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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbW3ap_KMNSEC2376kEnJcedpN-AhbB55lKEnw5on9qKGZd6pm2GSSx2vegBC17avfLCDN-VY23lKK103kQv8rRN4MDFIL2QmtrVFp6saUEDsl4_UNZOEWWn9HKd88ZkrTGLtFogB3GvOA/s1600/vhleg.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbW3ap_KMNSEC2376kEnJcedpN-AhbB55lKEnw5on9qKGZd6pm2GSSx2vegBC17avfLCDN-VY23lKK103kQv8rRN4MDFIL2QmtrVFp6saUEDsl4_UNZOEWWn9HKd88ZkrTGLtFogB3GvOA/s320/vhleg.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-51991103803806305802011-11-27T05:38:00.000-08:002012-01-02T06:10:10.579-08:00Altering the Meandros Sweater<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazdnrw6VcjXtRr9mLE0zQqeoOXsVH6qx-siAG0hhKtFmZwxVro6SAPxPAI4kr2ppLfiobwhH2lZ1dekuJX3EvNEMCnBHO9clmfEDzgsWJ7cHXy9zcusTbGzG6YaMnQH6-eQ3mWMhxL8p1/s1600/m-sweater-cropped.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCXU8jNv0vOmoGsvNivuqxUdStCqJW-wcGUdg2GwdeYEkaESZ_2iojCPDMgIHHWc0vyobDu3UZU1Q3mtEEUvxljdN0erokWYM992KR_3z-cuCfol1k_uQ-alYCK8x55tUZ5CEQuYEbjTd/s1600/m-sweater-back.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 177px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCXU8jNv0vOmoGsvNivuqxUdStCqJW-wcGUdg2GwdeYEkaESZ_2iojCPDMgIHHWc0vyobDu3UZU1Q3mtEEUvxljdN0erokWYM992KR_3z-cuCfol1k_uQ-alYCK8x55tUZ5CEQuYEbjTd/s320/m-sweater-back.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693032860814110946" /></a>I designed this sweater in Universal Yarn's Cobblestone, a wonderful sport-weight superwash wool that features a variegated strand plied with a solid strand. I produced four garments from this sproingy yarn using different techniques of colorwork and texture.<div><br /></div><div><div>This sweater gets its name from the Greek meander running up around the collar and cuffs in purl stitches. A similar intarsia meander goes up the center and under the arms. Meanders symbolize friendship, love and devotion, and eternity. I used a method of working intarsia in the round which is really easy to learn.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>The pattern is sized for Child's 6 through Men's XL. If your body shape requires breast darts, you can incorporate them into the Meandros Sweater.</div><div> <div>Before you start knitting your sweater, measure the desired distance from the back nape of the neck to the bottom of the sweater. Then measure down the front, from where the shoulder joins the neck to where you want the sweater to end. Subtract the first measurement from the second. Then round <b>down</b> to the nearest multiple of 1.5. If you get a whole number, start the instructions as written. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>24" (front length)</div><div>-<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>20" (back length)</div><div>______</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4" rounded down to 3" </div><div><br /></div><div>If you get an answer like 1.5 or 4.5, you will have to reverse the numbers of stitches for the yarn colors for the <b>Front</b> piece. For example, to make the largest size, you would start the <b>Back</b> as written but for the <b>Front</b> you would provisionally cast on 83 stitches in C and 76 in D (still in that order). Purl 73, place a stitch marker, then purl 3 in D and 10 in C, and place another marker. Work in stockinette in the established colors for 10 more rows. Then work Chart 1 starting at <b>row 14</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The number 1.5 is taken from the row gauge. If you are knitting to a different row gauge than prescribed, divide 13 (the number of rows in half a chart repeat) by your number of rows per inch, and round it to a workable number. Divide the difference between your front and back measurements by this number. Round the number <b>down</b> to the nearest whole number. If that number is even, start the sweater as instructed. If it's odd, use the above directions.</div><div><br /></div><div>Knit both <b>Back </b>and <b>Front </b>pieces of the <b>Upper Body </b>2 inches <b>longer</b> than directed for the size you want. For example, for the largest size, you would knit the back to 13" and the front to 10" before working collar shaping.</div><div><br /></div><div>Measure the horizontal distance between your nipples, or "bust points." Add an ease factor of 2 inches to keep the darts from looking pointy. This will be the flat area between the darts. If the distance between your bust points is 8", you would want to have 10" between darts.</div><div>8 + 2 = 10</div><div><br /></div><div>Divide the sweater chest circumference by 2 to get a front width. If we are making the largest size, that would be 57 divided by 2 = 28.5</div><div><br /></div><div>Subtract the between-dart measurement from the front width:</div><div>28.5 - 10 = 18.5</div><div><br /></div><div>and divide by 2 to find the available dart width on each side.</div><div>18.5 /2 = 9.25</div><div><br /></div><div>Multiply this number by your stitch gauge. The prescribed gauge is 5.75 sts/in.</div><div>9.25 x 5.75 = about 53</div><div><br /></div><div>In this case, there are 53 stitches on each side to work the darts.</div><div><br /></div><div>Go back to the rounded-down difference between your front and back length measurements and divide it by 1.5</div><div> 3 / 1.5 = 2</div><div><br /></div><div>Multiply your answer by 13</div><div>2 x 13 = 26</div><div><br /></div><div>and divide by 2 for the number of short-row turnarounds needed.</div><div>26 / 2 = 13</div><div><br /></div><div>Our sweater has 53 stitches available for each dart, and we need to make 13 turnarounds.</div><div>53 / 13 = about 4</div><div><br /></div><div>When we get to knitting the <b>Lower Body</b>, we knit the front stitches in the color of the cast-on stitches off the extra circular needle (being sure to knit through the right-hand loops so as not to twist the stitches), stopping at the underarm. Our front garment measurement included 7 underarm stitches (3.5 on each side) to be picked up later. This is not a problem.</div><div><br /></div><div>Total front stitches: 159 (83 of one color + 76 of the other)</div><div>10" between darts x 5.75 stitch gauge = about 57 stitches</div><div>159 total front stitches - 57 center front stitches = 102 side stitches divided by 2 sides = </div><div>51 stitches on each side </div><div><br /></div><div>Purl across one side and the center front <i>in pattern</i> (in this case 57 + 51 to equal 108), then wrap and turn.</div><div><br /></div><div>Knit across center front only (57 stitches) <i>in pattern, </i>wrap and turn.</div><div><br /></div><div>Purl back across center front <b>plus 4</b> (see above: 53 / 13 = 4) for a total of 61 stitches in this case, always maintaining pattern and hiding the wrap,<b> </b>wrap and turn.</div><div><br /></div><div>Continue in pattern and hiding wraps, in this case adding 4 each time for 13 turnarounds (26 passes).</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazdnrw6VcjXtRr9mLE0zQqeoOXsVH6qx-siAG0hhKtFmZwxVro6SAPxPAI4kr2ppLfiobwhH2lZ1dekuJX3EvNEMCnBHO9clmfEDzgsWJ7cHXy9zcusTbGzG6YaMnQH6-eQ3mWMhxL8p1/s320/m-sweater-cropped.