tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33260562975798459352024-02-19T08:55:32.079-08:00Knitworks by Katie HarrisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-71606142973166285242009-07-11T16:22:00.000-07:002009-07-11T16:27:15.476-07:00Talya's Smoky<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfHdHa2ms3C2bOkH43RQDjswQ4MNoAEoh90_TuYcahNmKV4dRYyhlOLQZ4ZGg4yAHcx7qy0_UKB-3eEjvShho7F-aNtzrGbV-e9TgYIQcfdtewGJLSwBfwv0F3dEm1sLLLHzCaporT7Y/s1600-h/july+09+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357347759887220514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfHdHa2ms3C2bOkH43RQDjswQ4MNoAEoh90_TuYcahNmKV4dRYyhlOLQZ4ZGg4yAHcx7qy0_UKB-3eEjvShho7F-aNtzrGbV-e9TgYIQcfdtewGJLSwBfwv0F3dEm1sLLLHzCaporT7Y/s400/july+09+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just finished <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/smoky">this</a>...a quick evening knit.</div><div align="center">For a dear friend, </div><div align="center">Talya!<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-72228725979397165932009-07-03T12:43:00.000-07:002009-07-03T12:46:54.972-07:00Suri Shetland<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVnMYGEobIyhmz8zIT-PhkhVZS92q0dXCfRoKaBTCMU3IOdRZvRmhMYeFvYN8sNlL0omK3oGmS3ao7UExmrjzzpdbM1HZdgnki8AX7mCu8n1wYMZfJwb9dhLCsDxkWLDtg2aQSAAFeGE/s1600-h/June.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354322205347538818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVnMYGEobIyhmz8zIT-PhkhVZS92q0dXCfRoKaBTCMU3IOdRZvRmhMYeFvYN8sNlL0omK3oGmS3ao7UExmrjzzpdbM1HZdgnki8AX7mCu8n1wYMZfJwb9dhLCsDxkWLDtg2aQSAAFeGE/s400/June.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone says <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shetland-triangle">this</a> is an easy pattern. </div><div align="center">I didn’t really believe them.<br />But now I agree. </div><div align="center">It’s awesome. </div><div align="center">Lace that I can knit anytime, anywhere! </div><div align="center">WOOHOO!<br /></div><br />p.s. This lace looks so funny unblocked! Combined with my yarn choice, my husband is sure that I am now <em>really</em> crazy. Knitting a bumpy fur ball, in July, no less!<br /><br />on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/MrsMK/shetland-triangle">Ravelry<br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-56361741575626320512009-06-03T12:33:00.000-07:002009-06-03T12:38:45.684-07:00On the HOMEPAGE!!!<div align="center"><a href="http://www.blueskyalpacas.com/">Blue Sky Alpacas</a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I still can't believe that my pattern won!</div><div align="center">And now is being featured!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I am so grateful to <a href="http://susanbanderson.blogspot.com/">Susan</a> for letting me </div><div align="center">know about this contest, </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">and encouraging me to just get started!</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center">.</div><div align="center">.</div><div align="center">p.s. my camera is broken, so bear with the lack of photos, please! </div><div align="center">Otherwise you would see me, wrapped in Cinnamon Grace </div><div align="center">even though it is over </div><div align="center">90 degress today!!!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-58613227093067749592009-06-01T15:47:00.000-07:002009-06-01T15:50:08.714-07:00Contest Winner!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcysvZx8TQNQSYjOhNLKcOdiU3p-z85u9i8YTlSacLZc5i9EtwkiUY66WOstMEcgh_c6XL1jsKhtBs25Wl_eH-SNFEwC851JAMCTaE5PbxLdhqiV482hnMtW1TitTTdamCSPvIm6otmLE/s1600-h/Spud+and+Clhoe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342494611736644594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcysvZx8TQNQSYjOhNLKcOdiU3p-z85u9i8YTlSacLZc5i9EtwkiUY66WOstMEcgh_c6XL1jsKhtBs25Wl_eH-SNFEwC851JAMCTaE5PbxLdhqiV482hnMtW1TitTTdamCSPvIm6otmLE/s400/Spud+and+Clhoe.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cinnamon-grace">Cinnamon Grace</a> has been chosen as a winner!</div><div align="center">I am thrilled and excited and just can't wait to get my hands</div><div align="center">on my new prize yarn!<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-6403828148429943402009-05-28T14:32:00.000-07:002009-05-30T13:20:00.228-07:00Cinnamon GracePampering your neck in luscious baby alpaca, and indulging your fashion sense with graceful ruffles, the Cinnamon Grace is a delicious blend of scarf and shawl, versatile as the spice itself.