July 19th, 2006 | 6 Comments
As you can see, Quinn #2 (first seen at the end of this post) is back on track. I’d forgotten how quickly the body of the bag goes, even with all the cabling. I managed to do two whole rounds on my 30-minute walk home.
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Tags: Bags, cable knitting, hand knitting, handbags, knitted bags, knitting, purses
CogKnition posted this on July 19th, 2006 @ 7:55pm in Knitwear Design, Unfinished Objects | Permalink to "Cable Me This"
July 16th, 2006 | 6 Comments
If you bound off your lace RIGHT NOW – what could it be used for?
What is… a bridal veil…
…slash-lunch-lady hairnet for a stuffed panda?
Tags: crafts, hand knitting, hobbies, knitted lace, knitting, Lace, lace knitting
CogKnition posted this on July 16th, 2006 @ 6:46pm in The Amazing Lace | Permalink to "The Amazing Lace, Challenge #4"
July 14th, 2006 | 3 Comments
I’d heard of knitting while walking, but never actually tried it. I figured I’m already prone to tripping over my own feet while walking normally, I probably don’t need extra distractions.
But there was something about today.
I threw Quinn #2 into the eggplant bag and headed for the bus. I knit at the bus stop. I knit on the bus. And when I got off the bus, I…kept knitting.
I knit as I crossed the street.
I knit as I moved my feet.
I knit as I climbed some stairs.
I knit as I got some stares.
Not only was I knitting while walking, but I was cabling while walking.
I am awesome.
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Tags: crafts, hand knitting, hobbies, knitter, knitters, knitting, Life as a Knitter, walking
CogKnition posted this on July 14th, 2006 @ 3:42pm in Life as a Knitter | Permalink to "Knitting While Walking = More Time to Knit"