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693036322634596690" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span><div>The last pass should be a knit row. Pick up 7 underarm stitches, knit the Back stitches without twisting, pick up the last 7 underarm stitches, turn your work, and continue from the second paragraph of <b>Lower Body</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>This may seem confusing, but you can do it all with a calculator once you know what numbers to put in. Please email me with specific questions at the address on your pattern. Any informations you can provide such as the measurements described above (front, back, and between bust points) and the exact stitch and row gauge you are using, will help. If you are not comfortable with short rows or intarsia, I suggest working a simpler pattern and then coming back to this one. Your reward will be a beautiful sweater and increased knitting mastery!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-33911218470045600812011-09-29T08:57:00.000-07:002011-09-29T09:07:24.572-07:00Here, Kitty-Kitty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-aeDtvVat_emcRL1LE5TVi22rEZml1GLFs5ITxrRQcIdkOxC6kFWt4TO1QGtIqkaWLihyag_6H-DCrQB_EAtkvspKmyDZ2p8Hh54R1JtngbKb4DTBwA-NcrxkK9_mmj7Ssj5mU3OUlJB/s1600/claire-scarf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-aeDtvVat_emcRL1LE5TVi22rEZml1GLFs5ITxrRQcIdkOxC6kFWt4TO1QGtIqkaWLihyag_6H-DCrQB_EAtkvspKmyDZ2p8Hh54R1JtngbKb4DTBwA-NcrxkK9_mmj7Ssj5mU3OUlJB/s320/claire-scarf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657811652453795522" /></a><br />Another pattern for sale!<div><br /></div><div>This one features 10 kittens along the lines of the tiger cubs on <a href="http://kangaths-roux.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.html">Cole's shawl.</a></div><div><br />Isn't Claire a beautiful model?<br /><br />The knitting is not hard at all. You only need to know how to knit and purl. The rest is explained in the pattern.</div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-72125685001096087202011-07-28T05:58:00.001-07:002011-07-28T06:02:14.373-07:00Eddie and Alex<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyl7OZUi_nycLIFpgaLDNIKUOeYl8QdX94RFQaHWKw05soKa39xeyvSmpI9U-Zxjr9Cn1Pi4JrodgeiJ_1azzjuciEi7OwH7ef3ReqiX9R0rWBkKucJ98V0BKKkhc-aaP8uzVjwXF3y5m/s1600/e%252Ba_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyl7OZUi_nycLIFpgaLDNIKUOeYl8QdX94RFQaHWKw05soKa39xeyvSmpI9U-Zxjr9Cn1Pi4JrodgeiJ_1azzjuciEi7OwH7ef3ReqiX9R0rWBkKucJ98V0BKKkhc-aaP8uzVjwXF3y5m/s320/e%252Ba_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634387170967795970" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's my version of the Van Halen pattern. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Which one's Eddie and which is Alex?</div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-6970367117118719342011-07-26T06:18:00.000-07:002011-07-26T06:25:38.356-07:00coupon<span class="Apple-style-span">The new </span><a href="http://www.tangledness.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Tangled</span></a> is now live.<span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dxut9AuHqyPzH24G4nvGAXxYEXopnlRmC1GRVnhdm2IIHJQXL3B_DxambSSk27F6JcQdl5R7HuDVb1fFOuuCMGqq3maVpbzmgfzpYgmF282tfEnpe3cVmpEF_6EUN8EPEz6DkQCOlfl_/s1600/sock_summit_coupon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dxut9AuHqyPzH24G4nvGAXxYEXopnlRmC1GRVnhdm2IIHJQXL3B_DxambSSk27F6JcQdl5R7HuDVb1fFOuuCMGqq3maVpbzmgfzpYgmF282tfEnpe3cVmpEF_6EUN8EPEz6DkQCOlfl_/s320/sock_summit_coupon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633650543824190114" /></a></span><div>You don't have to go to Sock Summit to use this coupon!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dxut9AuHqyPzH24G4nvGAXxYEXopnlRmC1GRVnhdm2IIHJQXL3B_DxambSSk27F6JcQdl5R7HuDVb1fFOuuCMGqq3maVpbzmgfzpYgmF282tfEnpe3cVmpEF_6EUN8EPEz6DkQCOlfl_/s1600/sock_summit_coupon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dxut9AuHqyPzH24G4nvGAXxYEXopnlRmC1GRVnhdm2IIHJQXL3B_DxambSSk27F6JcQdl5R7HuDVb1fFOuuCMGqq3maVpbzmgfzpYgmF282tfEnpe3cVmpEF_6EUN8EPEz6DkQCOlfl_/s1600/sock_summit_coupon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span">View my socks <a href="http://www.tangledness.com/html/summer_2011/van_halen.html">here</a>.</span>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-76695665131253795102011-07-24T05:39:00.000-07:002011-07-24T05:45:47.396-07:00Fish<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Cole has been wanting a pet all his life. Jeff is allergic to most furry animals, but Cole recently acquired this:<div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm66taP_8b5zNDDCij2u62NxfLIHJO9T14DMoMZ_5MKcU5YaEBa8ahxbmFVYe9SYTk1vmEy6AAliRf_TUK4BKTcA1kVkJY-67_cAaY_h51-dab98orNRgQlHdx_2stOm3eJsFk36VIe4H/s320/tank.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632898718740571730" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't it nifty?</div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-82784528967375280572011-07-22T05:17:00.000-07:002011-07-22T05:54:42.717-07:00Port Hudson Organics<div>Yesterday, Cole and I went to rehearsal and came home with watermelons.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRBYyjmO7oYBmZOowCUXtfSxLZbv7v2QiM9YqLRC4cxA33FR6jEb2DOYoewb9M1SjSsAN624Uet_DUX7pQ1A15UwYVcK4pMG8VrTTgtJlh-bg6WXZRIcHYQLPNiYeOKXcaWs299JN28UA/s1600/farm.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRBYyjmO7oYBmZOowCUXtfSxLZbv7v2QiM9YqLRC4cxA33FR6jEb2DOYoewb9M1SjSsAN624Uet_DUX7pQ1A15UwYVcK4pMG8VrTTgtJlh-bg6WXZRIcHYQLPNiYeOKXcaWs299JN28UA/s320/farm.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632150488924961426" /></a><br />And two eggplants and five tomatoes. What's that? You only see four tomatoes in the picture? Hm . . . something must have happened to the other one. I hope it wasn't something sordid involving scrambled eggs and cheese.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cole and I meet regularly with <a href="http://web.subr.edu/index.php?id=505">Thais Perkins</a> of <a href="http://porthudsonorganicscsa.blogspot.com/">Port Hudson Organic Farm</a> to rehearse for . . . well, for fun and any other important projects that might arise. We all enjoy it immensely and are looking forward to playing in public once we find a venue.<br /><br /></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-35675713998527944442011-07-19T12:16:00.000-07:002011-10-03T09:13:01.674-07:00gecko hat and headband<div>I'm pleased to announce the availability of my <a href="http://kangaths-roux.blogspot.com/2011/03/gecko-hat.html">Gecko Hat and Headband</a> pattern for only $3:</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/ruth-roland-designs/61000">Gecko Hat and Headband</a><div><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/ruth-roland-designs/61000"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" border="0" /></a></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-10447382445878724762011-07-17T05:58:00.000-07:002011-07-17T06:32:46.292-07:00tangledMy sock design, Van Halen, is featured on the<a href="http://tangledness.wordpress.com/"> Tangled Blog</a> in the upper left. <div><br /></div><div>Once I played a movement of one of Bach's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waxat-_tRH8">partitas for solo violin</a> on a recital, and one of the audience members told me, "You play violin like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_lwocmL9dQ">Eddie Van Halen</a> plays guitar." Later, he asked me to show him some of my riffs.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wonder whether <a href="http://www.tangledness.com/">Tangled</a> was thinking of my approach to colorwork when they named the pattern. I'm choosing to take it as a compliment.</div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-85711416882175697712011-07-14T12:58:00.001-07:002011-07-16T17:07:53.788-07:00binding off<div>Here's a way to bind off stitches that really helps your bind off stay loose. I "unvented" it while working through <a href="http://www.melaniefalickbooks.com/qa-with-reversible-knitting-au/">Lynne Barr's</a> mind-opening <a href="http://www.melaniefalickbooks.com/reversible-knitting/reversible-knitting/"><i>Reversible Knitting</i></a>. Captions are beneath the photos.