My Baby Girl on skates for the 2nd time in her life and she is rocking it!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
I HAVE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU ALL. AS YOU KNOW I LOVE TO LOOM KNIT AND CROCHET. BOTH OF WHICH GIVE ME THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS MY CREATIVITY FREELY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY AFTER OR DURING MY LIFE AS A DEBT COLLECTOR IT PROVIDES ME WITH A GREAT STRESS RELIEF. I ALSO HAVE TO CONFESS THAT I DO BUY KNITTING (NEEDLE) MAGAZINES AND BOOKS. THE ARTICLES IN THESE TWO FORMS OF MEDIA HAVE SO MUCH IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT IS RELEVANT TO LOOM KNITTING AND CROCHET. THER IS ALOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT YARNS AND WHEN TO USE WHAT TYPE OF YARN. SAME FOR TECHNIQUES AND COLOUR THEORIES THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT OF EVEN AS A TRAINED FASHION DESIGNER AS MYSELF. READING AND EDUCATING YOURSELF IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT KEEPS YOUR BRAIN ACTIVE AND CURRENT IN THE CRAFT.
I ALSO VISIT THE LOCAL YARN STORE AND MINGLE WITH THE STORE OWNERS AND SALES REPS AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT YARNS AND THE LATEST FIBRES THAT ARE OUT THERE. AT TIMES THEY FILL ME IN ON GREAT SALES OR PATTERNS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. LOOMERS, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO PICK UP SOME NEEDLES AND LEARN TO TRY TO NEEDLE KNIT. IT MAYBE HARD FOR SOME BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CO-ORDINATE YOUR HANDS A BIT BETTER, BUT BELIEVE ME LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING NEEDLE KNITTING HAS HELPED ME UNDER STAND TO READ PATTERNS AND CLOTHING STRUCTURE. THE DIFFERENCES I SEE SO FAR IN NEEDLE KNITTING AND LOOM KNITTING: A STOCKINETTE STITCH IN LOOM KNITTING IS CREATED BY : KNIT 1 ROW AND THEN KNIT THE NEXT ROW AND THEN YOU FOLLOW THAT PATTERN THROUGHOUT. IN NEEDLE KNITTING THE STOCKINETTE IS CREATED BY KNITTING THE 1ST ROW THEN PURLING THE 2ND ROW AND THEN REPEATING THE PATTERN THROUGH OUT. A GARDER STITCH IN LOOM KNITTING IS CREATED BY KNITTING ROW 1 AND THEN PURLING ROW 2. IN NEEDLE KNITTING IT IS CREATED BY KNITTING EVERY ROW. THAT WAS HARD FOR ME TO GRASP AND WEIRD, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
ALSO THE GAUGE IN NEEDLE KNITTING IS DETERMINED BY THE SIZE OF THE NEEDLES BEING USED AND FOR THE LOOM KNITTING ITS THE SIZE OF THE PEGS THICKNESS AND THE SPACE BETWEEN THE PEGS DETERMINES THE GAUGE.
BY KEEPING MYSELF EDUCATED SORT OF SPEAK BY READING CONTINUOUSLY ON THE SUBJECT OF KNITTING YOU LEARN NEW THINGS ABOUT YARN AND WHAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIBRES ARE BETTER USED FOR. EXAMPLE: HEAVIER YARNS ARE BETTER FOR SWEATERS THAT NEED TO BE SEWED TOGETHER. YARNS THAT HAVE MEMORY SUCH AS ACRYLIC BLENDS ARE BETTER TO USE FOR CABLE PATTERNS. IT WITH HOLDS THE TWIST THAT IS REQUIRED TO CREATE THE CABLE AND IT STRETCHES TO ALLOW EASE OF CABLING AND HOLDS THE SHAPE: YARNS WITH WOOL BLEND OR ACRYLIC YARNS ARE GREAT FOR CABLING.
