Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Friday, February 15, 2008

heirloom handmade items



I am looking for ideas for displaying heirloom handmade items. This is an apron my husband grandma made- his mom's side. It's hard to tell but she used little bitty black stitches, that was sort of her signature of the quilt.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Straight knitting looms



This is my newest adventure- you can see how it is laced- double knit style- other you can see how it works out- blue that doesn't match is guide thread.

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Knitting Looms






There are different sorts of Knitting Looms- ones I have are called Knifty Knitter by Provo craft. Which is the first picture. These are plastic.
Some of the looms come in wood. There are several books on loom crafts. These books are available on first site I mentioned:

http://decoraccentsinc.com/loomsbycategory.html

http://bevq.blogspot.com/

http://www.loomroom.com/

The loomroom has videos.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Knitted coin/makeup purse


This is stage 1 of the small knitted purse I am making. I will make a lining for it, also sew a button on the front. It is a gift I am making. Mohair yarn I found at the thrift shop.

I will post finished picture probably tomorrow.

Dish or Bath Mitt


We've been having a discussion on the Purple Ink (writing list) about crotchet and knitting. This is a Dish/Bath Mitt I knitted with my knitting loom- Smallest the blue one, free pattern off an on line site. Not really fancy but I like something to do with my hands when I am watching a video or talking to dh in the evening.