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShhrn8bJXgq5k3p2bdCHz5Wi25C7KUMPxAmmonVaYRMzzaeAVDIdOnUBdUIneh0NaYcDo8NLxy9q_MAzSaghSSOwGjOKZTMTOZrnoxi4anssnLU3_ZXFLo7lbDauB8J5YS83h3M6IsLlT/s1600/a.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShhrn8bJXgq5k3p2bdCHz5Wi25C7KUMPxAmmonVaYRMzzaeAVDIdOnUBdUIneh0NaYcDo8NLxy9q_MAzSaghSSOwGjOKZTMTOZrnoxi4anssnLU3_ZXFLo7lbDauB8J5YS83h3M6IsLlT/s320/a.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629300597040434562" /></a>Here I have one stitch knit.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5HDJddw1Gcgxbd3xZ39QZqXe2ExBARSjXJJMDnwzlUUdoive3C8CPzjEx2um-a87uXrBHeTCW3XHW-4N2E_J49qWkRoyXqbZc9GPvK8qdb6T0a2V9ocj-j-RhcMaTriu37-MH9ZDnGNt/s1600/b.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5HDJddw1Gcgxbd3xZ39QZqXe2ExBARSjXJJMDnwzlUUdoive3C8CPzjEx2um-a87uXrBHeTCW3XHW-4N2E_J49qWkRoyXqbZc9GPvK8qdb6T0a2V9ocj-j-RhcMaTriu37-MH9ZDnGNt/s320/b.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629300520248503810" /></a>I put that stitch back onto the needle, </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn00qAAwpH_ZKFWqw9KXsioeia_HDe2slTJ1c_U2Q9oIbL_C6g5CCC5N90kWnNGe0jTCw6DhsJDbl8_48VBUMnTqnr_z7aRnpJfSZysRuGvwmaHRmD24Iooj0gndpXP_nZbET1j11jH1LX/s1600/c.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn00qAAwpH_ZKFWqw9KXsioeia_HDe2slTJ1c_U2Q9oIbL_C6g5CCC5N90kWnNGe0jTCw6DhsJDbl8_48VBUMnTqnr_z7aRnpJfSZysRuGvwmaHRmD24Iooj0gndpXP_nZbET1j11jH1LX/s320/c.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629300433228482834" /></a>inserted my right needle through the next stitch as if to knit,</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizogLEdw3iUkUgFCVJMLa1uxWhYrHcKBdoYFzniYpwizH5QXilDt9-qBt-ayKyj4cfnu2pMx5Dm1zbaA9NeQjCeUW0zDVPlEg7R0_HaiCWwb7PhtPJKnP2nn6NZePFdoxrtrBBx6UkAO86/s1600/d.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizogLEdw3iUkUgFCVJMLa1uxWhYrHcKBdoYFzniYpwizH5QXilDt9-qBt-ayKyj4cfnu2pMx5Dm1zbaA9NeQjCeUW0zDVPlEg7R0_HaiCWwb7PhtPJKnP2nn6NZePFdoxrtrBBx6UkAO86/s320/d.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629300333995247042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">wrapped the yarn,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UllQnULsZo9m_IrmXxhtbaizQnOoyWM7eOcrnv234ILY-yZq6wR-8MUiw47P59yxWeN8svazodcnOVsG88vpR7yqEECsWlO8RLktmG_8NdHw-XxUCCKy103rDydwuL-ZXWCkb1e76BfG/s1600/e.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UllQnULsZo9m_IrmXxhtbaizQnOoyWM7eOcrnv234ILY-yZq6wR-8MUiw47P59yxWeN8svazodcnOVsG88vpR7yqEECsWlO8RLktmG_8NdHw-XxUCCKy103rDydwuL-ZXWCkb1e76BfG/s320/e.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629300247211181282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">. . . and . . .</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqr1f1QPhwULugB9EzOHMwIIuaWf4DsijmwV8HMVqOVQdxJS_l5b-GYeHhVMpPSOoSSQfvOnhhKOlOIfEitctlUuKRFqdzOXvwE8BR7E-Y5sMP2FHD0sjonQCJPcNlL5gSU3MOFBWqXak/s1600/f.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqr1f1QPhwULugB9EzOHMwIIuaWf4DsijmwV8HMVqOVQdxJS_l5b-GYeHhVMpPSOoSSQfvOnhhKOlOIfEitctlUuKRFqdzOXvwE8BR7E-Y5sMP2FHD0sjonQCJPcNlL5gSU3MOFBWqXak/s320/f.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629300141093484482" /></a><div style="text-align: right;"> pulled the loop through both stitches.</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmUJHnglmPRK7Y1AvgqO_xFMG5zjTz-PytV4y6ghdkdpCTU9Z8cOfFhrOjcYamfUpyec78afwcxE5tz_fT9GhkcAzIYkiqR_O8jVxOrOzP8ohiutNy2QOLarhU1sLZoKV_i0zguRLLcxl/s1600/g.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmUJHnglmPRK7Y1AvgqO_xFMG5zjTz-PytV4y6ghdkdpCTU9Z8cOfFhrOjcYamfUpyec78afwcxE5tz_fT9GhkcAzIYkiqR_O8jVxOrOzP8ohiutNy2QOLarhU1sLZoKV_i0zguRLLcxl/s320/g.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629300039784794098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ta-daa!</div></div><div><br /></div><div>This method helps keep the first stitch open. If you want extra insurance, you can hold it open with your thumb. I would use my left thumb to hold it open from the time I put it back onto the needle to the time I pulled the loop through both stitches. </div><div><br /></div><div>Several stitch patterns in <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/Reversible_Knitting-9781584798057.html"><i>Reversible Knitting</i></a><i> </i>call for passing slipped or worked stitches over other stitches. I find this method saves time, but I don't assume that would be the case for everyone. I just fling the stitch back onto the needle when I'm going in for my next stitch. Slick, if I do say so myself.</div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-86491114435979630772011-07-12T08:32:00.000-07:002011-07-13T06:38:19.811-07:00leftward leanings<div>If you knit, you may already know about the <a href="http://www.knitivity.com/knitterman/?page_id=84">SSK decrease</a>, which is in my opinion the best looking left-leaning decrease. It involves slipping two stitches knitwise, one at a time, and then knitting these slipped stitches through the back loops.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can also work this decrease without taking the stitches off the first needle. It especially works well with wooden or bamboo needles, but metal works, too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's how to do it (captions are below the photos they reference):</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdGxKFgTwxF8NDr_cNXzWui-cqZgaERIwng3Ew941MaTRKpFG81Q5RdjsF-6-dtQPN9zeXTrNFubfu3OT4v9mbYaot1M7ufwMd9RnMwZ-0a7T4KHpokw_eGELRJrxy8pbbDvUVh9BKIoj/s1600/1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdGxKFgTwxF8NDr_cNXzWui-cqZgaERIwng3Ew941MaTRKpFG81Q5RdjsF-6-dtQPN9zeXTrNFubfu3OT4v9mbYaot1M7ufwMd9RnMwZ-0a7T4KHpokw_eGELRJrxy8pbbDvUVh9BKIoj/s320/1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628493513666870754" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Insert the needle knitwise into the first stitch, but do not take it off. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUiaHg2qO4GkoEgQLLSrgnp_lpPy-lXsiv92RUNVjsdty-lXr71dewR5Wiq051Ja7nxdRV8q3E4Gh4AqFY25YUgnhmKH1h99bzLkJ0ujVbQYFUflS3dgzIufsIKnSSDTMqgJxqdRMKdON/s1600/2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUiaHg2qO4GkoEgQLLSrgnp_lpPy-lXsiv92RUNVjsdty-lXr71dewR5Wiq051Ja7nxdRV8q3E4Gh4AqFY25YUgnhmKH1h99bzLkJ0ujVbQYFUflS3dgzIufsIKnSSDTMqgJxqdRMKdON/s320/2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628493249052141090" /></a>Bring the needle to the front of your work without removing it from the stitch.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XOYXPtMdz-KtzlzbQ7iCpYWgaM29r7BIDTXJE7E3UxCm785TvYpXKi5nLRNygWwSS2I7Nc_M98xIPbrYaVUP4eUsaavFUBVgAYe8lHvr4axZfuA3xdT6Aq4IOYBVgVIa0wq1NX8cC7el/s1600/3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XOYXPtMdz-KtzlzbQ7iCpYWgaM29r7BIDTXJE7E3UxCm785TvYpXKi5nLRNygWwSS2I7Nc_M98xIPbrYaVUP4eUsaavFUBVgAYe8lHvr4axZfuA3xdT6Aq4IOYBVgVIa0wq1NX8cC7el/s320/3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628493179711120098" /></a>Insert the needle knitwise through the next stitch.