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durham games medieval armour poor angus prouse pottery soaps email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday july 26 2012 the bookworm s picks the last book i reviewed was a crochet book so i think this week i ll go with a knitting magazine or two or three there are so many books out there about knitting many cover patterns others cover techniques and stitch patterns and yet others are a combination of both there is also a huge selection of magazines that can be purchased but which one to buy since most of us are on a budget if we were to purchase every single knitting magazine out there we d need to be at least millionaires personally i rarely buy knitting or crochet magazines simple reason unless i see at least 2 patterns that i know i will knit it s not worth the almost 10 plus price tag of most of them i have a few suggestions for how to figure out which magazine will work for you if you ve never considered buying a knitting magazine think about what style of clothing or accessories you like to knit consider your skill level as well there is no sense purchasing a magazine that carries only advanced patterns if you re a beginner the only thing that will happen is that you will become discouraged and the opposite works as well patterns that are too easy will bore an intermediate to advanced knitter one of the best places you can turn to get a taste of what a knitting magazine will carry is the internet just about every magazine has a website a place where they showcase that month s patterns articles etc another place you can ask for guidance on what magazines other knitters read is ravelry s forums there are all kinds of groups there whom will be more than happy to answer your questions about specific magazines or even in general it s free to join and you get access to all kinds of patterns some free some you purchase plus all the great support on the forums what i usually do is go online check out that month s run down of patterns and articles if i see things that i like then i may look for a copy in a store but since many stores only carry a few selections i usually see if it s sold as a digital download the advantage of this is you re saving a tree and it s much easier to store magazines digitally than in paper format if you decide to use a pattern you can always print it out it s a lot less paper than having 80 glossy pages sitting on your shelf of which you ll only actually use anywhere from 1 to 8 pages at best so out of all the knitting magazines out there there are a few that i will look at seriously mostly because they cater to what i like to look at and my style of knitting as well as my skill level since i consider myself anywhere from intermediate to advanced these are my favourites to look at nb i m not receiving any kind of remuneration for naming these magazines i just like them knitscene produced by interweave press in the us six years ago i bought my first copy at the time i would have considered myself a beginner skill wise so to be honest back then this magazine was over my head but today it isn t today i consider many of the projects to be early intermediate to intermediate the patterns are concise and assume you know your stitches they are well written with little long winded explanations the photos are usually well taken with clear views of each project the articles are also of interest and further your skills it can be purchased as a digital download simply knitting produced in the uk it contains a variety of projects that are suitable for many levels of knitters from the beginner to the expert this magazine has a project to suit your skill level for those who love alan dart patterns this is the magazine to turn to since every month there is a featured pattern by this premier designer of the whimsical again this is another magazine that can be purchased as a digital download knitty this is the longest running free online magazine based in canada they feature patterns ranging from mellow to extraspicy they will publish a new edition online two to three times a year and the selection is always interesting they feature new designers from all over the world so be prepared for some interesting patterns you can subscribe to their email update which let s you know when a new edition is coming out you can print off whichever pattern you want to make and they keep all their patterns available through their extensive archives these are my go to favourites but if you do a google search for knitting magazines you will find page after page of magazines covering just about every taste a knitter has so it s up to you to go out there and look at what is available what is are your favourite knitting magazine s posted by marieange at 6 30 am 1 comments labels alan dart knitscene knitting magazine knitty simply knitting email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday july 23 2012 on being thankful and teaching an old dog new tricks the past week is one i do not want to see repeated but considering the laundry list of health issues i have it will happen again the fibro fog seems to have cleared up but was followed by a kidney stone crisis on friday which i m still dealing with it s now out of my kidney but making it s way out of my bladder which seems to be having issues i guess it s a bigger one than usual ok so on being thankful we all have days weeks months years where it feels like the devil himself has decided to use us as his personal toilet paper and you all know what i mean by that so on the days when he finally quits using me i m thankful for what i have because i know that others are in as much or worse straits than i am with having fibromyalgia as i explained last week it affects my brain on the bad days which affects my life since i can t put two thoughts together while it s ongoing also means that i come up empty for subjects to post about on my blog so a couple of days ago i am subscribed to this lady s blog taking time to smell the roses as i m checking my emails i see she has a new post up the title was the answer to a question i d been plagued with for a long time the mathematics of long tail cast on this is my favorite method to teach any new knitter in my group and sometimes old knitters as well when they express interest in the technique but i d never been able to answer the question of how long do i have to have the tail be to cast on xx stitches but now i can confidently answer the question because of jackie s blog post this works really well i just experimented with the method and it comes out perfect time after time as long as you use the same long tail cast on method that she uses following in the comments to her post is another lady s method of figuring out the amount of yarn needed and unless it s for a super stretchy cast on that method works as well her method is to wind the yarn around the needle you re going to use as many times as the requested cast on for example if the pattern says cast on 24 stitches leaving a 4 inch tail wind the yarn around your needle 24 times and that should be the length you need to cast on 24 stitches another method that was devised by my best friend who shared it with me today is to cast on 10 stitches take them off the needle and use that length of yarn to measure off the rest of the yarn needed so if you need to cast on 50 stitches then you know you will need 5 lengths of the yarn to have enough for the