Monday, January 28, 2008

Week 13: Obession or not?

Week 13:

Knitting Obession? Or Just a Healthy love?

Yarn Harlot

Ravelry.com

Knitting Daily

Knitters Review http://www.knittersreview.com/forum/default.asp

Joiner?

Year Long Gift-A-Long. Blogspot. Com

http://knitalongs.xaviermusketeer.com/


http://knittyboard.com/


Where do you search for patterns?

Knitting Pattern Central http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/

Lion Brand http://www.lionbrand.com/content-knittingPatternIndex.html

Knit Picks knitpicks.com

Daily Knitter http://www.dailyknitter.com/

Knitting on the Net http://www.knittingonthenet.com/

http://knitting.about.com/ annoying little pop ups

On My Needles

Hemlock Ring Brooklyn Tweed’s



Cool Book

Jan Messent's Knitted Gardens
http://www.amazon.com/Messents-Knitted-Gardens-Search-Classics/dp/1844481832

http://www.knitpicks.com/Knitted+Gardens_BD30997.html

Monday, January 21, 2008

Week 12 A little bit of everything







Week 12: A whole lot of little things

Update on Charity knitting:


Seamen’s Church Institute: Christmas At Seahttp://www.seamenschurch.org/Since World War I, the Seamen’s Church Institute has provided scarves, watch caps and sweaters for far-flung mariners on Christmas Day. The organization collects donates items throughout the year.
http://www.seamenschurch.org/488.asp

Shawl Ministryhttp://www.shawlministry.com/Knitters create a shawl to be given to comfort the recipient, or as a gift during a special time of life. Prayers are offered during the knitting of the shawl and before it is given away.
Newborns in Needhttp://www.newbornsinneed.org/This organization serves the needs of premature babies, who need hats and blankets to retain their body heat. Volunteers sew, knit and crochet clothing and baby blankets



My Mistake

Danielle’s Sweater

The pattern

The cure:

The Way it is now:



Cool Patterns

Quant http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter07/PATTquant.html This is headband that ties and is entarlac

Yarn Harlot The must have Cardigan which is in "Street Smart" booklet from Patons

Link here http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/

http://www.patonsyarns.com/patternbook.php?PBS=500989%20


Rainbow Socks The pattern is here. http://www.magknits.com/Oct07/patterns/rainbow.htm

The short rows look intima

The Tweedy Aran Cardigan Found here… neat? http://shop.interweave.com/store/Tweedy-Aran-Cardigan-P245C54.aspx?src=KE080121

What do you do while you knit?

I listen to Podcasts:

She-knits Podcast for knitters

Cast on

Stash and burn

Craft Lit

Ready Set Knit

Lime and Violet

I also listen to

Betty in the sky with a suitcase

Agatha Christie Radio Mystery

Kraft Kitchens

Start Cooking

Let’s knit2gether

Audio Books I have on my Ipod Right now:

Agatha Christie’s:

Dead Man’s Folly
Murder on the orient Express
Miss Marple
Towards Zero

I have two Elizabeth peter’s books

Crocodile on the Sandbank
Curse of the pharaoh

The Wedding Date by Elizabeth young

All of the Harry Potter’s

Janet Evanovich

Love Overboard
Metro Girl
Motor Mouth

Sophia Kinsella

Can you keep a secret?
The UnDomestic Godess


Sunday, January 13, 2008

Week 11: Brioche Stitch

Brioche Stitch

Website totally dedicated to it: http://www.briochestitch.com/home.HTM

Basic Brioche: Sarah Bradberry http://www.knitting-and.com/homework/brioche.htm



Brioche Rib Baby Hat by Gannet

Pattern here http://community.livejournal.com/advanced_knit/348616.html


Reversible Brioche Scarf
Lori Law

Pattern found here http://www.oceanwindknits.ca/sectionpage2.asp?blog=free-knitting-patterns&id=55&cmts=yes

Reversible Cabled Brioche Stitch Scarf

Saralyn Harvey

http://fireflowerknits.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/reversible-cabled-brioche-stitch-scarf/

Great Video that I found of Brioche

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU_Wj9GqS4Y&feature=related
Heather Hill (www.wearwithstyle.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEsNHQCpvAU&feature=related
Posted By Broiche stitch

Beret, and a cardi http://www.briochestitch.com/p.HTM


Wicked http://www.zephyrstyle.com/catalog/item.cfm/2367447/3974522

Sunday, January 6, 2008

week 10: Why I knit

The story of why I knit and my life in general this week....

Week 10: Knitting….why I knit? What about you?


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My blog: mazziofamily.blogspot.com

Knitting podcast blog http://knittingnightly.blogspot.com/

Ravelry name: cmazzio

Email is mazzio10 At yahoo dot com
I wanted to share as always some patterns I have been viewing.

Mitered Square Blanket by Kay Gardner and Anne Shay from Mason Dixon Knitting.
http://masondixonkal.blogspot.com/2006/09/mitered-square-blanket.html


Modular Tote Pattern http://shop.yarnery.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=191&osCsid=8c0d0b81841e60ae6f3c78f758c5397a

With the design modifications by the Rainey Sisters found here http://theraineysisters.com/?cat=50

A Cardigan for Arwen by Kate Gilbert was in IK winter 2006 but can be bought here http://www.kategilbert.com/p_arwen.html

Caroline Lynn bag by Sharon at http://www.sheknitsforknitters.com/store/productview.asp?prodID=35

WELCOME TO HOLLAND

Emily Perl Kingsley http://www.our-kids.org/Archives/Holland.html