Today is the last day of the 3rd Annual Knit and Crochet Blog Week Day 7, or 3KCBWDAY7 for short. Finding out about this week on the first day has made posting every day a challenge in itself. And you know, it feels GREAT! The topics did challenge me. Mostly about sharing more of myself and my craft. And isn’t that what blogging is all about? I’m thrilled so many people have stopped by this week, and hope you’ll come back. If there’s something you want to see covered in a future post, you can click here to leave a request on the “Ask Your Questions Here”... (Read More ...)
Today’s challenge for the 3rd Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week or 3KCBWDAY6 is all about challenging yourself to develop your knitting or crochet skill set. It’s normal to learn new skills and to also sometimes reach a plateau. Have you reached a plateau in your knitting? Or are you continually challenging yourself? I like to do new things. When I sat down to look for inspiration about my next challenge for this post, I realized just some of the different techniques I’ve knit. There’s the Intarsia Sweater I knit for one of my nephews who is a train fan – And there are... (Read More ...)
How do the seasons affect your knitting? This is today’s question from Day 4 of the 3rd Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week 3KCBWDAY4. And it’s an interesting one. I live in South Carolina, in the part of the U.S. called “The South.” There are definitely four seasons here, although the winters are milder than those of “The North.” It can get cold although usually for a few days in a row, then temperatures moderate. For the cold days, and for cold damp days, Hand knit socks wear better and are warmer than store bought. At least the ones on stores locally! Yarns predominantly... (Read More ...)
Today is the first day of the 3rd Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week. Today’s topic is Colour Lovers. And this post has my answers to some questions about colors knitters often get asked. How do you choose colors for your knitting projects? Mostly I love choosing a color that the recipient will want to wear. Whether it’s for me or for a gift. So when possible for a gift, I try to get yarn in colors she or he will love. When I look at the colors in my stash, they are colors that comfort me. There’s some bright red and green for Christmas, bright colors of cotton worsted for... (Read More ...)
Some purists don’t like to combine knitting and crocheting. Why some, won’t even talk to people who do the other one! Good grief is all I can say. While knitting comes easier for me, I enjoy them both. And part of the fun is combining them into the same project. Recently I decided to redo part of an afghan I made a few years ago. It’s made of individual blocks of different colors. The original knitting instructions in the afghan kit said to sew the blocks together. Well, that’s fine. I wanted to use the same color yarn, thinking it would be less noticeable. ... (Read More ...)