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4K1z5sfgssiZ5o4XmXPjuzJEsGBqyYRWK5QqyvSresSFLFjRWrk3Vg39cRK4_tg-m_X3HS274G1EGx2VGjQSL0h-FNIs0_5bi-L74ynEVaTx-yMC4i6orw_sp3vWHj5LrtA1AoXuHcGW/s1600/4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4K1z5sfgssiZ5o4XmXPjuzJEsGBqyYRWK5QqyvSresSFLFjRWrk3Vg39cRK4_tg-m_X3HS274G1EGx2VGjQSL0h-FNIs0_5bi-L74ynEVaTx-yMC4i6orw_sp3vWHj5LrtA1AoXuHcGW/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628493094212685346" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Wrap the yarn around the needle,</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1QRnlB1c9qRluRjcrWnV3zMq14BXCaMhJmJ6cAWssWd4AWjWivq1-TlY0dj6fT92P3l2RnBv-NG7byfVIh5RxjC4PfmYhPzyLCtx_slIj4ARFo-D9SUQ9Ep2G7EMiJnVojMTUVW8j-Me/s1600/5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1QRnlB1c9qRluRjcrWnV3zMq14BXCaMhJmJ6cAWssWd4AWjWivq1-TlY0dj6fT92P3l2RnBv-NG7byfVIh5RxjC4PfmYhPzyLCtx_slIj4ARFo-D9SUQ9Ep2G7EMiJnVojMTUVW8j-Me/s320/5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628493011076826626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">pull it through the second stitch,</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05BPBUEukoB_hhohhvMKcINzocQY1NIAKbqjHNnvPO0zjPGvdYtFvPeqTNvo6-LbvDQCEnibKQAfWxwYULs_LEY0rlyO7EJ67RyothQkMQk1LeTgUhLP6KBzc8uAfKoSrYicNL-ArI8JB/s1600/6.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05BPBUEukoB_hhohhvMKcINzocQY1NIAKbqjHNnvPO0zjPGvdYtFvPeqTNvo6-LbvDQCEnibKQAfWxwYULs_LEY0rlyO7EJ67RyothQkMQk1LeTgUhLP6KBzc8uAfKoSrYicNL-ArI8JB/s320/6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628492941566887618" /></a><div style="text-align: right;">take yarn and needle between the two stitches to the back of the work,</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5FCEJUkTqlZjsj3gVX3ndF0rVZD8-P3pDDq5BtaNiJAZde1MzGuu2l2679wWIvbokOuc_Ek92kc5mhpPET_sOEJ-pbAaWmz1kHUUqeKE0bVAz0T7HMgAmblCl0vBonXVeuh2Q2vu77Df/s1600/7.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5FCEJUkTqlZjsj3gVX3ndF0rVZD8-P3pDDq5BtaNiJAZde1MzGuu2l2679wWIvbokOuc_Ek92kc5mhpPET_sOEJ-pbAaWmz1kHUUqeKE0bVAz0T7HMgAmblCl0vBonXVeuh2Q2vu77Df/s320/7.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628492803060956450" /></a><div style="text-align: right;">bring them through the first stitch,</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MrHX_it0iVxu77tZPBhsrQWTdlwR_fZIhghv4ofghP3uN4vCINu54egCO3eaH4BtZewOBJvnS-dSBNVNOtlFNlr76zlwq9_aMAqUnKjoIfAxCfWLi8y45MH7WtefLis4bKXAF36fI9ei/s1600/8.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MrHX_it0iVxu77tZPBhsrQWTdlwR_fZIhghv4ofghP3uN4vCINu54egCO3eaH4BtZewOBJvnS-dSBNVNOtlFNlr76zlwq9_aMAqUnKjoIfAxCfWLi8y45MH7WtefLis4bKXAF36fI9ei/s320/8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628492704175007730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and slip both stitches off.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This method will save time and (more importantly) add variety to your knitting repertoire. I find it eminently satisfying to have more than one way of working the same stitch. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Many thanks to Cole for the photography. </div><div><br /></div></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-66452253789787237172011-03-15T06:52:00.000-07:002011-07-13T06:07:14.971-07:00faux bow baby hat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHB5KOks44J2Dz6W5rPx3ArJ3x6NPtTvwqrLUEKVgSERrXXfAo41ao1g8Hqy2v3eMQqKewpWmqiH2j4maJBtj8NkSXie6l5YfZJ7MF3I6r8dleNqLxgRMVh7twiaCITC1uT8dbzQG8nJt/s1600/fauxbow-top.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHB5KOks44J2Dz6W5rPx3ArJ3x6NPtTvwqrLUEKVgSERrXXfAo41ao1g8Hqy2v3eMQqKewpWmqiH2j4maJBtj8NkSXie6l5YfZJ7MF3I6r8dleNqLxgRMVh7twiaCITC1uT8dbzQG8nJt/s320/fauxbow-top.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584304336885451186" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Sized from preemie to 9 months, I designed this for my knitting in the round class. It uses 4 different methods of knitting in the round!</div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-11706710343657161742011-03-08T12:52:00.001-08:002011-07-19T13:45:41.214-07:00gecko hat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN9JVxcFr9YnXaLgvkHDhdx_RKYXvVZGiBYVr9TI80YqlWPrp9wSZaUFL4RB-ysQdoJid2dVt6JNkKezI0hyEoGq2JB3A_hCuT0n7Gw2e4dmu3ypnTVglQYN-8D962TIbUr2O6v-SzgH8/s1600/geckos.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN9JVxcFr9YnXaLgvkHDhdx_RKYXvVZGiBYVr9TI80YqlWPrp9wSZaUFL4RB-ysQdoJid2dVt6JNkKezI0hyEoGq2JB3A_hCuT0n7Gw2e4dmu3ypnTVglQYN-8D962TIbUr2O6v-SzgH8/s320/geckos.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581814889997645570" /></a>All proceeds go to Relief Aid for Japan.<div><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/ruth-roland-designs/61000"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" border="0" /></a></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-47536879475127237782011-03-02T12:12:00.000-08:002011-07-13T06:08:43.081-07:00Hello Again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3iqer7cuWgroPINroKiOFaLVMvkigo5hlmPK5ZYeXH2wOksiYL3fuLC2Fh4gZtyizL4KZAcK8BmOB9dsp8YmyOKgxriUK-lUiasPsTiuZJgBFADqRarAkufNwI6ycFb0gcjqRdPXDzEX/s1600/DSCF0003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3iqer7cuWgroPINroKiOFaLVMvkigo5hlmPK5ZYeXH2wOksiYL3fuLC2Fh4gZtyizL4KZAcK8BmOB9dsp8YmyOKgxriUK-lUiasPsTiuZJgBFADqRarAkufNwI6ycFb0gcjqRdPXDzEX/s320/DSCF0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579583283630435970" /></a>I weeded the gardens today. It didn't take long and it made me happy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY1XXAgOdbszWx6WOrt74cdxN8Usc7q6UycoR5yC3u-37U1YnJoT_F1rWG81h0hGlQJsLpgVcT8IKIIp2tAEa2jkTC0GfIyUxAXbKyAPaKvByzY3KPtv_AMrx_6UpnvrlAQV2IX-V9Npo/s1600/DSCF0011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WAcFzKp9l_WlL1VNfcCN2sqGkQ3i5TxzqtSugnXZ-YrE4BiVCxAETsBXmu6leYu3N9Z_i9bS81SIK0SDW1MCGEQie2Nmpy7t5sRrZJcKbvK_SMe4GIOR5VvauHCNbpPvUox-BlaEDhHW/s320/DSCF0014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579579558638499506" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqQ0-qYg6Wp_2ZVV1xxbKRNLwBZEdKKSJNaZKw322euHIyrYJnlnRKR4_pPL5OFmYcDQ37nRolBI9uXV8laYcIdEfxohS7bHpf6RbrMlyuqKHV1ZrjEdjQhbc0EwXgYpFYoOVNG8bdT78/s320/DSCF0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579579259787986098" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY1XXAgOdbszWx6WOrt74cdxN8Usc7q6UycoR5yC3u-37U1YnJoT_F1rWG81h0hGlQJsLpgVcT8IKIIp2tAEa2jkTC0GfIyUxAXbKyAPaKvByzY3KPtv_AMrx_6UpnvrlAQV2IX-V9Npo/s1600/DSCF0011.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY1XXAgOdbszWx6WOrt74cdxN8Usc7q6UycoR5yC3u-37U1YnJoT_F1rWG81h0hGlQJsLpgVcT8IKIIp2tAEa2jkTC0GfIyUxAXbKyAPaKvByzY3KPtv_AMrx_6UpnvrlAQV2IX-V9Npo/s320/DSCF0011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579582072673624738" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 217px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We're approaching the second anniversary of my stroke. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes it seems like just a few weeks ago, and sometimes it seems like years.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS9d7UfehUCOeoE89dqSM3SPwI-n2ZBdP6x_IyNs2GpLY2EZTZVQ4xWvDOVt7-7caxF-_w7VLnqV6P7_u1tHiVGIDt-qmmpVYEFvbLOLQS3pTb5Kvkxn2j4iykAzMG-51eiJ7q_FyEtq5/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS9d7UfehUCOeoE89dqSM3SPwI-n2ZBdP6x_IyNs2GpLY2EZTZVQ4xWvDOVt7-7caxF-_w7VLnqV6P7_u1tHiVGIDt-qmmpVYEFvbLOLQS3pTb5Kvkxn2j4iykAzMG-51eiJ7q_FyEtq5/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS9d7UfehUCOeoE89dqSM3SPwI-n2ZBdP6x_IyNs2GpLY2EZTZVQ4xWvDOVt7-7caxF-_w7VLnqV6P7_u1tHiVGIDt-qmmpVYEFvbLOLQS3pTb5Kvkxn2j4iykAzMG-51eiJ7q_FyEtq5/s320/DSCF0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579581988290686962" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px; " /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div>Other times I can't even remember what life was like before. . . .