Good thing...
... that I ordered extra yarn just in case....
February 09, 2008
March 28, 2007
I shall never sew triangles again!
Okay well I only ever did it once, and everything turned out horrible crooked... check out this tutorial and I bet you won't fear triangles anymore either.
January 19, 2007
Fun Knitting Tip
I was browsing the Knitters Review Forum because I hadn't been by in a while when I came upon a very clever idea.
"... Had two balls with wrinkly, krinkly sock yarn that I wasn't looking forward to casting on again. At that point my dishwasher shut off and I opened the door to let things cool down before I started putting away. I felt a rush of steam on my face and the proverbial lightbulb went on. I put the two balls of sock yarn in an open space, closed the door and after about 5 - 7 minutes took them out. They have straightened out nicely, and I'm ready to cast on again!"
What a very clever knitter!
May 29, 2006
how to get your logo to show up in Bloglines
This may also apply to other "feed readers" but Bloglines is the only one I use right now. Here is an example of the image.
I used a large image so it would show up but I reccomend using a smaller image, such as 100x100 so as not to annoy your readers by forcing them to scrool through a bunch of big logos.
I use Movabletype for my blog, here is a screen shot of my "templates" section;
I reccomend editing the atom.xml (Atom Index) and the index.xml (RSS 2.0) files. In this example I am editing the atom.xml file;
Here is a closeup of the code I added (just the IMAGE tags and the stuff inbetween);
You would need to re-type that and put in your websites proper values. You can use flickr to host your image. If you don't have a place to put your images I can not help you with that sorry! I reccomend Flickr.com
Jen over at the Jenla Blog helped me out by giving me examples of how she did it in Wordpress;
Jen edited the following files to get it to work for her; wp-atom.php, wp-rss.php and wp-rss2.php
I have been unable to find a way to edit the feed in Blogger, if you know of a way please let me know and I'll post it.
May 02, 2006
Video iPod Cozy Pattern - at your request!
Well I was suprised a few of you wanted to know how I made it, so I threw some directions together. Let me know if I have any errors!
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April 29, 2006
How to store knitting patterns on your iPod!
I was sitting here with my iPod this morning, thinking hrmm wouldn't it be cool if I could put knitting patterns on it? So I went to some iPod forums and asked around and got the answer, YES I can!
In you're iPod: Main Menu > Extras > Notes
I also was able to get a chart into the photo section but I have yet to capture a decent picture of it. It's very crisp and easy to read!
Here is how to put the files on your iPod - very simple instructions!
It's always a lovely saturday when you have a big room just for you and a bunch of knitters, and a waiter to bring you coffee of course!
Do you spot the cute socks that Claudia knit for me? She's so sweet! Thanks Claudia!
I'm gonna knit all night baby! Gotta finish this damn sock.
Friday night my husband and I went backwards in time about 5 years, and went to see Diesel Boy (Drum and Bass) in Atlanta.
I got fairly tippsy and took pictures in the bathroom.
November 23, 2005
An Alternative to Magic Loop?
The Garter Belt Tutorial I don't get it at all, but maybe you guys will like it.
November 09, 2005
Knitting 2 socks on the Magic Loop
Someone was asking about this the other day and I can't remember who was... but while doing a search I found this PDF for how to do two socks on one circ!!
November 08, 2004
Double Sided St St
AKA how to knit the fingers on gloves with two straight needles.
Photo Tutorial
Original Source
"You cast on an even number, then it goes: knit one, bring yarn forward between needles, slip the next stitch as if to purl it, put the yarn to the back Repeat that whole set of things across ending with the slipped stitch. Start again on the next row."