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v3TlM6wsoU2GLdCblO-I3Mgj3O7YOpZ3xgo8f2OyQxsbYuux583AKjlFgRfA1FQjClv92XkGBdTP66Xy5_u7G0hw2wLFZtOLY1kLubamZIzKHqxFXi1FLFLs7lCh0AbZMkWBX5Pn7Hg/s1600-h/May+back+view.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340993053844297026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v3TlM6wsoU2GLdCblO-I3Mgj3O7YOpZ3xgo8f2OyQxsbYuux583AKjlFgRfA1FQjClv92XkGBdTP66Xy5_u7G0hw2wLFZtOLY1kLubamZIzKHqxFXi1FLFLs7lCh0AbZMkWBX5Pn7Hg/s400/May+back+view.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FPWeV6EENAZPnx8I6xysgoBiTVi7hOO1QvPr35ahDxl6URjCLmXerzJB38rkCPZFv2fFK5u5SA-ewFTVJPnxdKuF8mv8tHHSZVkdJ0aEB8dccr9jq62fVY1Wx2_MOB8XfryWLEus0bU/s1600-h/May+ruffle.jpg"><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340992428295061826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FPWeV6EENAZPnx8I6xysgoBiTVi7hOO1QvPr35ahDxl6URjCLmXerzJB38rkCPZFv2fFK5u5SA-ewFTVJPnxdKuF8mv8tHHSZVkdJ0aEB8dccr9jq62fVY1Wx2_MOB8XfryWLEus0bU/s400/May+ruffle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqi4UTSBvyfb8PKG8DaG49pljuiopdDh1XMduDTr40Q-CdbXWTUwUeYyMgnx_ri5BrwfGrWiAenERgT0BP5xNtqQ5B4XtFl8i-VBEMIGA3Wexfw2yQ8bd__5u8czzythfwxf7-rskoCA/s1600-h/may+romance.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340991415368127586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqi4UTSBvyfb8PKG8DaG49pljuiopdDh1XMduDTr40Q-CdbXWTUwUeYyMgnx_ri5BrwfGrWiAenERgT0BP5xNtqQ5B4XtFl8i-VBEMIGA3Wexfw2yQ8bd__5u8czzythfwxf7-rskoCA/s400/may+romance.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><strong>Finished Size:<br /></strong>72 inches long by 9 inches wide<br />Yarn: 4 Skeins Blue Sky Alpacas Melange<br />100% baby alpaca, color 804, cinnamon,<br />50 grams/110 yards<br />Needles:<br />US#3 40 inch cable needle<br />Notions:<br />2 stitch markers<br />tapestry needle for weaving ends<br />Gauge: 20 stitches= 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>Set up</strong>: (increasing every 4th row) </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />Cast on 2 sts. Knit 2.<br />Turn work, (WS) K1, cast on one (backwards loop cast on), K1. (3 sts)<br />1.(RS) knit<br />2.(WS) knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise.<br />3.(RS) knit<br />4.(WS) increase row: K1, cast on one (backwards loop cast on),<br />knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />Continue in pattern until 11 stitches are on your needle, ending with Row 4. </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />1.(RS) knit<br />2.Knit 2, place marker, knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise.<br />3.knit<br />4.knit 2, lift stitch below the next stitch on left needle and purl, place marker, knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Increase Pattern Part One:</strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />1.(RS) knit<br />2.(WS) knit 2, slip marker, purl to 2nd marker, slip marker, knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise<br />3.(RS) knit<br />4.(WS) knit 2, slip marker, lift stitch below the next stitch on left needle and purl, purl to 2nd marker, slip marker, knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Continue in pattern until 29 sts on needle.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Increase Pattern Part 2:</strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />1.(RS) knit<br />2. (WS) knit 2, slip marker, purl to 2nd marker, slip marker, knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise<br />3.(RS) knit<br />4.(WS) repeat row 2<br />5.(RS) knit<br />6.(WS) knit 2, slip marker, lift stitch below the next stitch on left needle and purl, purl to 2nd marker, slip marker, knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Work pattern 7 times. (36 sts)<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Center Panel:<br /></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="left">1.(RS) knit<br />2.(WS) knit 2, slip marker, purl to 2nd marker, slip marker, knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise.<br />Work as established (without increasing) for 17 inches.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Decrease Pattern Part One:<br /></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="left">1.(RS) Knit until 4 sts left. Knit 2 together, Knit 2<br />2.(WS)knit 2, slip marker, purl to 2nd marker, slip marker, knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise.<br />3.(RS) knit<br />4.(WS) repeat row 2<br />5.knit<br />6.