A Knifty Knitter's Journal

Hooray! A loomy 'zine

2007-03-15T20:28:37Z

How cool is this? A loom-dedicated online 'zine called, appropriately enough, The Loom Knitters Circle. Featuring patterns, articles, and a forum, this great site is just what loom knitters have been asking for. Visit it today! As far as my own p...

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Antique store find: Handee Revolving Wool Winder

2007-03-03T20:44:28Z

Now here's a little item I'm sure will be "handee" someday--a wool winder. It was just $5.50 at a local antique store. I had just admired three or four wooden ones, all very pretty but expensive, rickety, and too big, when I spied this one still ...

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Big Bubba comes to visit

2007-03-03T20:15:23Z

So, what brought yarn kitty and yarn dog out of the house on a winter day? In the past week we've had 30" of snow, and yet there they were, both staring at something. Could it be? Could it really be that they spotted Big Bubba, the harbinger of s...

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Ziggy Zag Stitch

2007-03-02T16:10:06Z

I started a scarf using the ziggy zag stitch. (You can find written directions for this stitch in the Yahoo Decor Accents Group. Go to Files, and then Stitches. Isela Phelps has written them up.) To make this scarf, I'm using one strand of a be...

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