Final June crafty post at my crafty blog:
http://juliamakesstuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/june-fos.html

Paton's current newsletter has an interesting free pattern for crocheted socks:
http://www.patonsyarns.com/newsletters/june2010/stretchSocks_BasicCrochetSock.pdf?utm_source=ravelry&utm_medium=forum&utm_content=pdfcrochetsock&utm_campaign=PatonsJune2010

I've used this yarn to knit socks and while I did have to be careful not to stretch it too tightly ( Read more... )

My So-called Crafty Life

cross-posted from juliamakesstuff.blogspot.com
Almost no knitting done this week on my sweater or anything else. I've had quite a bit of inflammation/pain in my left elbow (arthritis), and knitting aggravates it. Crochet doesn't seem to bother it, though, so I've been working on that a bit. I have so far learned single ( Read more... )

Monday, October 26, 2009

xposted from juliamakesstuff.blogspot.com
Not quite finished yet

Didn't get as much work done on Sweater #2 this weekend... I tried it on again and need to knit a bit more ribbing before casting off and starting the sleeves... I really loooooove how it is turning out, though. I know I've mentioned it, but I really do love it ( Read more... )

I just went to Hobby Lobby for a quick lunch break, to buy yarn for a baby blanket I need to knit in about a week, and heard something disturbing. A lady was ranting to her husband about what an employee had told her. She was looking for a specific color of Lion Brand Jiffy she needed to finish a project, and had asked when they were getting more ( Read more... )