cast on and today jackie posted another zinger this time it s about measuring bead size for knitting and i would add crochet as well this is so simple it s laughable but i d never thought of using this method before she uses a tool we all have in our knitting and crochet bag of tricks a needle sizing ruler check out her post on the subject and tell me that didn t just blow your mind since i ve been wanting to knit crochet something with beads this is a great way of figuring out what size beads you have on hand so even though my brain was blank i was supplied with material that i could share with my readers and also this goes right along with my firm belief in you re never too old to learn something new teach an old dog new tricks and learn something new every day thank you jackie e from knitheartstrings she also has an fb page you can like found here posted by marieange at 6 27 pm 1 comments labels bead sizing knitheartstrings mathematic of long tail cast on email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday july 18 2012 warning fibro fog ahead and behind and where was i going the last several days i ve had major fibro fog i feel like dory from finding nemo you remember her she had no short term memory every few minutes she would reintroduce herself to melvin lyrics to her song hey mr grump gills you know what you gotta do when life gets you down just keep swimming just keep swimming just keep swimming swimming swimming what do we do we swim swim swim oh ho ho how i love to swim when you waaaaaannttt to swim you want to swim i m sorry everyone i can t seem to wrap my head around composing posts i m having a fibromyalgia flare up caused by the insane heat we ve been getting this means i m having trouble putting thoughts together more complicated than i can t think of the word my head hurts constantly and pain killers do nothing nausea where there s no reason for it bad sleep caused by the weather and made worse by the constant headache and nausea as soon as my brain unfogs and it better be soon i ll be back with new posts and updates etc posted by marieange at 2 19 pm 1 comments labels fibromyalgia fm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday july 12 2012 the bookworm s picks so many books to choose from in fact an entire world of books that we can pick from but what to review this week of all the crochet books i have not counting stitch books of course the one i cherish the most is crochet master class co authored by jean leinhauser rita weiss mandala pillow first i think a lot of people misunderstand the title thinking that it s a book that will teach you the most complicated stitches patterns etc but to me the title simply means that i will be learning from people who belong in the crochet master s class just like there are master chefs woodworkers glass blowers and so on bruges lace shawl the book has 18 beautiful projects detailing specific crochet techniques the photography is exquisite the bios of each particular master of it s class opens a window into that designer s world the projects selected for the reader are well explained with line by line prompts slip stitch dress i wanted a book that would plainly show me the differences between each crochet technique expand my knowledge and help me learn to do more unique crochet forms many of which are not well published the book even provides you with these master s e mails websites workshop information and more so that you can pursue the next steps if you feel you ve mastered the basics provided tartan blanket whoever thought that tartan could not be crocheted one of the best designers shows you exactly how to do it or that bruges lace only looks complicated but is a breeze to make there is even a section covering irish crochet another beautiful technique that has very little coverage in today s printed books i would strongly recommend this book if you are a beginner crocheter trying to find which technique you like best an intermediate crocheter who has been looking for a way to bridge the gap to become advanced and well rounded or an advanced crocheter who wants to test their skills and knowledge posted by marieange at 12 08 pm 1 comments labels bookworms picks crochet master class email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday july 10 2012 angel s crochet knit time benefits of crochet knitting instead of talking about a stitch or a technique today i thought i d talk about the benefits of crochet and knitting yes i know many have written about this in the past but i think i ll come at this from a slightly different view point that of the person witnessing and living the changes on others and herself last friday was my knit crochet group that meets at the local library i started this group at the beginning of may of this year and each week i have new faces joining those who started back in may one of those ladies who started back in may came to me with a printout of an article that her therapist gave her last time she visited her the article comes from stitchlinks a website dedicated to collecting data of all types about the relationship between knitting and pain management her therapist told her that she has seen a marked change in her in the past two months and she thinks that it has a lot to do with her joining my group many of the ladies who attend my group have health issues ranging from mild to severe many of these health issues involve pain which needs to be managed either medically or through some other means if drugs are not their choice i myself suffer from fibromyalgia and pain is something i live with daily the lady who gave me the article that sparked this blog post suffers from major pain due to an accident the pain is severe enough that it affects her mental state her concentration and the accident itself has affected the muscles of her hands and arms when she first began attending the group she was quiet apologetic for her lack of dexterity and confidence was completely absent with gentle words and guiding hands i taught her how to do a long tail cast on and how to knit her first project was a short scarf for herself for this winter it took 6 weeks to complete but she could claim it as her own and the pride in her voice and on her face when she showed it off to the group was wonderful to see two months have gone by since that first day in may and she is now moving forward picking her own projects assessing her own skill level and she s finally realized what a difference learning to knit has made in her life she has found confidence determination a reason to go home every day a reason to get up every morning she finds that the level of pain goes down dramatically while she is knitting as well as for several hours later she also finds that she is not nervous like she used to be that she can relax much more easily and when things get tough at work just thinking about knitting when she gets home keeps her going through the rough spots as she pointed out one of the quotes on the article she handed me i feel valid not in valid able not dis abled she told me quite confidently that is how she feels now and then she thanked me i told her the person to thank was herself for coming to the group for taking that very first step i ve found over time that knitting and crocheting do the same things for me the time i spend knitting crocheting my mind is free to sort through other things as i concentrate on a stitch pattern other parts of my brain are...