</div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-75454803098890520702011-02-22T06:18:00.000-08:002011-07-13T06:09:23.158-07:00Great Barrier ReefI have been wanting to knit something from <a href="http://www.thevine.com.au/blog/melaniehick/we-shall-knit-mental-jumpers20090508.aspx">Knits from Nature </a>by <a href="http://www.jennykee.com/index.html">Jenny Kee</a> since my friend Joan gave me the book about 10 years ago. I love wearing tunics, but the one I really want for myself is the <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thevine.com.au/resources/GALLIMAGE/080509022429_jenny-kee-barramundi.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.thevine.com.au/blog/melaniehick/we-shall-knit-mental-jumpers.aspx&usg=__d6IsZC_cmwBGjoKtAEmvXdN4EYg=&h=434&w=455&sz=53&hl=en&start=44&zoom=1&tbnid=r75TiJxC7vKPhM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=127&ei=0JUZTrytOoHw0gGA3KSWBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djenny%2Bkee%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1033%26bih%3D732%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=764&vpy=201&dur=42&hovh=219&hovw=230&tx=106&ty=132&page=3&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:23,s:44">Barramundi</a>, and I haven't had money for yarn since . . . well, since ever! But when baby Caleb needed a blanket I knew just where to look for inspiration. Since the blanket is worked in <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/intarsia-knitting-tutorial/">intarsia</a>, the back side is, shall we say, not nearly as attractive. But I could use left over scraps of yarn for it, and I think it turned out really well. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA8ukNkQHmunji_GH3CLrrKF5odx8giKQFlIRuJPhCEbKhbkGNyju0TVbkiIVEYjtR1jq4zakA88_NVAYBBGDWx45b91R95wq7mP0rOCI7eb2hSKWQXkCV6fm4-XRmkr4bApfj_XnBe8G/s1600/greatbarrier.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA8ukNkQHmunji_GH3CLrrKF5odx8giKQFlIRuJPhCEbKhbkGNyju0TVbkiIVEYjtR1jq4zakA88_NVAYBBGDWx45b91R95wq7mP0rOCI7eb2hSKWQXkCV6fm4-XRmkr4bApfj_XnBe8G/s320/greatbarrier.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576519274215207906" /></a><div>I have plans to design an underwater scene baby blanket which is actually reversible. This will take some time, though, so don't look for it in the near future.</div></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-76215682519302592442010-11-30T07:06:00.000-08:002011-10-21T07:45:16.590-07:00tiger shawl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9PZLIKSUnjILSxxem9jxdN0mtQoETuyChB2jlA5PhtdtZtWQ6NB1jclEm27Zp1sllUIe9dDGPsVgp7eQLuJIdodogJqq5Bm4XxQNfy8fRp-sdLN9gcWPoNHSpH0mCn7_1vvAFxFyXQtz/s1600/kittyad.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9PZLIKSUnjILSxxem9jxdN0mtQoETuyChB2jlA5PhtdtZtWQ6NB1jclEm27Zp1sllUIe9dDGPsVgp7eQLuJIdodogJqq5Bm4XxQNfy8fRp-sdLN9gcWPoNHSpH0mCn7_1vvAFxFyXQtz/s320/kittyad.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665956364898330546" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 39px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEm3DPYBD8TSy6UAwdlKeBm4R2WqLp3kyElbraJgUh-Ld4g7lVmG-QdQHRc1aIF_bk2xw0jpoMm1fMiEvTNU-9e9KLZ8V04piShFPgiDwP9ciYsSFmR5mNXNghLeG9u6d1Zu542Wm1QRIP/s1600/DSCF0005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEm3DPYBD8TSy6UAwdlKeBm4R2WqLp3kyElbraJgUh-Ld4g7lVmG-QdQHRc1aIF_bk2xw0jpoMm1fMiEvTNU-9e9KLZ8V04piShFPgiDwP9ciYsSFmR5mNXNghLeG9u6d1Zu542Wm1QRIP/s320/DSCF0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562540223568095714" /></a>This is Cole in his tiger shawl. He loves it! The yarn is <a href="http://www.theuniquesheep.com/bases/greensheepsport.html">Green Sheep Sport</a> from <a href="http://www.theuniquesheep.com/">the Unique Sheep </a> in colorway <a href="http://www.theuniquesheep.com/Colors/carolinatigerrescue.html">Tiger, Tiger</a>. <a href="http://lbullins.blogspot.com/">Laura</a> donates a generous portion of the sales from this colorway to <a href="http://www.carolinatigerrescue.org/default.asp">Carolina Tiger Rescue</a>. Cole was very enthusiastic about that aspect of the shawl.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih970iHMcsnrqFP_KDFVUTcJ-IOLbqWou_Y5pFvAnc8AgDPN-Th9wvaaIagwgduYEINLuSo67seaZj9t4AC318N8EiaDH4y3a-x55lDiHw_x4hicnkBg9o0oHq1aRcbPGRDwxkaE-Yqud6/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih970iHMcsnrqFP_KDFVUTcJ-IOLbqWou_Y5pFvAnc8AgDPN-Th9wvaaIagwgduYEINLuSo67seaZj9t4AC318N8EiaDH4y3a-x55lDiHw_x4hicnkBg9o0oHq1aRcbPGRDwxkaE-Yqud6/s320/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562540096817760162" /></a>I think the tiger cubs posing on the back of the shawl look like kittens. I'm writing a pattern for this shawl and calling it the Kitty-Kitty shawl. It has been through the testing process and just needs a few more photos and some formatting. It should be available soon!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwAEywJJesYiXW_hyphenhyphenUVQ1BGY3OSpnXIlT1tanp1BsHHVeLy5vrpD2QIo0KnkukkbD5h5zHLO0H7OBAV21ljUICCu4aDq_iOYXskHDRKeU2NZc5_AyZ5dUE51EvqEjBaOiNDXM1PcpKZyJ/s1600/DSCF0010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwAEywJJesYiXW_hyphenhyphenUVQ1BGY3OSpnXIlT1tanp1BsHHVeLy5vrpD2QIo0KnkukkbD5h5zHLO0H7OBAV21ljUICCu4aDq_iOYXskHDRKeU2NZc5_AyZ5dUE51EvqEjBaOiNDXM1PcpKZyJ/s320/DSCF0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545359424864606386" /></a></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-62511499908917302102010-10-24T07:35:00.000-07:002011-07-13T06:12:05.043-07:00Cole's socks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC_7s5DWimjt3tObD-XTKGhdYP7AMhN1sGk_0WEIYghJ8SObXn4IjFaN7JT_W4Chrrm5BRNnXHhqlQADveJyC9GUfLA4XhRDSv5l1doRrWkHeLJdebIflUPbt3-Zr4vgrwtyVQ6-X3kof/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVdzj-Y7wsrKxSmhjfueVVqIwpDXpeSDax2Lxkulm6DOZG_pos2qen6Crm_r51C4BXaiBVmZQALqziJIq0CFqTjF3jOIQbgx6dkVb-bNLuBPNGhnP342-aGLW5ppupTo5kol6cncOjLjN/s1600/DSCF0002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVdzj-Y7wsrKxSmhjfueVVqIwpDXpeSDax2Lxkulm6DOZG_pos2qen6Crm_r51C4BXaiBVmZQALqziJIq0CFqTjF3jOIQbgx6dkVb-bNLuBPNGhnP342-aGLW5ppupTo5kol6cncOjLjN/s320/DSCF0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531621667677287266" /></a>I finished these some time ago, but as soon as I finished knitting Cole put them on his feet. Every time I washed them so they could be photographed he snuck into the laundry room and put them on again. I guess he likes them. His friends are bugging me to make some for them. The pattern is <a href="http://catbordhi.com/about/">Cat Bordhi's</a> Tibetan socks, with modifications.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC_7s5DWimjt3tObD-XTKGhdYP7AMhN1sGk_0WEIYghJ8SObXn4IjFaN7JT_W4Chrrm5BRNnXHhqlQADveJyC9GUfLA4XhRDSv5l1doRrWkHeLJdebIflUPbt3-Zr4vgrwtyVQ6-X3kof/s320/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531623173920902226" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>The swirls go opposite directions on the two socks.</div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-70862915437398472632010-10-20T10:26:00.000-07:002011-07-13T06:15:26.408-07:00Butterfly<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VPdEw-5UDZWrL6SEEkoq0O2ZY0Z8MKULpscy2NQzUCq_vMHGqWHn7_HY2WZNrjSCQMKVCAesYGfU81EEup9QEsZB0M66nhbr-7N3F4509p57YEHphi9PnC7jc20P0P0N7G7pUSnrshu2/s1600/DSCF0007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VPdEw-5UDZWrL6SEEkoq0O2ZY0Z8MKULpscy2NQzUCq_vMHGqWHn7_HY2WZNrjSCQMKVCAesYGfU81EEup9QEsZB0M66nhbr-7N3F4509p57YEHphi9PnC7jc20P0P0N7G7pUSnrshu2/s320/DSCF0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530181635177133810" /></a>A couple months ago, I finished this shawl for little Miss G. A closer look:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9E8bgQjxNm1PVwH27anCQPeQkHNWStoRrq6qcds-zJyoTobV1f-Ipq1Mskers_VA0ufe2peEfqtIVN5XFuPl6TSWTseFN0lEOdSkY0lCV9G47AYwoI3HuMDxde4s61L2Zc9OR6jD7bjH/s1600/DSCF0003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9E8bgQjxNm1PVwH27anCQPeQkHNWStoRrq6qcds-zJyoTobV1f-Ipq1Mskers_VA0ufe2peEfqtIVN5XFuPl6TSWTseFN0lEOdSkY0lCV9G47AYwoI3HuMDxde4s61L2Zc9OR6jD7bjH/s320/DSCF0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530181390900724898" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Can you see the butterflies?