By admin on Feb 9, 2010 in knit, knitting, mason dixon knitting | 3 Comments
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By admin on Nov 28, 2009 in blanket, california, knitting, knitting pattern, mason dixon knitting, photography | 3 Comments
When I finally overcame my block about the edge for the log cabin blanket, it actually went very fast. I’m very pleased. Instead of working in the round, I knit each edge separately and sewed them at the corners. Easy peasy! Why did I think it would be so difficult? I threw it around Max [...]
By admin on Oct 13, 2009 in blanket, mason dixon knitting | 12 Comments
I actually sort of finished this blanket, a variation of the Log Cabin blanket, about a week ago but I didn’t make a grand announcement because I’ve been stuck at the edging. The directions according to Mason-Dixon Knitting say to pick up stitches all the around and knit four rows of garter stitch. That seems [...]
By admin on Jun 22, 2009 in blanket, mason dixon knitting | 4 Comments
It appears that the illustrious Yarn Harlot and I are on the same wavelength. We are both making the same blanket, albeit in different colors. I had my niece, Juliana, and nephew, Jake, model the blanket in progress yesterday at the Father’s Day German Rouladen Fest here at Oma and Opa’s house. Juli is *such* [...]
By admin on May 10, 2009 in lace knitting, mason dixon knitting | 5 Comments
Now that I’ve spoken to my mother by phone and wished her a Happy Mother’s Day, I can show you photos of the completed Kiri Shawl. I was inspired by a Kiri Shawl that the ADD knitter made and even bragged in an earlier post that it was easy enough to follow sans pattern. Like [...]
By admin on Mar 16, 2009 in blanket, mason dixon knitting | 4 Comments
Miles and miles of garter stitch. Is there anything better? This is my take on “Joseph’s Blankie of Many Colors” from Mason Dixon knitting, using six colors of Paton’s classic wool merino, three in the dark shade and three in a light shade, and increasing the number of rows in each round gradually. In the [...]
By admin on Dec 16, 2007 in alice, knit, knitting, mason dixon knitting, portland oregon | 5 Comments
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Ballband Dishcloth, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Fans of Mason-Dixon Knitting will recognize the Ballband Dishcloth which is one of my favorite pieces of knitting meditation and if I’m not busy making an oven mitt [...]
