necklaces aren't for the faint of heart. They're bold, funky, and as unique as the person wearing them.And they're getting media attention too! Take a look at this article.I've decided to share some of my favorite designs I've come across.Here we go!I like this one because it's classy and simple. Something you could wear with a formal gown. Although if I were to do it, I might add just a little more shape to the necklace, perhaps a bead or to to keep the movement going.I love people who are able to freeform crochet. There's a whole movement out there of freeform and what you can do with this. I the choice of color is elegant, and I like how it doesn't have symmetry.Ok, I'm such a sucker for bright co
Garnfiti 2007-12-10 06:13:53 Garnfiti is my own attempt to make yarn into an art form. The word comes from Garn, the Swedish word for yarn, and Graffiti- an urban art movement that can range from the beautiful to the obscene. I'm mostly a crochetifile, who sometimes delves into the mysterious world of knitting, and the unique and quirky world of afghan crochet. It's a place to post about patterns I've come across, things in the yarn world, and other thoughts I have on art.
A story 2007-12-10 06:13:17 I first became aware of it when I came to Stockholm to study for a semester. My adventures about that can be found here. I was walking in Gammla Stan in Stockholm when I happened to notice... a streetsign had a scarf wrapped around it. There was a website attached to the odd, brightly colored piece of knitting, and I copied it down, curious what it was about.It was only after I noticed the pieces in other places that I actually remembered to check it out.That's how I found out about Masquerade, an urban twist on both Graffiti and knitting (or sticka in Swedish.)From there I discovered Knitta, another site that documents the beginning of a fun, lighthearted way to take knitting and crochet and make a statement of it.I have to say, in Stockholm, in the winter, when it is almost always col Read more:story
Attack of the Daleks! 2008-05-26 22:34:14 IMG_2001Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnFinals almost killed me, but I promise I'll be posting some more. Here we have the two Daleks from Dr. Who that my two girlfriends asked me to make for them. The first, short one I did off a pattern that my girlfriend found. While a decent pattern, a combination of slightly different yarn, and unclear directions made it a struggle. So after studying
Flickr 2008-05-26 22:17:25 This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.Just trying it out! Read more:Flickr
Flickr 2008-05-26 22:04:30 This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing. Read more:Flickr
Secret Pal 12! 2008-05-29 16:56:22 Secret Pal 12!I saw this before and decided I desperately wanted to join.Here's the questionnaire:1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?My favorite yarns to knit with tend to be different types of wool: plain sheep wool which I love to felt. I recently got some alpaca by Lavish (www.lavishfibres.com) which I'm making into socks for my boyfriend
www.shibumi.org/EotI 2008-05-29 12:18:15 www.shibumi.org/EotII admit I've become a little addicted to my google blogreader, but when I saw this it make me want to chuckle.
Dinosaur Tail 2008-05-29 10:38:39 IMG_1964Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnSo my girlfriend doesn't know it yet, but for graduation I made her a tail. We have an inside joke where we call her (hername)-saur, and make videos and write articles on lj about this mysterious being's living habits which mysteriously mirror a college students'.Random note: the color of my girlfriend's hair is the same color as the dark pink.So she g
Lavish and Boyfriend Socks 2008-05-30 09:27:17 IMG_2051[1]Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnI got this in the mail the other day and oh god, I didn't expect it to be so soft. I have to admit I dropped what I was doing just to work on this. I looked up a real basic pattern for toe-up socks and I'm making a pair for my boyfriend. They're coming along quickly and the yarn is just amazing to work with- SO soft. I was susposed to be unpackin Read more:Socks
Continuing adventured with the boyfriend socks 2008-05-31 20:48:14 IMG_2058[1]Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnnow, I've only made one other pair of socks before I did these. I had always been told that socks were hard to do, but with the top down socks I worked on first, I found them quite easy. However, for my boyfriend
's socks I wanted to try something different so I did some research on different sock patterns and came up with something I think I like.
Continuing adventures with the boyfriend socks 2008-05-31 10:37:00 IMG_2058[1]Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnNow, I've only made one other pair of socks before I did these. I had always been told that socks were hard to do, but with the top down socks I worked on first, I found them quite easy. However, for my boyfriend
's socks I wanted to try something different so I did some research on different sock patterns and came up with something I think I like.
Lavish and Boyfriend Socks 2008-05-30 09:26:00 IMG_2051[1]Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnI got this in the mail the other day and oh god, I didn't expect it to be so soft. I have to admit I dropped what I was doing just to work on this. I looked up a real basic pattern for toe-up socks and I'm making a pair for my boyfriend. They're coming along quickly and the yarn is just amazing to work with- SO soft. I was susposed to be unpackin Read more:Socks
Secret Pal 12! 2008-05-29 16:56:00 Secret Pal 12!I saw this before and decided I desperately wanted to join.Here's the questionnaire:1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?My favorite yarns to knit with tend to be different types of wool: plain sheep wool which I love to felt. I recently got some alpaca by Lavish (www.lavishfibres.com) which I'm making into socks for my boyfriend
www.shibumi.org/EotI 2008-05-29 12:18:00 www.shibumi.org/EotII admit I've become a little addicted to my google blogreader, but when I saw this it make me want to chuckle.
Dinosaur Tail 2008-05-29 10:38:00 IMG_1964Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnSo my girlfriend doesn't know it yet, but for graduation I made her a tail. We have an inside joke where we call her (hername)-saur, and make videos and write articles on lj about this mysterious being's living habits which mysteriously mirror a college students'.Random note: the color of my girlfriend's hair is the same color as the dark pink.So she g
Attack of the Daleks! 2008-05-26 22:34:00 IMG_2001Originally uploaded by jenamberautumnFinals almost killed me, but I promise I'll be posting some more. Here we have the two Daleks from Dr. Who that my two girlfriends asked me to make for them. The first, short one I did off a pattern that my girlfriend found. While a decent pattern, a combination of slightly different yarn, and unclear directions made it a struggle. So after studying
Flickr 2008-05-26 22:16:00 This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.Just trying it out! Read more:Flickr
Granny Style Decorating 2007-12-25 13:10:00 Since I'm on a Granny Square bent, I came across this picture and thought I would share. What an idea to decorate! I love all the bright colors, and their use of borders on both the squares and on the shapes in general. Read more:Decorating
, Style
So it started out as just some pratice with the Granny Square... 2007-12-24 10:43:00 And the thought that I should do something with the yarn that my boyfriend gave me before he comes to see me.And then it just grew... and grew, and I started adding colors!What do you think? Is it destined to be a wall hanging, an afghan, or something else entirely? Read more:Square
Real Men Crochet 2007-12-12 03:21:00 YouTube - Boise State's Ian Johnson on ESPN GamedayI came across this video recently. What a refreshing look on crochet. I'm always excited when I see men who are able to do textile stuff- be it crochet, knitting or something else. It used to be that kitting was something all men knew how to do 200 years ago- how else were they susposed to get socks? I think it's unfortunate that now it's cons Read more:Real Men
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