</div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-72860633395659207622010-10-05T06:35:00.000-07:002011-07-13T06:16:13.057-07:00Posie-Head Rosie hat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSaMIYNiWCmQOnHoUcUJD5lUrUyLdkf2BNAvL4RXfMYmxoADG6srn2m7Q06m3Z0QxhC4vjfvpfL85ePeawlSFb3DEORBCPPbdsiH_S-3M7eCq9IcE22cEFyPUAerV8LlJFAiIvKiyjAKH/s1600/DSCF0007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSaMIYNiWCmQOnHoUcUJD5lUrUyLdkf2BNAvL4RXfMYmxoADG6srn2m7Q06m3Z0QxhC4vjfvpfL85ePeawlSFb3DEORBCPPbdsiH_S-3M7eCq9IcE22cEFyPUAerV8LlJFAiIvKiyjAKH/s320/DSCF0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524561286426171298" /></a>This Dr. Seussian hat reminds me of Daisy-head Maisy.<br /><br />Yarn: 2 balls Rowan Big Wool (super-bulky)<div>odd bits of at least one other color of similar weight yarn</div><div><br /></div><div>Needles: US Size #10 circular and double pointed</div><div><br /></div><div>Gauge: 13 sts and 18 rows = 4"</div><div><br /></div><div>Cast on 60 sts using circular needle and main color. Join, being careful not to twist. </div><div><br /></div><div>*K1, P1* around. Continue in knit until work measures 6" from cast on edge.</div><div><br /></div><div>First increase round: *K1, inc 1 st, K8, inc 1 st, K1*, repeat between *s until end of round, 72 sts.</div><div>Knit 3 rounds.</div><div>Second inc round: *K2, inc 1 st, K8, inc 1 st, K2*, repeat between *s until end of round, 84 sts.</div><div>Knit 3 rounds.</div><div><div>Third inc round: *K3, inc 1 st, K8, inc 1 st, K3*, repeat between *s until end of round, 96 sts.</div><div>Knit until work measures 9" from cast on edge.</div></div><div>Purl one round (turning row).</div><div>Knit one round.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shape top (switch to dpn or magic loop when round gets tighter):</div><div><div>First decrease round: *K1, SSK, K10, K2tog, K1*, repeat between *s until end of round, 84 sts.</div><div>Knit 3 rounds.</div></div><div><div>Second decrease round: *K1, SSK, K8, K2tog, K1*, repeat between *s until end of round, 72 sts.</div><div>Knit 3 rounds.</div></div><div>Third decrease round: *K1, SSK, K6, K2tog, K1*, repeat between *s until end of round, 60 sts.</div><div><div><div>Knit 3 rounds.</div></div><div>Fourth decrease round: *K1, SSK, K4, K2tog, K1*, repeat between *s until end of round, 48 sts.</div></div><div><div><div><div>Knit 3 rounds.</div></div><div>Fifth decrease round: *K1, SSK, K2, K2tog, K1*, repeat between *s until end of round, 36 sts.</div></div></div><div>Knit 3 rounds.</div><div>Sixth decrease round: *K1, SSK, K2tog, K1*, repeat between *s until end of round, 24 sts.</div><div>Seventh decrease: K1, then *K2tog* until 6 sts remain.</div><div>Break yarn. Thread yarn through tapestry needle and weave through remaining stitches. Pull tight.</div><div><br /></div><div>Posie:</div><div>Cast on 2 sts with contrasting yarn. Work flat in garter stitch (knit every row), increasing one stitch at the beginning of each row until there are 11 stitches. Make 4 points.</div><div>With main color, knit across all 4 points, and join into a circle, 44 sts.</div><div>With new color (if desired), K2tog around for 3 rounds, ending K1.</div><div>Pass 5 sts over first stitch. Fasten off. Weave in loose ends. Use main color to sew posie to hat through center.</div><div><br /></div><div>Work blanket stitch around purl stitch round of hat in a contrasting color. Weave in loose ends. Hand wash and let dry.</div><div><br /></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-64252259782559768282010-09-28T08:01:00.001-07:002011-07-13T06:16:50.534-07:00frog buttons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMErmqrd6HIJu2tG2cvqm0mKcsvv7iS4dD0nPOeGTkcGxCiePq3nJt7zk_d2m-tv1AxAlr3KLVerCAncD5B7eBUjd31eHsLB4hg3Rq1hQr-vkxpkFSBmYiHDzHfh-1N1Uh_hJUwIblgsp/s1600/DSCF0004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45LUvU8HZCJWNfKcB0s1N14FI4a1DF5sey40i6hIeH_AvNNUlymuWYx7baBvlEowDau43ImZ1D9u-jG4OKkc0VIIFhCncmcoUzgYnS4ZMl0woOGbSDYAgpC-KvlO5V75xDFDYEY4bsURD/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_foGL3-KUUTIVam61mEgktPnRlfAC_FjKP3cfaDZ01c_g9HmTojxmLYqx4-x5zRSClDxi6rUc2dMAQsdXZuCnJdWGWygncesfEZWYl5YW6J7EiwQG7eLfeZRDjTZd3Do7EQEirgAdQcsQ/s1600/DSCF0028.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: left;">The next step is to make a frog with a button end. <a href="http://nickyepstein.com/">Nicky</a> suggests a "single knot," but my single knot did not look anything like the photo, went through the frog loop too easily, and was not attractive. In the end, I chose a ball knot from <a href="http://perfectpatterns.tripod.com/frogs.html">these instructions,</a> but I seriously considered using a square knot.</div><div><br /></div><div>The square knot almost worked, and I think it would have been a good choice with thicker cord or a smaller loop. I use the "frog on a log" method of tying a square knot. I will show it here in case you don't know it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Frog on a log . . .</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnzepDjJfwwYSxJwRUlRDoUpq48o6R3C1Nl9OEO2VeIGSTMS_cprG8Zho79rgHrmfDBmebp1CRecmJPaAakYyjmWpbjQHVAROqQkaq7eLiZx9bArikkeRbupkOvZJi6HNduixtgcbRGzo/s1600/DSCF0019.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnzepDjJfwwYSxJwRUlRDoUpq48o6R3C1Nl9OEO2VeIGSTMS_cprG8Zho79rgHrmfDBmebp1CRecmJPaAakYyjmWpbjQHVAROqQkaq7eLiZx9bArikkeRbupkOvZJi6HNduixtgcbRGzo/s320/DSCF0019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522303581347989474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>and the log rolls over.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnjREq6yHBJ1vIZb70Ye5FDMME-Gf7V-yZdev7jpirfhxxULg-f91lmE3VOvQY66J1I9-ysCp9jb2dw6KPoxw-KBJV7-UtMh0OQgC7qmoZOkvgKbHLMz_7CjlqDL3NtNgJ8AJXyAkiOd-/s1600/DSCF0021.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnjREq6yHBJ1vIZb70Ye5FDMME-Gf7V-yZdev7jpirfhxxULg-f91lmE3VOvQY66J1I9-ysCp9jb2dw6KPoxw-KBJV7-UtMh0OQgC7qmoZOkvgKbHLMz_7CjlqDL3NtNgJ8AJXyAkiOd-/s320/DSCF0021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522303930503053970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xYD6AAjNgOsRfykiBYNc-jHN8sp7uh1T3jZDtYsEDTuoHnP53iTmhQtulfuukdm66i7wThW26k3SalcYRTMgdBYj6ctBsUNOx66OF2yXsuFWqe_6wTv7hYdGcG65oPbXmaDAsruxuHir/s320/DSCF0023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522304450362974322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Frog on a log (again) . . .</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnjREq6yHBJ1vIZb70Ye5FDMME-Gf7V-yZdev7jpirfhxxULg-f91lmE3VOvQY66J1I9-ysCp9jb2dw6KPoxw-KBJV7-UtMh0OQgC7qmoZOkvgKbHLMz_7CjlqDL3NtNgJ8AJXyAkiOd-/s1600/DSCF0021.JPG"></a><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEYn2DTdg-dSXZoNR4yh-IT3Fc8h26B183mKCgGaQ7E_WJwyyQLiaobf7oIaVDTEZHeRcdeV0hLDzFDMWVmUU30zGYUhCz07WAtWuDZ3D6phwEBzjwH5q8TkYFdbWENIVe0-X0Lt52RsU/s320/DSCF0026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522304776206105970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">. . . and the log rolls over.