Working on more scrap things...this time knitted socks.
These are the two leftover bits I decided to put together.
Who would have thought I'd get such a fabulous fabric!!
They're gorgeous!!
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Friday, September 4, 2020
Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Story of my Hat
Last night, I attended the Toronto Knitters Guild meeting. Those are always fun and entertaining and I enjoy sharing knitting talk with passionate makers.
A few of us met for dinner beforehand at L'Espresso and one of the knitters showed us her fabulous hat! I made a joke about MY little hat- I'm sure hers took 300 hours to make and mine took 3!
My friends encouraged me to show the item during Show-and-Tell because the beginner knitters in the audience should see some simple works to inspire them.
So my little hat was featured during that segment of the meeting!
I used Lana Grande, a Peruvian Highland Wool distributed by Cascade Yarn. It didn't look that great in the ball but I had used that yarn before for a hat I gave away and it had worked out well so I bought this ball for half the price- yes, Kyle Vey of Vector Knits, sometimes a good price influences me to buy a yarn.
The candy-cane effect of the yarn (white and grey) looked smashing as it was knit up!
I showed a trick for putting on a pompom.
Insert the two legs of the pompom on either side of the closure hole and run them through a large button. Tie a bow. This helps the pompom from flopping around.
My pompom is a fake fur one...I thought I was being ecological but my daughter who works in fashion in Paris said those are the worst!! Made of plastic, very bad for the environment. I should source out real fur from reputable companies that have their own fur farms and treat the animals in a humane way.
Well, I am not getting a fur pompom from Louis Vuitton for my $6 hat!
Food for thought, though!
A few of us met for dinner beforehand at L'Espresso and one of the knitters showed us her fabulous hat! I made a joke about MY little hat- I'm sure hers took 300 hours to make and mine took 3!
My friends encouraged me to show the item during Show-and-Tell because the beginner knitters in the audience should see some simple works to inspire them.
So my little hat was featured during that segment of the meeting!
I used Lana Grande, a Peruvian Highland Wool distributed by Cascade Yarn. It didn't look that great in the ball but I had used that yarn before for a hat I gave away and it had worked out well so I bought this ball for half the price- yes, Kyle Vey of Vector Knits, sometimes a good price influences me to buy a yarn.
The candy-cane effect of the yarn (white and grey) looked smashing as it was knit up!
I showed a trick for putting on a pompom.
Insert the two legs of the pompom on either side of the closure hole and run them through a large button. Tie a bow. This helps the pompom from flopping around.
My pompom is a fake fur one...I thought I was being ecological but my daughter who works in fashion in Paris said those are the worst!! Made of plastic, very bad for the environment. I should source out real fur from reputable companies that have their own fur farms and treat the animals in a humane way.
Well, I am not getting a fur pompom from Louis Vuitton for my $6 hat!
Food for thought, though!
Monday, May 6, 2019
Our Last Full Day
We spent last Thursday morning learning about some history. We had a tour of the Bastione Di San Giorgio, built by the Austrians.
Pizza Lunch.
We ended this 10 day trip with a celebratory dinner at a fancy place, Dodici Apostoli. Great food! Great ambiance. Very special!
Pizza Lunch.
We ended this 10 day trip with a celebratory dinner at a fancy place, Dodici Apostoli. Great food! Great ambiance. Very special!
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| Outside 12 Apostles for our last supper (LOL) |
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| We had a tour of some Roman roads and Medieval structures downstairs! A special surprise! |
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Hand Work
No one in this town does stitching but many crochet. I have seen some beautiful things-table cloths and centro tavola, as they call them.
My friend Lina makes blankets. She used all her leftover bits of yarn to make this colourful work. She made hexagons and then sewed them together by hand.
She used the same pattern for this white one but made the flowers smaller. It is made of cotton.
It is a baby gift...although she is not sure which baby (sound familiar?)
She has them stored in a cupboard as she makes so many (sound familiar?)
My friend Lina makes blankets. She used all her leftover bits of yarn to make this colourful work. She made hexagons and then sewed them together by hand.
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| Lina's crocheted blanket |
She used the same pattern for this white one but made the flowers smaller. It is made of cotton.
It is a baby gift...although she is not sure which baby (sound familiar?)
She has them stored in a cupboard as she makes so many (sound familiar?)
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Make Something Good
I have been getting back into knitting.
My mom taught me when I was 6 years old.
I did lots of knitting when I lived in Vienna, Austria, in the '80s.
Then the kids arrived…
I am back into it now and really enjoying it.
I love making things.
SO PROUD OF THE CANADIAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM FOR WINNING GOLD TODAY IN SOCHI. IT WAS AN EXCITING GAME. WE NEVER GAVE UP ON THEM!!
(just had to say that!)
My mom taught me when I was 6 years old.
I did lots of knitting when I lived in Vienna, Austria, in the '80s.
Then the kids arrived…
I am back into it now and really enjoying it.
I love making things.
SO PROUD OF THE CANADIAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM FOR WINNING GOLD TODAY IN SOCHI. IT WAS AN EXCITING GAME. WE NEVER GAVE UP ON THEM!!
(just had to say that!)
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