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about me finished object gallery wip it wip it real good february 8 2010 by amy it s been a while since i ve been consistently knitting the past few weeks i ve managed to knit more days than not the following illustrate what s on the needles and i m seriously contemplating frogging most of what s been on needles for longer than a few months these are socks that i ve been promising my dad for ages i had a different pattern on the needles partially complete some sort of split rib that i frogged i immediately started this pattern after frogging the previous because of that and the curliness of the frogged yarn the pattern on the first part of the leg isn t as clear and defined as i d like it also doesn t feel that soft i m hoping that will work out when i wash them when i m done overall it s a simple yet clever pattern that i will probably used again in some form next up the gray scarf descriptive and catchy name no this is worked in a bulky superwash and i created a pattern that uses purl stitches to create horizontal ribbing width wise on the scarf the ribs are split by 3 stitches at semi random intervals i didn t trust myself to do a good job on the fly so i sketched out a chart to keep my breaks evenly spaced and not stacked directly on one another this is a wonderfully squooshy yarn and i may have to find more someday lastly is a project that is snoozing until the scarf and socks are done it s a christmas stocking i started right before christmas like a week before i was told christmas 2009 delivery was not required still i d like to finish this and start another for a future sibling of the recipient before christmas 2010 is upon us oh and it s the cascade christmas stocking pattern the socks are the first to be worked on from my personal sock club copyright yarn harlot and if i continue at my current pace they will be done well before the month is over they weren t really a random selection since my dad has been waiting for another pair of socks for forever next month it s gonna be close my eyes and grab a bag 10 points for bad devo pun 1 comment from christmas 2009 fiber fun knitting ravelry scarves socks stocking strand work fair isle ufos wip my own personal sock club february 2 2010 by amy the yarn harlot had a great idea the other day she went through her stash found the sock yarn paired each yarn with a pattern making copies if necessary and putting each one in it s own plastic bag each month she plans to grab a bag and knit a pair of socks for whatever reason i haven t made socks in about a year i m not sure why but this week i m going to get all my sock yarn together and put together my own sock club it also has the added benefit of saving time when i m in that i don t know what to knit rut i ll already have yarn and pattern paired so i can just grab it and start now i just need to figure out what patterns to put with which yarns or at least write down what i want to do if i m winging it i e mini cables etc 1 comment from fiber fiber fun knitting socks yarn impulsive me january 19 2010 by amy so i did it i have a new blog creative tendencies it will be primarily project based with a goal to have at least one picture with each post it encompasses all my fiber arts goodness knitting crocheting spinning but it will also include my other creative projects cooking baking photography painting and possibly the previously mentioned jewelry making this blog will still be used some cross posting may occur once i figure out which way works best for me i ll either keep this one or switch to the other leave a comment from fiber fun taking it up a notch january 19 2010 by amy lately i ve been feeling a bit creatively stifled when it comes to knitting i primarily use somebody elses patterns for my projects well i want to change that i m hoping that either this year or next i can maybe hit the craft fair circuit and see if i can make any money on doing what i love or even better coming up with projects and selling patterns on ravelry the only way i can do this and feel as though i am keeping my integrity is to design for myself i ordered a few books on basic knitwear design that i hope will help me get the basics of knitwear construction down so i can expand and get creative in the least i may be able to work through a lot of the crap yarn in my stash coming up with samples of my designs except for the red heart that shit cannot be knit with crochet sure i don t have a problem with it especially for afghans but knit i ve tried and i just can t do it it s like fingernails on a chalkboard i m not sure why there is such a difference but there is the other books i picked up are on chainmail jewelry i picked up a book on it from the library and i m intrigued i may pick up some supplies tomorrow and see if it s something i ll enjoy i suspect it is there is something about it that made that creative part of my brain go ding ding ding and already the gears are turning with ideas a few of the designs look a lot like visual crochet patterns which really got me thinking of the possibilities what the hell am i going to do if i pick up jewelry making make another blog eventually i may have to create one blog for all my creative endeavors in fact i ll pick a name and reserve one now just in case one can never be too prepared deep in my bones i know that somehow someway i am meant to use my artistic and creative tendencies to create a career for myself and what better time to lay the groundwork than the present leave a comment from fiber fun you spin me right round november 11 2009 by amy the way the economy has jacked with our budget i have decided that handmade gifts more than usual are going to be on the to do list for christmas i can bang out a hat in a day or two same for a pair of mittens and to save on supplies i ve started to spin up some of my stash of wool that i ve had in storage i went hunting for yarn the other day and was shocked at how much dyed unspun wool i had my girls are going to get kitty devil hats the aunts will be getting hat mitten combos or just hats if i run out of time i d love to try to bang out a few hat scarf combos for the guys but scarves take much longer than i think they will every time if i get through my dyed wool the good stuff not the itchy stuff then i might actually dye and spin some more i also have some of my first yarn that i spun a ton of it that is asking to be made into a shawl or poncho like item what i find interesting is that the reason i m