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_foGL3-KUUTIVam61mEgktPnRlfAC_FjKP3cfaDZ01c_g9HmTojxmLYqx4-x5zRSClDxi6rUc2dMAQsdXZuCnJdWGWygncesfEZWYl5YW6J7EiwQG7eLfeZRDjTZd3Do7EQEirgAdQcsQ/s1600/DSCF0028.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_foGL3-KUUTIVam61mEgktPnRlfAC_FjKP3cfaDZ01c_g9HmTojxmLYqx4-x5zRSClDxi6rUc2dMAQsdXZuCnJdWGWygncesfEZWYl5YW6J7EiwQG7eLfeZRDjTZd3Do7EQEirgAdQcsQ/s320/DSCF0028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522305293948248930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Easy and attractive.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45LUvU8HZCJWNfKcB0s1N14FI4a1DF5sey40i6hIeH_AvNNUlymuWYx7baBvlEowDau43ImZ1D9u-jG4OKkc0VIIFhCncmcoUzgYnS4ZMl0woOGbSDYAgpC-KvlO5V75xDFDYEY4bsURD/s320/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522351583821953794" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 203px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Now fold the end back around and under the frog counter-clockwise to re-make the first loop. Pin through the middle of the frog. It should look like this. (Pay no attention to the odd bits of cord at the right of the photo.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Bring the end down and around clockwise to make the loop with the button on it. Adjust the placement of the button by tightening and loosening the knot until it's right where you want it. Unravel any extra cord from the live stitches at the end (beginning). Thread the unraveled yarn through the live stitches. Secure the loop by sewing both ends together behind the frog.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMErmqrd6HIJu2tG2cvqm0mKcsvv7iS4dD0nPOeGTkcGxCiePq3nJt7zk_d2m-tv1AxAlr3KLVerCAncD5B7eBUjd31eHsLB4hg3Rq1hQr-vkxpkFSBmYiHDzHfh-1N1Uh_hJUwIblgsp/s320/DSCF0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524232123529347154" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">I used the cast-on tail to secure each corner of the frog to the garment. Since this garment had a folded hem, I simply tied the tails (from cast-on and bind-off) in a square knot on the wrong side, and hid each end of the knot in the hem. (If you don't know how to do this, let me know, and I'll show you!)</span></span></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-85211022938566330022010-09-27T09:59:00.001-07:002010-09-29T04:25:23.886-07:00frog closure tutorial<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Nana asked me to make some frog closures for her <a href="http://kangaths-roux.blogspot.com/2010/03/nanas-vest.html"></a></span><a href="http://kangaths-roux.blogspot.com/2010/03/nanas-vest.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">vest</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, and I was happy to do it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I thought it would be fun.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I chose the "Basketweave Knots" from </span><a href="http://nickyepstein.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Nicky Epstein</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'s </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nicky-Epsteins-Knitted-Embellishments-Appliques/dp/188301039X"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Knitted Embellishments</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> because they looked compact and the shape echoed those found in the intarsia design of the garment. I read the instructions, which said to leave the end on a stitch holder instead of binding off, and to "Form the frogs by using T-pins to anchor (beginning with the cast-on edge) against a piece of Styrofoam board." There was also a drawing with arrows showing the direction the cord should travel, and places marked "begin" and "end." It all seemed very clear.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I made a piece of cord, keeping the end of it on the needle. My plan was to make a frog, then untie it and measure the length I would need. But I first had to figure out the drawing. The frog was drawn completed, so the cord was going under some spots and coming back out . . . where? Maybe it's because I'm </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://kangaths-roux.blogspot.com/2009/06/since-stroke.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">brain damaged</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, but it took me a while to work it out at first. And then again when I came back to it after packing my family off to the library. And then again after I had made all my cord and wanted to turn it into frogs. And then again . . .</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I thought this would be fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>So. I got the drawing figured out. I had a piece of Styrofoam board my husband had been saving for just this occasion (not likely) and T-pins. But it wasn't clear how to use the pins to anchor the cord. It seemed like I would have to constantly move the pins in order to make the knot, yet every time I moved them I lost the last three steps. Plus, I was trying to do this on the floor, and my back hurt.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wasn't this supposed to be fun?</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Having developed a good way to make these frogs, I thought I would share it with you. This method can probably be adapted to most of the frog closures in the book--but if you want to make the "Leaf Frog", you're on your own.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJf3uUC5xia903iFKNwiAFzxjuEhPAP7u3yE8d3fRd5H3MGdd0g3_9vVCYjkuJjBUNs-wg8gQt9g1YWVE_lySxTEGWKdPE9LDd_BVYqwVA-qm7AOECAZpuSFUDC1O2DDp6hCbbmJyDkpB/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJf3uUC5xia903iFKNwiAFzxjuEhPAP7u3yE8d3fRd5H3MGdd0g3_9vVCYjkuJjBUNs-wg8gQt9g1YWVE_lySxTEGWKdPE9LDd_BVYqwVA-qm7AOECAZpuSFUDC1O2DDp6hCbbmJyDkpB/s320/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521915098876116482" /></a><br /></div><div>I calculated I would need a 10" piece of cord (using Lily Chin's Gramercy in color 15) for frogs and 12" for buttons. Here I have the cord with live stitches on the end waiting to be knotted. Since I needed 10 to 12 of these things (for 5 or 6 pairs of frogs and buttons), I didn't use stitch holders. I bound off and undid the bind-off. I could have just cut the yarn, taken a needle, and threaded it through the stitches.</div></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhZQloNfZsSmBWjCQLoF2KnCjDXtlOUOCUnfHTu8r-zfAz1cZI6eQWphMflS_yxbM8fuj3cRZAKt_427iRiaX_jqh0mYnfP3QNh-x9DDvAJyy73j0jjPV1T4H_a_GsESIqUWwqrHHnSzg/s1600/DSCF0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhZQloNfZsSmBWjCQLoF2KnCjDXtlOUOCUnfHTu8r-zfAz1cZI6eQWphMflS_yxbM8fuj3cRZAKt_427iRiaX_jqh0mYnfP3QNh-x9DDvAJyy73j0jjPV1T4H_a_GsESIqUWwqrHHnSzg/s320/DSCF0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521917693672484194" /></a><br />Here I have the first two pins in the cord. If you look closely, you will see that I did not start with the cast-on end. Those are live stitches. Also, if you compare this to the drawing in the book, you will see that I did not pin the start point, but left it free. It is dangling off to the right of the picture and should be doubled back, under the rightmost T-pin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiI6xo7twR3jcwPaBFBhm_yr4GRrMd1hUrshN-DNaWeBiWm4cMFWBpLCGwOe_rFDOKF_-1xB-OzsMRR3HXGHYlyESB3Txj7lZja2t_gVJMeuTNMAaNKDJrwo3sMj6Wy39O4wg80EcR-KF6/s1600/DSCF0008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiI6xo7twR3jcwPaBFBhm_yr4GRrMd1hUrshN-DNaWeBiWm4cMFWBpLCGwOe_rFDOKF_-1xB-OzsMRR3HXGHYlyESB3Txj7lZja2t_gVJMeuTNMAaNKDJrwo3sMj6Wy39O4wg80EcR-KF6/s320/DSCF0008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521919357608303762" /></a>Another pin.