Jan 14 2008

Don't you love having a long stretch of time to engage in your crafty pursuits? I know I do! Over the holiday break, I renovated this patchwork comforter.

the patchwork comforter my mother made for me when I was 9, now renovated to last for 29 more years

My mother made this for me when I was 9 years old, about the same time she and my grandmothers introduced me to knitting, crochet, embroidery and the whole lot. Over the years, this blanket had become quite tattered, so I gutted it like a fish.

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  Click the image to buy the pattern for the Encendida Scarf
  I knit up one lovely scarf like this for my mom and another for my mother in law. Click the image to buy the pattern for the Encendida Scarf
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  It's my first brioche knitting, an exciting challenge for me, and you know I love a challenge! I lovingly knit this gift for Miss Dottie, one of my favorite people in the whole world. Click the image to go see Dottie's blog.
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  This simple hat is knit in garter stitch, very similar to how the Jughead Hat was made, but without the points at the crown. Instead a gradually widening band is folded up and anchored with an attractive button and ribbon accent that contrasts nicely with this simple yarn (Patons Wool Classic worsted).
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  We rushed this photo shoot and I put the hat on backwards. Still looks alright, eh?
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  This photo was taken on Treasure Island, which offers amazing views of the City from the center of the Bay.
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  This was the prototype for the Cloche. I was trying to use up some stash yarns and they do complement each other nicely (Rowan Harris Tweed and Debbie Blissh Astrakhan). Alas, it's not quite right, so is likely to be ripped and re-knit.
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  Here's the third Cloche I knit. Getting bored by now, I didn't want to knit the same old button band, so I short-rowed it into a wave form instead. I am such a California girl sometimes!
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  Slightly different lighting reveals the wave.
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  I like the way the shadow of my eyelashes in this photo mirrors the curve of the wave on the hat.
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  Look! My first baby sweater. It's for Gemma, the lovely daughter of my bff from high school. Let's hope I get a photo of that cutie pie in this sweater before she grows out of it!
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  I knit this up as therapy while I was recovering from LASIK surgery. Free pattern available if you click this image.
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  This easy garter stitch scarf is knit from Filatura di Crosa's 127 Print, a soft wool yarn with short floats of warm fall colors in a sea of blue. It's as easy as pie, just cast on 360 stitches (use the knitted cast on), and knit in garter stitch, slipping the first stitch of every row with yarn in front. Go until you use up 3 balls and bind off loosely. Voila!
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  This simple modification of the Slink pattern (long version) makes it a more versatile layering piece, and is a flattering use of handpaint yarn. Vertical!
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  This handpaint yarn from Sheep City USA is merino and mohair, a soft and drapey blend. Be sure to look for Sheep City USA at yarn shows.