Posts Tagged ‘yarn’
January 27, 2015
This is a pair of socks I made using a double strand (Madelinetosh and Koigu yarns), 36 stitches on #4 needles. The cuff was knit on #2 needles. The furry part was knit on #4 needles. I had the furry yarn on hand. I cannot remember the manufacturer. I thought these socks would be nice and warm to wear around the house – or the office instead of wearing my boots all day!
I bought the sock yarn at Bo-Peep Fine Yarns in Ligonier, PA. This is a wonderful yarn shop!
Because it is Tuesday, here are some tattoos. You have heard of tattoo sleeves. It turns out there are tattoo socks, too. These designs, however, take the name literally.
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January 13, 2014
This knitted Great Wall and other wonders of the world are part of the Craft and Hobby trade show going on in Anaheim, California. This exhibit is sponsored by Lion Brand Yarn and was created by Nathan Vincent. Below are other wonders of the world in the exhibit I love the Great Wall on a landscape of crocheted granny squares (above), but also am tickled by the Easter Island fellow wearing an Irish fisherman’s sweater.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, Easter Island, Great Wall of China, history, knitting, Leaning Tower of Pisa, seven wonders of the world, Sphinx, Stonehenge, Taj Mahal, travel, whimsey, yarn, Ziggurat | 2 Comments »
October 10, 2013
I know, the title of this blog is Gunsmoke and KNITTING and I have not posted much on either subject lately.
This one, however, is about knitting. I recently traveled to Pittsburgh to see my brother and other things. My brother lives in Ligonier, PA. Ligonier is really a charming town with a lot of little shops – including Bo Peep Fine Yarns. I had to stop there.
So this is the sock yarn I purchased there:
And I bought this yarn because it was pretty and sparkly. I don’t know what I am going to do with it, but would appreciate any suggestions:
More yarn shop – They are winding my sock yarn into a ball here.
This is a yarn shop with a fireplace –
We wound up the afternoon with some excellent coconut cream pie:
More Ligonier photos:
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September 20, 2013
Cats and knitting.
And my push-me pull-you, 2-headed cat – Sam-Murphy.
They are also “helping” me quilt.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged animals, cats, Friday, knitting, quilting, sappy cat blogging, turtle, whimsey, yarn | 6 Comments »
April 10, 2013
Thanks for HMS Defiant for this reference about Romano-Egyptian socks. He watches me knitting and sent this delightful story along.
I am a sock knitter and one of the nice things about knitting your own is that you can tailor them to the recipient – color, length in all dimensions, weight.
However, I have never had to adjust my knitting to accommodate the apparently stork-footed (see there are storks again) individual for whom these socks were made.
Another note is that the story talks about single-needle knitting. I always thought that was crochet – ?
Here’s the story.
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February 15, 2013
I mentioned earlier that I am knitting hats for the newborns at the county hospital. Here are some of the latest creations being shown by world-class models.
Below, Murphy models a snappy white cloche with a garnet bow embellishment.
And then Sam shows off a novelty cupcake hat.
Then in profile.
This modeling can be an exhausting business.
I am amazed at how calm these guys are during the photo shoot.
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Gunsmoke and Knitting 