Knitting Dragonflies

This is a random falls in southern Indiana, if it has a name I don’t know it. When we hike I always take a small project, usually socks, and knit a while when we rest. There is nothing like sitting at the base of a falls.   Technorati Tags: knit , knitting , southern indiana falls

A few links from me to you. From the Make It Do It blog , a tutorial on making a snowman kit, this is a cute and easy gift you your and your kids to make and give. From Swiss Miss how to make your own ink jet tattoo paper . How fun would this be? To get into the Christmas spirit, how about this easy, and adorable patchwork star from Linaloo From Hope studios a tutorial on how to sew a scrunchy gathered scarf from fabric, we have all knitted them, this looks fast and cute. From All Things Heart and Home a how to on making expensive looking hurricane lamps for your holiday table From Jan’s Free content a how to on making some greeting cards without card making software If you live in the heartland like I do, you MUST have a casserole carrier. People make them like crazy, we buy them at every craft show, we take food to everyone, we don’t care! Funeral=need food, wedding=food, sad=food, celebration=food, in doubt?=bring food, any group of people getting together=yes we

Is it cables? finishing? socks? gauge? color work?  For me it is lace. I love it, want to knit it, but it seems I spend a majority of my time tinking back. grrrr But if we could knit anything we wanted carelessly what would be the point? I constantly battle lace knitting, yet have so many lace projects and UFO’s it is comical. I will not be beaten down, well, ok, occasionally.  A couple of tips a girlfriend gave me: - Swatch! Start with regular size yarn (cheap) until you get the pattern down - Turn off everything: TV, music and distraction . - Learn to read the charts , look them over, chart symbols here [good Knitty article] - Use a lot of non snagging knitting markers, and count your stitches , repeatedly. Knitting markers can be anything from bits of yarn tied in a loop, to metal or plastic rings , the open ones are nice to slip into places or move. - Use a lifeline at the end of each repeat or section of the pattern . Frogging (ripping back) in lace knitti