(WS) repeat row 2<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Work pattern 7 times (29 sts)<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Decrease Pattern Part Two:</strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />1.(RS) Knit until 4 sts left. Knit 2 together, slip marker, Knit 2<br />2.(WS) knit 2, slip marker, purl to 2nd marker, slip marker, knit until 1 st left, with yarn in front, slip one purlwise.<br />3.(RS) knit<br />4.(WS) repeat row 2<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Work pattern until only one stitch remains between stitch markers.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Ending:<br /></strong>1.(RS) Knit to first marker, remove, slip next stitch to right needle without knitting it, remove 2nd marker, put slipped stitch back on left marker, being careful not to twist it, then knit 2 together. Knit one.<br />2.(WS) Knit<br />3. (RS) Knit<br />4.(WS) Knit<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Work ending until 3 stitches remain on needle (ending with row one).<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Ruffle:<br /></strong>Pick up and knit in each garter stitch bump until you reach the opposite end, then pick up and knit three stitches in beginning cast on.<br />1.Purl<br />2. * Knit one, yarn over * repeat to end.<br />3. Knit<br />4.Knit one, * yo, knit 2 together * repeat to end.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Repeat rows 3 and 4 until work measures 1 ¾ inch (or 5 times.)<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Picot Bind-Off:<br /></strong>Cable cast on two stitches, then bind off 4 stitches. Repeat until 3 stitches remain, cable cast on two, bind off five. </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>Finishing:</strong><br />Weave in ends and lock gently, in a semi-circle shape to flatten the ruffle.<br />Gently pull or pin each picot bump.<br /><strong>Photos and Pattern Copyright Katie Harris 2009. For personal use only.</strong> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-47471181566810307682009-05-10T20:49:00.000-07:002009-05-10T20:52:08.168-07:00Happy Mom's Day!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkChEcdFXmHjZijzsuLDW5XR2sPj-asvYII-rFGzp4btpO0DYsM0pYnHtH774z3DOTUU_txOoN0lYKH6UUIhFbe3oA_SbKpNuqpwTTWV-3XKFU-eqXiwBuRvdM3qXoRFXPSsi6D2dNbc/s1600-h/Mothers+Day.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334408618183586066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkChEcdFXmHjZijzsuLDW5XR2sPj-asvYII-rFGzp4btpO0DYsM0pYnHtH774z3DOTUU_txOoN0lYKH6UUIhFbe3oA_SbKpNuqpwTTWV-3XKFU-eqXiwBuRvdM3qXoRFXPSsi6D2dNbc/s400/Mothers+Day.jpg" border="0" /></a> I truly had a wonderful day with my family!</div><div align="center">(wearing my favorite summer shrug,</div><div align="center">which I designed and knit earlier this spring.)<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-83142664511552991912009-05-06T15:29:00.000-07:002009-05-06T15:32:10.168-07:00Lilacs in May<div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl24up6JOLGU-6uhGTnF_Tg2EmILsTCFMMZ7Hlv6eI5SYxANIaUpIp4EMoewG6pDQlehruxpXIcre_0ra1fV9bu3Wmai8ooFTtQ1yTfDyAzbY74nLDEUAHbbMVtO6yC7hzcFhm1t9o20M/s1600-h/April1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332841889997679058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl24up6JOLGU-6uhGTnF_Tg2EmILsTCFMMZ7Hlv6eI5SYxANIaUpIp4EMoewG6pDQlehruxpXIcre_0ra1fV9bu3Wmai8ooFTtQ1yTfDyAzbY74nLDEUAHbbMVtO6yC7hzcFhm1t9o20M/s400/April1.jpg" border="0" /></a> A capelet <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/MrsMK/wandering-aran-fields">on the needles</a> by Norah Gaughan.....</div><div align="right">and the smell of lilacs blooming in the warm rain....<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-76858628612468015142009-05-05T17:56:00.000-07:002009-05-05T18:09:37.902-07:00Loopy Lace Scarf<div align="center"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/loopy-lace-scarf"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332511016752481874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcDhYqbmGKX_i8VwucN944RQxBtGYm7I61XtRK644aGkFLU4FLAu2JvWXmVNbFMbzlepLroK5Ezj00DYMrWYSBEWDtL1J-IuLqQXAfio7WkyKP7huVEc5ypOGkUvRMw6A8AF0ZMgwUwI/s400/October+194.jpg" border="0" /> Loopy Lace Scarf<br /></a>What fun to knit!!! <br />Light and lofty alpaca,<br /> honey-comb lace with an easy-to-learn pattern,<br />this scarf is<em> bliss</em>!