moving toward handmade gifts is probably the reason the craft was developed in the first place it s much cheaper to make it yourself than to pay for something pre made well maybe not nowadays but considering that i have a substantial stash i think the economics work out in my favor seriously i need to get things in order in my stash area i was shocked with how much i have creativity will have to be sparked so i can come up with projects to use up my yarn i m considering a bit of a yarn diet oh except for that stuff i ordered the other day for a hat i swear i didn t have any comparable yarn in my stash 1 comment from christmas 2009 dyeing fiber fiber fun handspun knitting spinning balance peace harmony april 21 2009 by amy three things that are not easy to attain in this hectic modern world there are times when i fantasize about chucking nearly all our belongs except for my beloved fiber and painting supplies and move somewhere where we can disconnect from a lot of modern technology and get back to the basics of making our own clothes growing our own food and providing our own entertainment instead of relying on some glowing screen to do it for us real life takes precedence though and between tae kwon do skating lessons swim lessons guitar lessons school etc things sometimes get out of balance i ve been dying to get back to knitting and spinning and getting my etsy shop set up again yesterday i took a few steps in the right direction i drove out to fine line and picked up some super soft australian top roving to dye and spin 16 ounces then i ordered some shimmer lace weight from knit picks so i could finally start and finish a lace shawl for my mother i will be knitting the swallowtail shawl ravelry link leave a comment from lace shawls spinning don t forget your hat january 21 2009 by amy my fingers were busy this past weekend not only did i knit a simple ribbed hat but also ripped one i made last year and re tooled it into my new favorite hat simple ribbed hat made with paintbox merino yarn the ribbed cap is knit in 2 2 ribbing on size 8 dpn s using paintbox 100 merino yarn i wasn t sure of the colors when i started but really like how they subtly spiral around the hat for decreasing i ssk at the beginning of each needle and k2t at the end of each needle color work hat with my own handspun and random black yarn this was knit on size 6 dpns i cast on 120 stitches and knit 2 2 rib for a few inches then a few inches of straight knitting in the black then i jumped into the pattern for decreasing i divided the stitches evenly groups of ten and knit 8 k2t the first row of decreases alternated with a row of straight knitting and reduced the number knit before the k2t by 1 every decrease round it made an attractive spiral pattern on the top of the hat i m starting to really enjoy making hats they are relatively quick and i can get creative without a major time investment and as i discovered frogging one i don t love doesn t break my heart and make me mourn the hours lost on a knitting project 1 comment from handspun hats knitting knitting fos strand work fair isle flame cap december 17 2008 by amy as my yearly christmas cap for my cousin s son i made the one for all cap by tuulia salmela it was a quick knit and other than the three rows with three different colors was relatively easy i put a 1 1 ribbed edge on it and it came out quite big it s for a toddler but i m told he has a 19 head so it might not look totally ginormous on him if it is huge my cousin assured me that they will hold it until he grows into it eh his father can wear it it will match his tattoo leave a comment from christmas 2008 hats knitting knitting fos strand work fair isle monkey in the middle november 18 2008 tags fair isle colorwork knitting mitten mittens by amy i jumped right into making another pair of mittens this time for my 7 year old her only request was monkeys so i whipped up a monkey pattern on the generic norwegian mitten graph bananas on the other side dug up some sock yarn knit picks and some leftover painted tiger and i m gettin er done the sock yarn made them smaller but they are turning out to be the perfect size for her hands 2 comments from knitting mittens strand work fair isle wip toasty hands november 16 2008 tags handknit handspun knitting mitten mittens by amy i never thought i would find a knit project that i could complete in less than a weekend but i found it in adrian s from hello yarn norwegian mitten pattern each mitten takes just a few hours to complete depending on the intricacy of the pattern used i made my own pattern but i think if i make them again i will either design something simpler or go with a pattern found online somewhere not only were these a quick knit but they use a lot less yarn than i anticipated i had a partial skein of black wool and 2 balls of my handspun a pair of mittens used only half a skein and half a ball my youngest child wants me to make a pair incorporating monkeys into the pattern i have some orange ish handspun that i think would work nicely and need to see if i have some solid brown wool in my stash to make it work these were the first mittens i ve ever knit and the first fair isle i ve ever attempted this pattern may eventually give birth to several handmade gifts for friends and family leave a comment from handspun knitting fos mittens strand work fair isle older entries about me welcome to fiber madness a place to share my love for knitting crochet and all things fiber related knitters without borders help haiti now fiber madness on etsy if you like some of the handspun yarn that i feature from time to time check out my etsy shop fiber madness personal sock club february gallery finished object gallery area 51 ufo s emily s hoodie chevron scarf emily s snowflake mittens upcoming projects swallowtail shawl socks for dad tubey sweater rss feed wip it wip it real good my own personal sock club impulsive me taking it up a notch you spin me right round balance peace harmony don t forget your hat flame cap monkey in the middle toasty hands recent posts wip it wip it real good my own personal sock club impulsive me taking it up a notch you spin me right round archives february 2010 january 2010 november 2009 april 2009 january 2009 december 2008 november 2008 october 2007 september 2007 august 2007 june 2007 november 2006 october 2006 september 2006 august 2006 july 2006 june 2006 october 2005 flickr photos more photos blogroll a house made of wool a 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