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s to what kind of silhouette would be best for me to wear with this skirt i traded in my actual waistline for menopause some time ago what do you think of the length this is the length that i feel most comfortable with but i don t know whether it s the most flattering length the camera is at eye level i feel like this tutorial is really really really long but i am at a loss as to what to omit suggestions welcome criticisms welcome too as long as they are sandwiched in kindness is there a way to insert a photo within a numbered or bulleted list i offer no prize for guessing how much time i spent looking for that answer do you like the photos centered left aligned some other way special thanks to bunny who suggested photoscape as a good photo editing software i need a nap blessings and peace posted by sandra at 5 19 pm 14 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels denim elastic hem pockets sewing tilted waist thursday october 18 2012 help for one who is suffering today my sister would have been 64 years old if she had not taken her life a few years ago if you are suffering deeply and seemingly endlessly or know someone who is please feel free to share this post with them when you feel you can t go on call a suicide hotline 1 800 784 2433 or 1 800 273 8255 crisis counselors are waiting for your call how could it possibly help call to find out or click here for more resources your life is precious and valuable no matter how it might feel at the moment please and thank you blessings and peace posted by sandra at 3 03 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels family mental health suffering suicide tuesday october 16 2012 eight stitches but not of the knitting type we just got home a little while ago i was being careless and inattentive when chopping swiss chard and cut my right index finger oops i initially thought that i could manage it with a bandaid and compression but it quickly became clear that i needed help so we went to immediate care on transit road and they took excellent care of me so much to be grateful for excellent care help close by highly skilled professionals top notch tools and materials and an entirely smooth process i am nearing the completion of a sewing project that i have been writing a tutorial for and thought i d be finished today soon friends soon blessings and peace posted by sandra at 8 17 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday october 10 2012 knitting blocking matters even for such simple knitted things as dishcloths here s what i mean pardon the off coloring in my photos before blocking being blocked after blocking again before blocking during blocking after blocking blocking allows you to shape the finished item and it makes the pattern more visible notes after i ve finished knitting something i always hand wash it it might be for someone with allergies and we have a cat i rinse rinse rinse then squeeze out as much water as i can then roll it in a towel then i block it by placing it on a foam square adding pins every inch or so shaping it as i go for something larger such as a scarf or shawl i might use blocking wires i ll show you some of those photos another day blessings and peace posted by sandra at 8 53 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels blocking dishcloths knitting tutorial windowpanes knitted dishcloth pattern i am honored to share by request my own pattern that i used for some of the dishcloths shown in my october 2 post and here are a few of the tips and techniques i incorporate into my knitting 1 i usually use a needle one size larger for the cast on and a needle two sizes larger for the bind off for example i use a size 6 4 mm needle for worsted weight cotton for dishcloths so i use size 7 4 5 mm for the cast on and size 8 5 mm for the bind off this helps to achieve the same stretch in the cast on and bind off edges as for the body of the piece 2 speaking of needles i use circular needles for both round and flat work it makes knitting in close quarters such as a movie theater much easier and if i happen to drop one end of the circular needle i am still holding the other end so i don t really lose the needle 3 when i set my work down or put it away for a while i push all of the stitches to the cable section thinner section of the needle between the two ends ensuring that a ridge from having left the stitches on the thickest part of the needle won t permanently form in that row 4 when i use the long tail cast on my choice for dishcloths i work the first 3 to 5 stitches with both yarns the yarn end and the ball yarn that way i don t need to weave those ends in later 5 i try to complete a row before setting my work down which helps to maintain a more even tension 6 blocking i block almost everything i knit it vastly improves the appearance evening out changes in tension throughout the piece i think it somehow presses the blocked shape into the memory in other words even after a cloth is machine washed and dried it retains the blocked shape windowpanes dishcloth by sandra carden front back materials and notes yarn cotton worsted weight variegated yarn one 2 to 2 5 oz ball will usually make two cloths needles size 7 to cast on 6 to work dishcloth and 8 to bind off gauge is not important abbreviations st s stitch es k knit p purl for a smoother edge optional slip the first stitch of each row as if to purl if the next stitch is a knit stitch remember to move your working yarn to the back first if the next stitch is a purl stitch your yarn is already in front so you do not need to move it cast on 36 sts using size 7 needle bottom border change to size 6 needle and work in seed st k1 p1 repeat ending k1 for 6 rows side borders begin and end each row in seed st 5 sts instructions for pattern between the side borders work bottom border row 1 k1 p4 k1 p4 k1 p4 k1 p4 k1 p4 k1 row 2 