tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332268962011-07-07T21:53:28.789-07:00The ability to create something beautiful is all we can know of the Divine.Carolinenoreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226896.post-53446948927198931622007-06-27T17:58:00.000-07:002007-07-06T20:31:06.917-07:00

Into the Spider’s Web I blame Stephanie. She blames Julie, but she’s just as bad. Of course, I’ve encouraged my knitting friends to join MS3, so I’ll be equally to blame. Being addicted to lace, as well as being a very impressionable knitter, I have more shawls started than I will ever admit. I have finished shawls, too, most of which have gone to other knitters as gifts, since only they

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Ce n'est pas une publicité(This is not an advertisement)With an apology to Magritte, but not a very big oneNormally, I would not post about a product, particularly not a DESIGNER product. If I had both the money and the square-footage, I would consider this for both its ability to protect AND display yarn. This appeals to the knitter (and show-off) in me and it tickles me that a very chi-chi

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Storing Blocking WiresHow many of you lace knitters own a set of blocking wires?I'd be willing to bet that most of you are still storing them in the plastic bag they came in, or if you ordered them from Zonta, you are using the PVC pipe that they were shipped in, right?I've designed and created a container for blocking wires that is easy to make, inexpensive and well within the abilities of most

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The TableclothI was brought up to be modest. I was taught that self-agrandizment was not pretty or ladylike. There is something uncouth about self-congratulation and preening.I am throwing all that upbringing out the window in the face of THISI know the photo is out of focus and badly lighted and the background isn't high-contrast. I'm still working on getting a good photo.The blocking is wonky

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The Tablecloth is DONE DONE DONE!!!I have a tablecloth that has taken the better part of three years to complete.Not because of any particular difficulty with the pattern (Burda / possibly Niebling?).Not because I can't follow a pattern slavishly (well, don't ask my friends about that statement!)No, it's because I don't read German and tried to guess what the chart meant.I guessed wrong to the

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We apologize for the inconvenience . . .No more blog posts until I can get a more reliable connection to the Internet. I apologize for this, but I have been struggling to upload images and even edit text.My new connection should be activated on Monday, February 26. After that, I am hopeful that posting will be more regular with more pictures.Until then, I am suspended, like the blue man in the

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A PASSION FOR KNITTINGHundreds of thousands of stitches. Maybe a million stitches, maybe a hundred million!I have no idea how many stitches I have knitted in the past 45 years. Sometimes I calculate the number of stitches in a delicate shawl and am surprised to find that, despite imagining there are half-a-million, there are really only 170,000! I'm nearly as surprised to find that a pair of

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Mystery Knitting – FinalThanks to all who sent in guesses about what I am knitting.Say hello to “Spiny Norman”. For those who are not Monty Python fans, Spiny Norman was the hedgehog who was after Dinsdale, one of the Piranha brothers. Actually “Spiny Norman” with feathery blond shag looks more like “Farrah Fawcett Norman”.The winner of the Alpaca Fino has been notified and I'll be mailing the

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Mystery Knitting ContestI’m working on a little tutorial about correcting a mistake in lace without ripping entire rows, but I needed a little break from it. Yesterday I found an entertaining diversion by knitting this (ignore the miniature mittens in the lower left corner!):If you can identify what I am knitting, I am offering a skein of Alpaca with a Twist Fino (70% baby alpaca/30% silk, 3.5 oz

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Simple ThingsI don't want anyone to get the idea that I only knit complicated lace shawls. I occasionally make what I call my "Offhand Shawls".I generally save all my oddballs of yarn for a while after the major project is finished. This is to ensure that I have enough yarn to make corrections (as in re-knit a section) or to make a matching accessory if I want.There are three stages of "oddballs"

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A Tribute to George Montague, friend and lace knitterA few years ago, I had a friend who was a wonderful lace knitter and mentor. George knitted almost exclusively lace - doilies, tablecloths, shawls, stoles. He favored German and Italian lace patterns, and he would re-chart each one as he worked on it, dispensing with the tedious lining up of stitches. Instead he wrote out each line as he

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Moth InfestationWords that strike terror into the heart of a knitter!I suffered through a moth infestation earlier this summer. In late May, I noticed lots of small brown insects flying around inside my house. I live in an urban area, and don't use window screens on a regular basis. I rarely have a fly or mosquito problem. I just wait for my cat Valentina (Teeny, for short) to knock the bugs out

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Welcome to 365 Days of ShawlsOne Shawl at a Time (My definition of "shawl" also includes stoles and the occasional shrug - just a warning!)I have had some encouragement about starting a blog about my shawl knitting obsession.I'll be posting shawls that I have finished, shawls in progress and as they are being created. I'd also like to host pictures of other knitters' shawls and feature their

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