For my knitting friends

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Twist Collective 2009 Autumn

Twist Collective is out! The autumn 2009 edition! I want to make these:

I like the design of these:

Now this is quite cute and if made with the right yarn, could also be for summer!

I do like this one as well!

Look at the asymmetry of this one:

But if we are being realistic, these are probably the only ones I could do and have them come out right:

Oh, but isn't this lovely!

I wonder if I could do this scarf but in a brighter color or darker...just not this medium!

You know, you really ought to go see what you would like to make that maybe didn't appeal to me. You want ta? OK, you can view the Twist Collective issue here. Oh, don't forget to read the articles! There are some really good ones to read!

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Isabella by Through The Loops Designs $6.00

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after the olympics

thanks to the recorder, i will see the last 3 days of the olympics. a migraine and back pain had me down. no knitting or tv...just podcasts and audio books. i committed to 4 project for ravelympics...3 projects to finish and 1 new one.  i got the new baby hat done, the red square, and the first of diamonds for daylia...the bloody socks have been put in time out! i think they have been a contributor to my migraine! so until i have made some with thicker...much thicker yarn! and much, much lighter yarn! so i can see what i am doing and what i am learning, they will stay in time out.  

for the convention, i am working on the back of my round the trip sweater and ribbing for it.

i just watched teddy kennedy at the democratic convention...he is losing his hair from his treatments for cancer but not his spirit! god bless him!

and now meet mrs obama

a v8 moment!

i know my sox needles are not the littlest by far! but if you look back, you will see that yarn is DARK! i am trying to do a wrap and turn heel (for nonknitters or nonsock knitters, i've learned to follow it but don't ask me to explain it! better you should watch this youtube video.). "learned" is rather a loose term here. "learning" would be a much better term. for those of you who have struggled with this one, i have figured out a trick...my v8 moment.  

i could not see if i had really done the wrap as my yarn is not as big as in the youtube demo. or as light! after ripping it back and starting over (because i was unsure or thought i had not done the wrap.) i finally did the wrap, placed a stitch marker, knitted to the next one needed, did the wrap, placed the stitch marker and carried on. 

placing the markers prevents you from making too many wraps (like i did) or not enough wraps (like i did)! it also helps when you go to unwap as you cannot skip a wrap when you go to picing up stitches. 

fiddly, you bet! save on eyesight and sanity, YOU BET!  

try it or suggest it to others. may help the person, the sanity, the eyesight, and prevent lots of undo ripping! also might get some people, who don't do this type of heel, to stick with it a bit longer before only doing a different heel type. 

at my group knitting last night, no one at the table does this type of heel. i think it is easy now that i figured out my little trick!

noodles and knitting, they go together how?

like this! i think she needs to be added to the list of my favorite blog! i do love people who can think "outside" the box! (hmmmm, maybe i did work for xerox too long!)