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acted on yet as you probably know there aren t real flamingos in alaska there are also precious few plastic flamingos what i want is to have a half dozen that tg and i can outfit for the seasons we wouldn t keep them out all the time because cold plastic is usually a bad thing but we would knit them hats and scarves to have out occasionally during the winter anyway that s the plan my husband of course is less than thrilled he did say the only reason i m not trying to talk you out of it is because i just know i d come home from work to an army of pink flamingos he s so smart get flocked carries flamingos made using don featherstone s original molds that are made in the u s a if you re looking for flamingos or the perfect christmas present for an alaskan blogger living in a neighborhood with no flamingos hee by shala kerrigan posted on thursday august 23 2012 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags don featherstone family silliness flamingos gift box pink plastic flamingos printable box whimsy wednesday august 22 2012 ruffle socks pattern sorry about the odd angle of the picture my husband was caught up in something and didn t hear me yelling that i needed help taking a photo of the ruffly socks of course when he heard me grumbling about how hard it is to take a good photo of ruffles on your own feet he said well why didn t you ask for help yeah laughs happens in every household right these are made using chains and single crochets in crochet stitch and simple knit stitch no purling worked in the round using dpns to make these you will need a pair of socks i used gold toe socks made of pima cotton with a touch of spandex but most any opaque knit turn down socks will work size 10 crochet cotton thread to match your socks i used aunt lydia s classic in black red heart sashay ruffle yarn these are made with the color boogie one skein will do a few pairs thread to match the sashay yarn sewing needle size 7 1 5mm crochet hook size 8 double pointed needles stitch holder or safety pin working with ruffle yarn is a bit different it comes looking like a flat ribbon but it s a mesh that you stretch out to a wide ruffle you knit with it by knitting in just the top row of the mesh it seems complicated but it s super easy once you start the only kind of tricky part is finishing it because you can t really pull the yarn through the last stitch you sew the end and then sew the beginning of the yarn to finish it you ll start by crocheting directly into the top of the sock to create the loops you ll use as a cast on for the knitted ruffle crocheted loops insert the hook into the sock about a 1 8th of an inch from the end make a slip knot in the thread and put it on the hook and pull it through make a slip stitch then work a single crochet in the top of the sock cuff right next to it chain 5 single crochet about 5 mms away from the first single crochet the size 8 knitting needles are 5 mms so about the width of one needle repeat all the way around on the last chain 5 chain 5 then slip stitch in the first sc break off and weave in ends knitted ruffle the fun part the chains will be your cast on since you re working in the round you want the stitches approximately evenly distributed on the needles stitch the needles in like you re sewing going back and forth in the loops instead of yarning over you ll put the needle into the top of the mesh in a loop then knit it the top of the mesh is the side that doesn t have a metallic accent open out the first 12 inches of the sashay yarn using a 4th needle put it into the crochet loop as if to knit you start knitting about 4 inches away from the end of the yarn pass the knitting needle into a loop on the top of the mesh and pull the loop through the crochet loop in a normal knit stitch then pull the crochet loop off the needle put the needle in the next crochet loop skip a mesh and knit the next one repeat around skipping a mesh for each stitch and pulling the ruffle yarn open as you work when you ve worked around all the way knit the first knit stitch on to the 3rd needle now work a loose bind off still skipping a mesh on each stitch when you get to the last stitch on the needle slip the stitch holder into it cut off the yarn about 4 inches from the end of the knitting for stitching it up working with doubled thread knotted on one end worked best sew into the mesh and the chains between the meshes holding the knot about an inch from the end stitch it all the way up to the crochet chain then pass the needle through the knotted loop and pull tight knot it off and take a few more stitches and knot it off again trim the thread then trim the yarn about a half inch from the stitching if it doesn t look really neat don t worry it will be hidden in the ruffles stitch up the beginning end of the yarn the same way repeat for the other sock quick tip the sashay yarn can be a bit slippery the first one i had no problems with but the second one the stitches kept slipping off the needles so i put silicone mini hair elastics on the ends of the needles as i worked that kept them from slipping off yay big deep ruffles on socks or you could use the same effect on the edges of stretch magic type gloves by shala kerrigan posted on wednesday august 22 2012 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags knitting knitting pattern ruffle yarn knitting ruffles sashay yarn sock edging socks monday august 20 2012 graph comparison transformers in bead knit and cross stitch charts i was going through a lot of old files today looking for the graph for a purse i made a few years back still haven t found that but did find these old graphs done to compare graph types beads the most popular stitches are brick and peyote the most popular beads are delica size 11 cylinder beads so that s how i planned these graphs delicas are slightly smaller from hole to hole then from outside edge to outside edge when you re working in peyote stitch generally the holes will line up vertically peyote is also offset by half these graphs are original size so they don t need to be clicked shown shaded and i have no idea now what my reasoning behind that was because of the aspect ratio these are 39 beads wide and 36 beads tall knit stitches working up from a cast on edge instead side to side are shorter than they are wide so if you graph something on a square graph it might work but more likely it s going to come out squashed it varies some but generally the ratio is close enough to delica type beads that a knitting graph will work on loom or square stitch for beads click on the images for larger versions these are meant to be used for smaller washcloths but would also look awesome at the bottom of a scarf 40 stitches across and 57 rows tall cross stitch is done a straight squared graph which makes it the easiest pixel art works well for cross stitch and that s probably how these were designed click on the images for larger versions 60x60 roughly since apparently i didn t square off this graph properly i have no idea if that s helpful to anyone but it was fun finding them there are tons of different kinds of graph paper available for free on my old classic webpage here oh this is the purse that got me searching as soon as i find the graphs i ll post them by shala kerrigan posted on monday august 20 2012 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags