http://www.knitster.org you know the way it twists and turns, changing colour, spinning yarns Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:23:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, while it doesn't seem like the Knitsters are doing much, this is far from the truth. We're all just busy ladies, that's all! But, we still manage to get some knitting and other creative activities done when we can, for sure. I've not only been knitting, but learning how ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/07/12/hedwig/ One thing I've always enjoyed when I have the opportunity to visit my local IKEA store is that they always have a display out (or at least this past year they have) of a makeshift yarn store, and how you can use various shelving and office furniture that they have ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/07/03/interior-design-and-knitting-ikea-style/ I'm still dawdling my way back to knitting, having made a couple more feet progress on the scarf I started over a year ago. My left wrist is acting up so I'm back to doing a lot of the physical therapy type stuff just on my own. I did lose ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/06/21/yay-i-have-a-lys-again/ No, that subject isn't a typo at all. I was looking at eBay, since I hadn't been there for a while, just doing some window shopping, so to speak, and I came across this in my browsing.... This is a trading card of some sort showing Queen Victoria herself spinning on ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/06/15/victoria-spinning/ Well, if you are a diehard knitter who has more advanced skills than I do, perhaps you aren't crazy. But for me, I added something to my queue on Ravelry...and in reality...as something that I wanted to do. It's the first time I actually bought a pattern for something that ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/05/23/what-am-i-crazy/ I'm fortunate that my son actually doesn't mind wearing cardigan like sweaters, or really, I should say, sweater hoodies. For years before she moved up here permanently, my mother in law would buy these acrylic, densely machine knit hoodie sweaters that had all these Andean patterns on them when she ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/05/02/nothing-better-than-what-mom-makes/ Hello Knitsters! It's been a while since any of us posted, but let's face it-- spring is upon us. And does that mean we stop knitting? Of course not! Heck, in fact, we might be knitting maniacs right now, too busy to write. (Yeah, and it could be that we are ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/04/17/its-done-except/ there's been a lot of spam slipping into the moderation queue lately (thank goodness it hasn't been making it through to the actual blog). i'm going to upgrade akismet tonight, and I hope that helps. :) http://www.knitster.org/2008/03/25/knitting-with-spam/ Okay, let me explain... I finally finished a long overdue UFO. Or I should say, it's an FO now. Last year, I was always freezing at work, as my boss wouldn't have the heat kick in until an hour before I left, which would be several hours after I arrived. I'm ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/03/24/duck-i-mean-flying-geese/ Me! Me! Me! Oh my goodness, I am about to burst! My wonderful husband just put in the order for  an Ashford Kiwi from The Woolery. It comes unfinished and I have to put it together... and the, of course, I have to learn to spin on it. But! Beautiful yarn ... http://www.knitster.org/2008/03/19/soooo-guess-whos-getting-a-spinning-wheel/