Knitting Dragonflies

When a pattern tells you to get gauge . I only wish it were that simple. Practically every fitting problem can be due to gauge. Go to you LYS and ask them for help with a pattern fitting problem and what are they going to ask you?  Got gauge? I started a sweater recently, and knitted my gauge swatch at work during my lunch break. Big mistake, evidently I’m a uptight knitter at work (you think?). I dutifully knitted, washed and measured my swatch, calculated my gauge and started off.  Have you ever been blindly knitting along thinking, “this looks a little big”, but you keep knitting? (Because you know you have gauge).  Listen to that little voice in your head, that’s your knitter’s intuition speaking to you. Get your ruler out and measure, your gauge is a fluid number, a force of nature, ever changing, like the wind. (especially during stressful times) Here is a great in depth article from Knitty and Jenna Wilson about gauge and yarn substitutions.   Watch out when you su

Here are some links I’ve run across that are too good to keep to myself. There are so many great artists out there, here are some with free patterns.   Knitty fall 2009 out!! The Mountain Mom Report blog has a tutorial for a cosmetic case, I think this would be great to hold some knitting accessories, or carry along with socks to knit. Crochet a linen grocery tote with The Purl Bee Just in time for Halloween crochet a scary Eyeball with optic nerve! Thanks Crochetninja A great combo of knitted hat, scarf and mittens patterns from Pickles , nice yarn also. Get some exercise, and make some memories from by little hands , make a nature wreath to hang on your door. I love this girly backpack from My little City girl free pattern, crochet This would make a great knitting tote, pattern from Moda Bakeshop You know those coil less safety pins we love, Riot of Daisies found them in plastic   Enjoy these, quick go now and create something!

Evidence that life is a like yarn, sometimes it gets knotty, but with patience you can work it out, or if all else fails, cut it and tie a knot. This knitting story begins with a knitting girlfriend, a birthday and a series of catastrophes . I started knitting the felted knotted up bag because a friend was having a birthday. She has been knitting for about a year and has been admiring my felted bag. Her partner wanted to buy her some yarn so she could make one, but she was a total non knitter. So enter me.Armed with a budget, and a pattern, I set out. I find the perfect yarn and it was on sale! Yay! A lovely kettle dyed yarn that was perfect. I couldn’t resist buying some yarn for myself, and decided I would knit the purse with her.   I love this photo, it came in an email, does anyone know who these two women are? I feel like I should recognize them.   A week before her birthday a series of disasters happen, the worst one is that her uninsured father in in an explosion and go