autobots beading cross stitch decepticons geekery graph paper graphs knitting peyote transformers washcloth sunday august 19 2012 peace symbol printable paper and gift boxes i hope you like these more peace symbol printables click on the images for larger versions i have some things available for sale on craftsy it s pdf only so if you want to buy blank templates in transparent png jpg or gif format you ll have to do that on etsy but if you want to buy some of my bead patterns except the limited edition ones you ll get an instant download instead of having to wait until i check my email anyway the reason i m mentioning it is because i was debating printable circle tags and journal circles that could be cut out using a 2 inch circle punch that had fillable fields and possibly calling cards like these bat themed calling cards i m just not sure if people like the fillable field pdf printables so what s your take by shala kerrigan posted on sunday august 19 2012 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags boxes gift boxes paper peace symbol printables links i m loving micropublishing and tesla the first one which you may have already heard of it the oatmeal s fund raiser for the tesla science museum it s a chance to be a part of history and to help build a museum to remember nikola tesla and his contributions to science there has been a lot raised but it s not just about buying the land what goes over the amount raised for the land will help pay for getting the museum built the other one you may not know about micropublishing you know i m a big supporter of micropublishing for kindle but i also like real books and zines that are micropublished micropublishing is independent authors illustrators and very small publishing co ops creating books zines and chapbooks these are all on a small scale and done more for love than money growing up in a hippie household my mom had lots of 8 32 page chapbooks these were laid out and xeroxed then folded in half and stapled or sometimes they were just sheets of papers with a staple in the top corner some were political manifestos others were collections of recipes or instructions on doing things they were poetry collections and short stories we have blogs and the internet for that now but there is something wonderful about having paper versions to give people diy publishing full of creativity and ideas it s a part of our culture that defies the mainstream to provide information interests and thoughts it s punk it s hippie it s all sorts of things these days those self published booklets are frequently called zines and the co ops or people who distribute many types of them are called distros distros get submissions from authors and provide a central place to get zines on lots of subjects zines are generally printed on 8 5x11 inch paper that s folded in half and stapled in the middle some are copied from handwritten pages or created using traditional methods to make a master and copy that they are usually printed in black and white some of them have hand stamped or printed covers the books made by the micro publishers can be stitched stapled or perfect bound paperback glue binding the biggest has split into 2 independent distros it s the second that s my other link i love microcosm distribution they sell patches buttons stickers and teeshirts that are created in house as well as a fantastic selection of zines and books i ve ordered from the original company a few times and trust them so when the new company started i had no hesitation about ordering from them for diy types check out the diy section you can order superpacks which are collections on a theme there is also a section for people who love to cook that includes some great vegan recipe collections it s punk it s indie as heck and it s a lot of fun my whole family enjoys our zine collection it s not for everyone some people will object to the politics or language i don t use explicit language very often but it s not because i object to it we have the fix sh t up sticker on a lot of things around the house and i m beyond thrilled they are doing a sewing version of it check them out look around if there is a specific diy or cooking zine you want to know more about ask me i might have it and can tell you if it s a favorite or not they are having a 50 off sale on a lot of things to promote the new distro by shala kerrigan posted on sunday august 19 2012 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags indie indie publishing science tesla zines saturday august 18 2012 printable quote art about synergy i m really insecure about this usually my posted quotes are things other people said this one is my own it was the last thing i was thinking last night before going to bed so if you don t like it that s okay if you do then i ll probably blush and get all bashful we are so much more than the sum of our parts we are multiplied divided added subtracted in infinite variations we are created again with every thought experience memory and emotion that equation takes more than a mind to understand it takes heart and soul synergy click on this image for a large version already rotated for printing on portrait settings by shala kerrigan posted on saturday august 18 2012 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags printable quote quote quote art friday august 17 2012 fabulous week with photos mt susitna the photo above was taken earlier this week we hadn t planned on going to take pictures of susitna we actually went the other way for photos of ducks and other wild life but while we were driving back into town i was stunned by how pretty the sunset looked and so we did stop for photos click on the photos to see larger versions i also saw this piece of graffiti bee the love you seek i love you all forever here are some of the birds we saw at potter s marsh that evening seagulls bald eagle in flight ducks and a sandpiper remember when i said my raspberries had become a nice little thicket that started out as 3 canes 3 years ago next year should be amazing with all the second and third year canes we plan to plant some of the smaller canes at my dad s house raspberries and strawberries from my garden yum yum the strawberries started a few years ago as a single hanging basket from wal mart that my husband got me because i really really wanted strawberries growing in my yard they needed transplanting fairly quickly the original plant wasn t in great shape but it sent off lots of runners i replanted some of the runners in 2 spaces in my yard they ve been coming back reliably ever since and sending out more runners so now i have 2 strawberry patches everyone loves to see the strawberries ripen they are so sweet and big in fact i m going to go have some soon this weekend is our annual greek festival it s always a lot of fun baklava and tiny cups of rich dark coffee music and dancing then monday michael has a job interview my fingers are crossed i ve been working on a pattern using ruffle yarn it s a lot of fun by shala kerrigan posted on friday august 17 2012 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags alaska anchorage birds ducks eagles garden graffiti mountains raspberries seagulls strawberries thursday august 16 2012 shark mandala to color my daughter suggested this shark mandala and as some of you know from previous postings i m a little insecure about critter drawings s...