http://www.yarnist.com more than just yarns... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:44:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en      Yarnist is ending.... This has been a fun blog and I've met new knitters through it and learned so very much.                           I will be moving to:         www.knitnspin.net      So, join me there for knitting news and more!! http://www.yarnist.com/2008/07/16/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow/ We had our good friends from Reno, Nevada come and stay with us the last couple of weeks and we all had such a good time together, it was the best 4th of July I can remember! Took them up to Branson, MO for a couple of days and had fun ... http://www.yarnist.com/2008/07/09/mittens-missouri-and-more/ ...that I was born in the wrong era! 106As a 1930s wife, I amVery SuperiorTake the test! http://www.yarnist.com/2008/06/24/i-always-knew/ No, it's not the horror flick from the '80's...it's the heirloom quilt (The title of the design is "Welsh Beauty"). I've worked (hand stitched, of course) on it off and on for about two years now and I've done about 70% of it, so far.  This is a whole cloth quilt from Christian ... http://www.yarnist.com/2008/06/23/laviathan/ Wow! These were so fun to make! It only took me 3 weeks to make these socks and they have 12" cuffs on them! I used TOFUtsies yarn from SWTC that was given to me by Dawn. I think this is my new favorite yarn now :) Pattern is Hedera by Cookie ... http://www.yarnist.com/2008/06/18/yada-yada-socks-are-finished/ Today's post is about some of the cool new things in sock making. First off, there's Knit Pick's new Sock Blanks , they are really inventive. They are a solid machine knit piece of fabric that is double stranded. You dye it the way you want and presto! You knit your ... http://www.yarnist.com/2008/06/09/new-things-in-the-world-of-socks/ Are you reading this blog? Then you're "It"! Copy these questions to your own blog and answer them. I'd love to have a comment left that you're participating my  little game of "tag", so I can read your answers, too. 1. Do you knit or crochet? Both. 2. How long have you been knitting and/or crocheting? ... http://www.yarnist.com/2008/06/07/tag-reader-youre-it/ I finished my Iris Socks! The cuff is done in a Vandyke stitch. A simple diamond lace design. This is an afterthought heel, only I used an old weave stitch and then due to the reduction every other row, it's staggered, making it look like a lace stitch. Update 6/7/08: Gave Carol the Iris socks ... http://www.yarnist.com/2008/05/28/iris-socks/  Listening to the KnitPick's podcast yesterday gave me the idea to turn my mind to a simple project to do during the warm months ahead in order to get ready for winter...Mittens! They are fun and easy and quicker than socks (if you're the impatient type)! Here's a whole bunch of patterns ... http://www.yarnist.com/2008/05/23/mittens/ Wow! It's great to be back! Had technical difficulties with the home computer.  It's all better now, so I had to show off my latest project: My first homespun yarn!  I tried Navajo Plying first...but it wasn't exactly a success: I plan on practicing more with this turning-a-single-into-a-3-ply-yarn-thing. What's on the needles: My own design ... http://www.yarnist.com/2008/05/18/my-first-handspun-yarn/