Knitter Knockers for the Yarnies out there! (And Crocheter’s too!)
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Comments (69)Finally read Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston. Wow. What a read. It's written mostly in AfAm dialect from the south and once I got the hang of that, it was eaz-readin'. It's a bildungsroman novel (or is that repetitive?) of a young AfAm woman who struggles to find out who she is, so it sounds rather "same old story" but the writing is stupendous. If you like to read lyrical descriptions that are heavy with Southern folklore (but not enough to make it confusing), you'll like this. Don't be put off by the dialect. You get the hang of it (or at least I did). Neale Hurston's own biography is a fascinating story in its own right as well. She won a couple of Guggenheims for research, she went to university as an Af Am in 1917 or so (when few women let alone women of color did), and had a successful writing career. And then - she ends up in Florida working as a maid, her writing forgotten for years, has a stroke, ends up in an indigent hospital and dies in an unmarked grave. Alice Walker et al brought her writing to the fore in the 1970's and now she is part of the canon of the Harlem Renaissance (although not everyone might agree with that categorization). Fascinating......See MoreThe Knitty Gritty
Comments (91)veronicae, I'm so sorry about your mother. Everything can change so fast sometimes. I'm happy to see my favorite thread active again. First, to answer the question about books, I found a new series (to me) by Monica Ferris that is the best of the knitting fiction so far. The books revolve around a shop called Crewel World and are mysteries of sorts but she does the best job of making the needlework fit in with the stories and she writes better than the other authors of this type of book, in my opinion. I've listened to four of them so far, having started in the middle of the series, and will continue through them all. My most recent project other than baby blankets was a lacy wrap I made for my sister for next Christmas. I used a bamboo blend yarn that was very splitty but the finished product is beautiful, if I do say so myself. I also started on a log cabin blanket but had to stop to wait for more yarn to be delivered and never started on it again. Someday....... While reading on Ravelry, I found that there is a group called The Knitting Guild Association that has correspondence courses in knitting as well as three levels of masters knitting programs that lead to certification as a master knitter. While I don't care about the certification, I've been anxious to learn more about knitting for a while so I've started one of the correspondence courses this week. I've already learned a good deal and hope to continue on. My sensitivity to wool prevents me from taking classes at my local store because you can only take a class using their yarn and they don't sell anything that doesn't contain wool so I'm really happy to have found these courses. The masters level programs, from what I've read, are quite extensive and involve research as well as knitting and sound like a lot of fun. And, of course, I've had to invest in several new knitting books along the way, both books on technique as well as essays. I'm learning! I'm also studying Latin at the same time so it is like being in school again....See MoreThe Game CXXI February
Comments (216)The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank - Erma Bombeck...See MoreKnitted Knockers
Comments (9)They are simple to knit, but you do have to use double pointed needles, which is the most awkward part. I don't use stitch markers until I get to round 4 to keep it simple. I knit with just 2 needles till round 4, when I begin kntting the stitches on 3 needles and knit them off with a 4th needle. At that point, I use a stitch marker to mark the first needle and continue knitting on the dpns. If you need a reminder to make an increase at the end of each dpn, then use a stitch marker before the last stitch on each needle to help. Leave a 6 inch tail when you cast on because there will be a gap in the first few rounds where you did not knit in the round but used just 2 needles for back and forth knitting. The tail will provide a means to sew that gap shut as you weave it in when you finish. If you have never used dpns, you might want to practice first with a bit of left over yarn. A few years ago KK developed a two needle pattern, but they determined it was not a satisfactory outcome. I have made my own dpns using dowel from the hardware store of the right diameter, clipped them to the size I wanted with pruning shears, and sharpened them in a pencil sharpener. Then I used fine sand paper to smooth them and dull the point. I have rubbed them with waxed paper, hand cream, or whatever. One woman told of her grandmother advising to just run the needles through your hair to finish them off nicely, and she was right....See MoreLukki Irish
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