SO KEEP YOURSELF INFORMED BY READING MAGAZINES AND ALSO CHECK OUT EZINES ON THE WEB. IF YOUR LIKE ME I LIKE TO HOLD AND FEEL THE ACTUAL BOOK OR MAGAZINE. I LIKE TO BRING THE BOOK OR MAGAZINE WITH ME AND READ AS I'M AT WORK OR WAITING AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE FOR HRS ( THAT'S ANOTHER SUBJECT). EITHER WAY JUST KEEP YOURSELF IN THE LOOP. THE MAGAZINES THAT I LIKE TO READ: CROCHET TODAY, KNITTING TODAY, LOVE OF KNITTING AND CREATIVE KNITTING. CHECK THEM OUT!
I ALSO VISIT THE LOCAL YARN STORE AND MINGLE WITH THE STORE OWNERS AND SALES REPS AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT YARNS AND THE LATEST FIBRES THAT ARE OUT THERE. AT TIMES THEY FILL ME IN ON GREAT SALES OR PATTERNS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. LOOMERS, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO PICK UP SOME NEEDLES AND LEARN TO TRY TO NEEDLE KNIT. IT MAYBE HARD FOR SOME BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CO-ORDINATE YOUR HANDS A BIT BETTER, BUT BELIEVE ME LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING NEEDLE KNITTING HAS HELPED ME UNDER STAND TO READ PATTERNS AND CLOTHING STRUCTURE. THE DIFFERENCES I SEE SO FAR IN NEEDLE KNITTING AND LOOM KNITTING: A STOCKINETTE STITCH IN LOOM KNITTING IS CREATED BY : KNIT 1 ROW AND THEN KNIT THE NEXT ROW AND THEN YOU FOLLOW THAT PATTERN THROUGHOUT. IN NEEDLE KNITTING THE STOCKINETTE IS CREATED BY KNITTING THE 1ST ROW THEN PURLING THE 2ND ROW AND THEN REPEATING THE PATTERN THROUGH OUT. A GARDER STITCH IN LOOM KNITTING IS CREATED BY KNITTING ROW 1 AND THEN PURLING ROW 2. IN NEEDLE KNITTING IT IS CREATED BY KNITTING EVERY ROW. THAT WAS HARD FOR ME TO GRASP AND WEIRD, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
ALSO THE GAUGE IN NEEDLE KNITTING IS DETERMINED BY THE SIZE OF THE NEEDLES BEING USED AND FOR THE LOOM KNITTING ITS THE SIZE OF THE PEGS THICKNESS AND THE SPACE BETWEEN THE PEGS DETERMINES THE GAUGE.
BY KEEPING MYSELF EDUCATED SORT OF SPEAK BY READING CONTINUOUSLY ON THE SUBJECT OF KNITTING YOU LEARN NEW THINGS ABOUT YARN AND WHAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIBRES ARE BETTER USED FOR. EXAMPLE: HEAVIER YARNS ARE BETTER FOR SWEATERS THAT NEED TO BE SEWED TOGETHER. YARNS THAT HAVE MEMORY SUCH AS ACRYLIC BLENDS ARE BETTER TO USE FOR CABLE PATTERNS. IT WITH HOLDS THE TWIST THAT IS REQUIRED TO CREATE THE CABLE AND IT STRETCHES TO ALLOW EASE OF CABLING AND HOLDS THE SHAPE: YARNS WITH WOOL BLEND OR ACRYLIC YARNS ARE GREAT FOR CABLING.
SO KEEP YOURSELF INFORMED BY READING MAGAZINES AND ALSO CHECK OUT EZINES ON THE WEB. IF YOUR LIKE ME I LIKE TO HOLD AND FEEL THE ACTUAL BOOK OR MAGAZINE. I LIKE TO BRING THE BOOK OR MAGAZINE WITH ME AND READ AS I'M AT WORK OR WAITING AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE FOR HRS ( THAT'S ANOTHER SUBJECT). EITHER WAY JUST KEEP YOURSELF IN THE LOOP. THE MAGAZINES THAT I LIKE TO READ: CROCHET TODAY, KNITTING TODAY, LOVE OF KNITTING AND CREATIVE KNITTING. CHECK THEM OUT!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
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