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jGBvAb8pnw40Byp-u-sLEHX0-2YprwQI8JTbb_0ZWGSqAsfJXfROP-IaXyYm3FLLdQ2H2v3Ee_qZnMixNWphAez0VG01SIpM5CfteaK4_TH30d8wAPKMXnG7qU-z7YTAhcKHf60XqpA/s1600-h/October+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332511006803949010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jGBvAb8pnw40Byp-u-sLEHX0-2YprwQI8JTbb_0ZWGSqAsfJXfROP-IaXyYm3FLLdQ2H2v3Ee_qZnMixNWphAez0VG01SIpM5CfteaK4_TH30d8wAPKMXnG7qU-z7YTAhcKHf60XqpA/s400/October+040.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-22425337847847995502009-05-05T13:31:00.000-07:002009-05-05T13:39:27.766-07:00Green Cable Capelet<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AS3btFMYtgoJW8PxHeNE2jStkDm3Cn4RlTF3V8QpGAI8fo49hXBi86cmRrybJIlN5DGK35RLdcYQPKsV6dzfGiKyoJgWFbk7gKWKvoZ3N2s2dyfoad5pc_Ftc7_C7O566jop8othLos/s1600-h/December+471.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332440901791774450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AS3btFMYtgoJW8PxHeNE2jStkDm3Cn4RlTF3V8QpGAI8fo49hXBi86cmRrybJIlN5DGK35RLdcYQPKsV6dzfGiKyoJgWFbk7gKWKvoZ3N2s2dyfoad5pc_Ftc7_C7O566jop8othLos/s400/December+471.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/green-cable-capelet">Green Cable Capelet</a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBQprKnAfpglzzpHEl9lWwqkki9tQFSQ_kUvcIpKammMQtkXn_AetD3TrO86V9Fc1_HWl5W-Z8vnYYUHpbk9QclzV9CnLbYKl6cdoYJE8mfOEkx8hDJKvU-BiENa1EZbeaClX49h7Jp4/s1600-h/December+473.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332440896472724130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBQprKnAfpglzzpHEl9lWwqkki9tQFSQ_kUvcIpKammMQtkXn_AetD3TrO86V9Fc1_HWl5W-Z8vnYYUHpbk9QclzV9CnLbYKl6cdoYJE8mfOEkx8hDJKvU-BiENa1EZbeaClX49h7Jp4/s400/December+473.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love this capelet! It turned out just as I envisioned, and it only takes one skein of Cascade Magnum!! Shown here in the colorway Lichen, I find that it is the perfect blend: enough details to keep the knitting interesting, but intuitive once you get the cable started, and picot edging and seed stitch borders. The back is gracefully curved, neither pointy or completely straight across, and best of all, this is a quick weekend knit...anywhere from 2-6 hours! <br /><br /><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-35884842727156140642009-04-29T10:56:00.000-07:002009-04-29T11:06:36.694-07:00Inspired Ideas<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ5F5fC28sVDS9Xep2fS5E3Hs-KRBstOeKXjTrA5X8If9uL-oF67IAqc5dMT334KMmNncqYtq7dqntopkPn1PEieov_y_u0ajyy8Cl4U4MaMfiGrOWE39vSfK3pa_3x5U5aw4mWy-nZg/s1600-h/may+1806.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330175320168596162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ5F5fC28sVDS9Xep2fS5E3Hs-KRBstOeKXjTrA5X8If9uL-oF67IAqc5dMT334KMmNncqYtq7dqntopkPn1PEieov_y_u0ajyy8Cl4U4MaMfiGrOWE39vSfK3pa_3x5U5aw4mWy-nZg/s400/may+1806.jpg" border="0" /></a> Creativity flourishes in a place of peace.</div><div align="center">.</div><div align="center">.</div><div align="center">.</div><div align="center">Of course, my role-model in all things creative, </div><div align="center">my great-grandmother,</div><div align="center">created lasting heirlooms and gifts for her two daughters,</div><div align="center">as a working single mother. </div><div align="center">She made Christmas dresses for them out of one of her own. </div><div align="center">She gathered and saved, using all she had. </div><div align="center">Her thrift/glamour sensibility would be right at home</div><div align="center">here in 2009!<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326056297579845935.post-48191587132354416222009-04-29T10:50:00.000-07:002009-04-29T10:55:49.413-07:00Smoky<div align="center">An easy lace spiral beret, </div><div align="center">Smoky combines simple knitwork </div><div align="center">with high style. </div><div align="center">Knit in the round with </div><div align="center">luxurious sock yarn in gorgeous colors, </div><div align="center">this hat will be your new favorite!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCawQWXc4-aDdjfCRW2Fyy_pcsZAo-ooKuAX40BCq4MEqxD8FxFFh5kEvzm8O5h-NW7dwQCrayHxAY9gJxE7GKaSf1mpjS7YtJvU75LVZA8Mg-icQgQGEy2Y3NHBwUCevtLOWsFlQ8Kg/s1600-h/December+hat3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330172502496340402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCawQWXc4-aDdjfCRW2Fyy_pcsZAo-ooKuAX40BCq4MEqxD8FxFFh5kEvzm8O5h-NW7dwQCrayHxAY9gJxE7GKaSf1mpjS7YtJvU75LVZA8Mg-icQgQGEy2Y3NHBwUCevtLOWsFlQ8Kg/s400/December+hat3.jpg" border="0" /></a> availiable for <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/smoky">free</a> on Ravelry!<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0