Hankering for Yarn

August 6th, 2007

Clancy’s Wedding Vest update

I am weaving up a storm….

I am weaving narrow bands that we are arranging

to create the fabric that will become the vest that Clancy will wear under his tuxedo jacket when he and Chloe get married in a couple of weeks…..
And, oh yes, the ring bearer gets a vest too…. and a leash,
and collar….
The thing […]

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August 5th, 2007

Clancy’s shuttles

just a reminder that the shuttle contest is still running…..

AND…. Clancy has started a blog to show the wonderful shuttles that he is making………. they’re wonderful!
here’s the link: Clancy’s shuttles 
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August 5th, 2007

Shooting Videos for tutorials

Yesterday, my son (the indie filmmaker, musician, and totally wonderful person) brought his friend’s awesome  camera over, and we set up a bunch of lights and moved and shifted stuff all about…..
so we could start shooting videos of tutorials.
There are a bunch of things that people keep asking me how to do, and the easiest […]

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August 3rd, 2007

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Crochet Hook-Maitri

Many moons ago, I made this wild and wonderful       Gulliver Crochet hook for my friend, Maitri

This was one of the first Gulliver hooks, and it was VERY large! Since then, the Gulliver hooks have gotten smaller and smaller….  but they’re still fun!
Anyhow, Maitri has just learned how to crochet and is smitten with it. She […]

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August 3rd, 2007

Marian’s Mighty Mamma

I’ve ‘met’ a wonderful fellow spoolknitting fanatic online….
Marian has the most amazing collection of spoolknitters.          Oh! I absolutely LUST after some of Marian’s spoolies! sigh!
Here’s her blog: Marian’s spoolie blog 
Marian asked me to make her a spoolknitter that had a fairy and her name on it, so here’s what we have made for her: (Jim […]

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August 3rd, 2007

Bees? Yay! Wasps? Nay!!!

I love bees.
I love their fuzzy butts and their dances and their honey…. and their bumbly sweet presence.
I make homages to bees all the time:
Bee Cordelia Cordmakers:

I designed a knitted doll in homage to the Minoan Goddess of the Bees:

And, I just finished a Gulliver Crochet hook that I think is just the bee’s knees!

BUT! […]

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August 1st, 2007

Gulliver Hook- New Rosebuds - the 3rd Rosebud

I can’t grow roses in our heavy clay soil.
So, I bring rosebuds into my life in other ways!  I just carved  two more rosebud Gulliver crochet hooks…… here’s  Rosebud number 3………..

I love creating roses in the workshop…. they are still in bloom in deep midwinter!
Here’s to roses in bloom, no matter how or where we […]

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August 1st, 2007

Gulliver Hook- New Rosebuds

I have been working on the Gulliver Hooks
and having a wonderful time with them. When I was at the Knit and Crochet conference, I asked for feedback from people. They told me that they wanted smaller hooks.
So, I am  focusing on making hooks that finish up being about 10 mm (’N’) instead of the huge […]

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August 1st, 2007

A Spoolknitted Menopause Fairy Doll

Ah, the Menopause Fairy……
She’s visiting rather a lot of us these days…….
so, celebrating her presence seems like a good idea, right?
After all, she’s taking all kinds of things away (like the Tooth Fairy), so she’s also got lots of gifts for us, as well.
I’ve finished the pdf of the pattern and instructions for making […]

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