I am sooooo close to getting this done but I’m so tired of it, I am having to force myself, kicking and screaming. (Should explain, it’s not for me - it’s to replace one that got lost on it’s way to its new owner - thank God for insurance or I’d be doing this one gratis). Why did I think I could become independently wealthy (or even less broke) making Watson sweaters for people who’d buy them. How do third world knitters crank out lovely hand knit sweaters (or semi-hand knit sweaters) day after day after day? / stop whining!
Behold The Hounds of Geevor. These whimsical dogs are the work of British artist David Kemp, who uses found objects to create his art, “particularly discarded remnants of the mining industry in his area, on the Tinner’s Coast in Cornwall. Twenty years ago, he was alerted about a mountain of old boots that were to be buried, so he salvaged them.”
A friend, working on the maintenance staff at Geevor, watched a mechanical digger burying a pile of redundant miners boots, & gave me a shout, I drove over & filled my pickup with the discarded boots, not knowing what I might do with them. This discarded footwear was to become THE HOUNDS OF GEEVOR.
“Relics of a vast subterranean workforce that rarely saw the light of day, each of these Hounds fed up to three & a half families (seven boots per dog). Released from their underground labours, they now wander the clifftops, looking for a proper job”David’s awesome rubber hounds proved so popular that he was commissioned to cast them in bronze for downtown Redruth in Cornwall. And he continues to make delightful dogs out of foorwear. Follow David’s blog to see more.
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I’m looking to make my dad some socks for father’s day, only I’ve never made socks before. Can anyone direct me to an easy to follow pattern for first timers?
I’m not a sock knitter but I’ll ask around for ya! Hey followers! Anyone know any good patterns?
Not exactly socks but slippers. You knit giant-sized socks out of feltable wool and then deliberately felt ‘em (hence -> quick and easy - and mistakes aren’t as obvious). My dad LOVED his so much I had to make him a 2nd pair. I miss him so much - Hug your Dad for me!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fuzzy-feet
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Finally got up the nerve to give this away. It’s my first handspun FO and it’s lovely and I love it … but it’s itchier than Satan’s crab-infested taint and I absolutely cannot wear it.
Have you ‘working in’ some cream rinse post-washing (like you put on your hair) and then rinsing (and drying); it can make a big difference in itchy wool (assuming it’s got at least some wool in the yarn…) Just a thought…
I’m having a hell of a time with it..
knitpurlhunter (Niki Hunter) has a bunch of videos she’s done: http://knitpurlhunter.com/blog/?page_id=906
mrmosbyisgettingtiredofyourshit:
Post it notes from a stay-at-home dad
(part 1)
This is adorable.
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Thinking of striking on this May Day? Maybe you should if you’re a Renaissance spit boy or a nineteenth-century leech gatherer.
But where, oh where, on this chart is adjunct college writing instructor?
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Meanwhile, in Japan
sometimes you just got to stop questioning the japanese and accept it.
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LEGO Loom Machine
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Went to a fabulous Knitting retreat in Blowing Rock, NC this past weekend - so many lovely knitters in one place!
Saturday night we got to hear about a new ‘institute’ that’s just getting started and I think the whole idea is just wonderful - it’s really sad how knitting and/or crocheting, which enriches so many lives, has not been respected as an ‘art’ in the U.S.A. (They said that often ‘fiber art shows’ will specifically exclude anything that has been knitted or crocheted - it’s not REAL art!)
Check out their blog (above) and think about getting involved. Thanks!
Knitty is the longest-running free knitting magazine on the web. Launched in 2002, there are more than 10 years worth of fabulous knitting patterns and articles in our library, and they’re all FREE! Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, your needles and some yarn and knit a while!
At long last… I can boast to winning ‘Most Ambitious’ for my ‘Tire cozy’ - Now, what to do with my 10 skeins of yarn??? Squee :D
They were serving 10 years probation for not contacting doctors when they had a sick child. They believed in prayer, not medicine.
Now a second child dies. I can’t comprehend this level of evil. I can’t even comprehend it.
Evil, perhaps - but given our culture of ‘choice’ - who are we to judge? Human lives are too d*mn cheap.
