Somehow, I don’t think that I will ever go to New Orleans for the real Mardi Gras, but that won’t stop me from celebrating in my studio! I made these Mardi Gras masks with all kinds of techniques and things that I love: Tatting, spool knitting, crochet, butterflies, Grandma’s vintage buttons, beads and other found [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 20, 2009
Vintage Spool Knitter
Look who’s having tea with Jane Austen? It’s Susie Spool Knitter! Susie has just moved into the doll house, so she’s feeling a little shy and rather tired- Hopefully she’ll settle in soon…. all the other spool knitters are welcoming her heartily! Susie Spool Knitter is feeling a little jet lagged, as she has had [...]
February 20, 2009
Spool knitting comparisons
People often ask me- ‘How can you make different size spool knitted cords?’ There are several variables that will change the size of your spool knitted cords. They are: The size of your spool knitter: A bigger spool knitter will allow you to spool knit with thicker yarn. A smaller spool knitter will allow you [...]
February 19, 2009
Story People
Recently, Tottie Tomato heard sounds coming from behind the Story Door. (The Story Door is a magical little door in my studio where all kinds of wonderful things happen). At first, she couldn’t see anything…. But then…. Someone popped out of the door! and then someone else jumped out from behind the Story Door! Tottie [...]
February 16, 2009
Hook holders for beading in knit and crochet
Sylvia Cannizzaro sent me a note recently, saying that she likes to pre-load her beads onto crochet hooks when she’s beading with her knitting. She asked me if I could come up with some designs for sturdy little hook holders. I thought that this was a great idea, so I started sketching. This is what [...]
February 12, 2009
Tiny Spool Knitted Angel
When I am feeling sad and upset, I find it really helps if I make some Angel dolls. This week has been a corker, with the death of our beloved old horse, among other challenges. We have done a whole lot of soul searching, and have decided that we just can’t handle having horses anymore. [...]
February 7, 2009
Requiem for a much loved horse
See the big guy standing there, taking care of little sister? That was our two munchkins last summer, in happier days. Well, last night, in the deep cold, surrounded by the beauty of frost covered trees under a clear, cold and moonlit sky, our beloved old guy died a very painful death. He got colic, [...]
February 6, 2009
Some handmade books – 1
I am inviting people to a Green Challenge of making a handmade book that has big envelopes or plastic sleeves to hold their sketches, notes, clippings, pdf’s etc. See: Challenge posting Just for fun, I thought that I would post a few pics of some of the handmade books I’ve made over the years: Here [...]
February 5, 2009
Hand made GREEN book Challenge
On the Spool knitting group on yahoo, we’ve been talking about paper vs pdf patterns. Several of the clever women there have said that they print out their pdf’s, slip them into plastic sleeves and pop them into a binder. The patterns never get lost that way. WELL! That has inspired me! I LOVE making [...]