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 row 3 k1 p4 k1 p4 k1 p4 k1 p4 k1 p4 k1 row 4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 row 5 knit across row 6 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 k4 p1 repeat these six rows six times work top border bind off using size 8 needle in knit stitch weave in yarn ends block shorthand repeat between and work bottom border row 1 k1 p4 k1 across row 2 p1 k4 p1 across row 3 k1 p4 k1 across row 4 p1 k4 p1 across row 5 knit across row 6 p1 k4 p1 across repeat these six rows six times work top border bind off in knit stitch weave in yarn ends block resource knitting help has free knitting videos i have taken some before during and after photos of the blocking part of knitting so i will write about that soon and i have started a sewing project a reworking of something i bought but will never wear so that s on my list of sewing projects to share with you blessings and peace posted by sandra at 2 48 pm 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dishcloths free pattern knitting knitting tips tutorial saturday october 6 2012 need an apron for yourself or as a gift sale i just saw that this sewing theme apron is on sale again 6 99 regularly 34 99 from nancy s notions sewing theme apron i bought one a month ago and can attest to the quality of fabric used and the workmanship of course it could be and here has been worn more than for sewing i am posting this because i love aprons so much so that i am planning a blog post about aprons and so much so that i tried every which way to include apron in my blog name do you love aprons what do you like about them blessings and peace posted by sandra at 2 35 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels aprons sewing thursday october 4 2012 jimmy burgess s mother so i ve been thinking about the knitting part of my life and thought i d share a bit about it with you when i was 10 years old jimmy burgess who was maybe 5 years old at the time and his parents lived on the other side of the duplex two family house side by side that our family owned mr and mrs burgess were from scotland and you had to really want to understand what they were saying their accents were that thick sometimes i spent time with mrs burgess and jimmy after school while mr burgess was at work mrs burgess was a knitter and she taught me the knit stitch not how to purl or cast on or bind off or increase or decrease or fix mistakes just the knit stitch she probably would have taught me all of those and then some but we moved i took my needles and ball of yarn with me but don t remember ever seeing them again i resumed knitting with elizabeth zimmermann during her pbs tv series when i was pregnant with my daughter and i made many baby items for my daughter and then for my son once again i didn t intentionally set it aside it s not that i lost interest so much as my life filled up with other activities you might have read about that phenomenon pretend there s a smile or wink emoticon here fast forward a few decades and a friend i met online fran sent me a photo of a little triangle neck scarf she had knitted that was all i needed to see quick easy fun project with a cute result so my life in knitting resumed oh yes i used those eyelash yarns ladder yarns even glow in the dark yarns to make little scarves for myself and everybody around me fun fun fun i tried fitted sweaters cardigans and pullovers but the results were not wearable i might get back to that type of project some day for the past few years though my knitting has consisted of cotton dishcloths most of which i ve sold and donated the proceeds to st gianna molla pregnancy outreach center a local pro life ministry gifts for new babies family and friends and recently a scarf for myself here are a few things i ve knitted dishcloths smaller dish cloths and then some baby hats trio of baby boy hats hats for twin girls and an easter basket of hats for preemie babies at sisters of charity hospital my lenten knitting that year i ll show you more in the coming days in the meantime if you know jimmy burgess who lived on fowler avenue in kenmore ny in the 1950s let me know i d love to reconnect with him and tell him about the difference that his mother made in my life blessings and peace posted by sandra at 8 44 am 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels knitting tuesday october 2 2012 is there room for one more at this party after telling people for the last oh so many years i m an editor not a writer and declining any and every project that involved writing here i am thinking for a brief moment that i have any business starting a blog i do have a few topics i want to share with you my dear reader s so we ll see whether this blogging thing is as simple as people tell me and simple this blog will be easy sewing projects easy knitting projects easy food ideas i hope to write about my own projects and to share resources that help me to add beauty and goodness to our world because i am never making it without help whether it s another blog a youtube video books family friends and faith my first blog post was going to be about yesterday s autumn craft day fallen leaves dipped in melted beeswax that we did with several young children but i forgot to take pictures so i m hoping to have another autumn craft day after all i still have the beeswax in the slow cooker and sometimes making it is about getting through a situation circumstance or season we might explore that too blessings and peace posted by sandra at 3 15 pm 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels knitting sewing newer posts home subscribe to posts atom hello and welcome sandra i am a curious person a lifelong learner and i love to complete projects in the spirit of we help each other this journal is my little way of giving back another of my interests is healthy living in ways 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