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXph_G3fUIAUiBNy5M-LMZNEl93F7iNVHSmIPMLzdhDXBi2YJw1qYLpiVpSCYyjK9LYbDQZ8CKMVc7YoVtIqRHrsalMhXCxAY43xBn4FDs9kXXkriry3Tv7P9BZSBkA3j2-sdQh3TPhyphenhyphencr/s1600/DSCF0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXph_G3fUIAUiBNy5M-LMZNEl93F7iNVHSmIPMLzdhDXBi2YJw1qYLpiVpSCYyjK9LYbDQZ8CKMVc7YoVtIqRHrsalMhXCxAY43xBn4FDs9kXXkriry3Tv7P9BZSBkA3j2-sdQh3TPhyphenhyphencr/s320/DSCF0015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521921302108545522" /></a>And a third.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrA3u4X9GFpIQuWf4r9hx8te3FGbIGdPLq6fimqPIhKl7o0aIClAhyphenhyphenWo_KzdzNKnRHZGot4d7kmdkEjLxbJf0PQk68NBTj78Twjh4bHuj5MJm6ryzS6xJtld7vFdJi0DAGetOvm-oOBuD/s1600/DSCF0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrA3u4X9GFpIQuWf4r9hx8te3FGbIGdPLq6fimqPIhKl7o0aIClAhyphenhyphenWo_KzdzNKnRHZGot4d7kmdkEjLxbJf0PQk68NBTj78Twjh4bHuj5MJm6ryzS6xJtld7vFdJi0DAGetOvm-oOBuD/s320/DSCF0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521920584358464770" /></a>Now the cord has been tucked through the first loop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3NFwxZ98H1vnsAiv99vnqi_5uzcj13QLOlrqiDPe8EEO50_1ogf1k0SbVeqwDgWZBxFQ_jXsyejrWGUCDRNYjyIaBuRG_S-iqROutKw3-B8GbDlCgUVKj2ZNgtOKv_x-790yEOnGo0Nk/s1600/DSCF0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3NFwxZ98H1vnsAiv99vnqi_5uzcj13QLOlrqiDPe8EEO50_1ogf1k0SbVeqwDgWZBxFQ_jXsyejrWGUCDRNYjyIaBuRG_S-iqROutKw3-B8GbDlCgUVKj2ZNgtOKv_x-790yEOnGo0Nk/s320/DSCF0016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521922938798956018" /></a>Now I'm going to bring the cord up and under the right side of loop 2.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcfUgvChf5bOHlbgj2gasgt34RpSm4l-Fxc41ZUis98lJaJCcPZgS3blMPMCyM3nEKHusr73OlnUzUCE00fC93tN4dWFKz1iIUZNh6xSuUC3uUdZFARuzah03i7szqlT8rprAT2-vpkUP/s320/DSCF0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521926575663563682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div>And over loop 3, and down through loop 2.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNoIfPBA4joj5XYBV1atuck6EwVIoavvm3aDTgGvoht2h3Jd397bVYYVhS7QyH87Sp565jkkzcFy1JDYNYYX9sWIny7OgUk-B4iU70BmRXsCwNs2IsoIKsMrAq1BXKUKp1fdnJ4ef5toG/s320/DSCF0018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521927112750058210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Tighten by gently tugging both ends and easing the loops.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqm89qxEOdqezbVAOpLFTCvWqEiRTNOHlN5KXtJ4tjmYhr8eUVDmpdEOV6ucZQzkyNvbJcM_ONC4Bra4SkBQXgWRePr8TicGa9Gknj0BT-_YeMCV3ZDDqngu7XP7HTIgS88mTGaiahTrV/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqm89qxEOdqezbVAOpLFTCvWqEiRTNOHlN5KXtJ4tjmYhr8eUVDmpdEOV6ucZQzkyNvbJcM_ONC4Bra4SkBQXgWRePr8TicGa9Gknj0BT-_YeMCV3ZDDqngu7XP7HTIgS88mTGaiahTrV/s320/DSCF0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521928016432004306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px; " /></a>Completed frog.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Note that some of the pictures show a very loose knotting. This is just for clarity. The fourth picture shows the approximate tightness of the finished frog. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">I hope that was helpful! Next up: corresponding buttons.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-14364171094592405032010-09-15T09:24:00.000-07:002010-09-15T09:42:23.109-07:00catching upStarted (and finished) another round of therapy. Milestones: walking much improved, but still can't run or hop; writing significantly faster and tidier; violin playing somewhat improved, but I have miles to go before I sleep. Danced at my cousin's wedding, Down to one 20 - 40 minute nap a day. My doctor says I will always have some spasticity. <br /><br />A full draft of <span style="font-style:italic;">Harmony</span> is done (minus the overture and underscoring). A CD of all songs (featuring the silken vocals of a famous chanteuse who wishes to remain nameless but whose technique (if not the voice itself) is too recognizable for anonymity) is now available to all those possessing a sense of humor.<br /><br />And I have finished huge handfuls of knitting. More next time . . .kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-17447414862757383152010-04-11T08:11:00.001-07:002010-04-11T08:46:04.615-07:00FlowersFront Yard<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc87E1Lv8WAZnypFINmaIqfEWWiWJtILbiMm6fiY3dtPr5lIYMWrCpgzHKqAa1Ij_09G1DKAvrW3OOmfTi34orJ8Dx_7Plzh55s-C9SyxDqTwc6yYgOHxLtGk8JfohWIyDCJ-KIYLjYPR/s1600/DSCF0002.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRc87E1Lv8WAZnypFINmaIqfEWWiWJtILbiMm6fiY3dtPr5lIYMWrCpgzHKqAa1Ij_09G1DKAvrW3OOmfTi34orJ8Dx_7Plzh55s-C9SyxDqTwc6yYgOHxLtGk8JfohWIyDCJ-KIYLjYPR/s320/DSCF0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458897945343022306" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZK3hvX_OcvSYGnrYxULE4NlBAER3EJMZXI0QkFeEXGHlc0WLokqilS3FpeaxNE_SLxXHzDO1vc35nf5M8mXAIdHYyc0TG66K3Yu8s7Ybgef9Muai0zPmoC7k810uM6cY74kxCO8agBZy/s1600/DSCF0005.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZK3hvX_OcvSYGnrYxULE4NlBAER3EJMZXI0QkFeEXGHlc0WLokqilS3FpeaxNE_SLxXHzDO1vc35nf5M8mXAIdHYyc0TG66K3Yu8s7Ybgef9Muai0zPmoC7k810uM6cY74kxCO8agBZy/s320/DSCF0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458898106379443346" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><text style="align right">Back Yard --->kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-74612223783643467372010-04-09T12:45:00.000-07:002010-04-09T17:39:36.410-07:00Holy WeekLast week I played a few gigs. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and two Easter Sunday masses. By the end of Easter day I could barely use my spoon! Monday morning I got dizzy while lifting weights and decided to take the day off. Everything.<br /><br />I didn't fully recover until yesterday, but now (after going to bed early four nights in a row) I feel fine and am ready for my next big gig: <a href="http://www.curvedair.com/">Curved Air's</a> <a href="http://www.ilike.com/artist/Curved+Air?src=onebox">"Vivaldi"</a> (the CD track, not the video version) for the <a href="http://www.dc-spa.net">DC-SPA dance company.</a>kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869449516640169198.post-59553184423620230122010-03-29T08:10:00.000-07:002011-07-13T06:17:27.117-07:00Nana's Vest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII3LT2JciQNdMKafdDuwQk8ygL4q_kFtO41_PZXOtp9qFnmG80_J7bylDWrovTJEq_5JwalzbMIwWVLzEbZhjtbuJcuPkuUs1w-byOFUYq259UQsivPgXUGg4w7qnJmv7qslgQD9rN66R/s1600/DSCF0012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII3LT2JciQNdMKafdDuwQk8ygL4q_kFtO41_PZXOtp9qFnmG80_J7bylDWrovTJEq_5JwalzbMIwWVLzEbZhjtbuJcuPkuUs1w-byOFUYq259UQsivPgXUGg4w7qnJmv7qslgQD9rN66R/s320/DSCF0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454075684588602002" /></a><br /><br />The front is done. This is Susan Duckworth's Venetian Tiles Cardigan with some modifications. I did the ribbing in intarsia instead of all one color, I made each set of tiles different (there were four varieties), and I did the shoulder shaping with short rows instead of binding off. Also, I changed the upper row of tiles to a row of three instead of four because I plan to make this a V-neck vest, and that will match the adaption to the fronts.<br /><br />She didn't choose this pattern or the colors, so I'm hoping she likes it.kangathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04416232105838101882noreply@blogger.com1