tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933600208794536362024-03-05T03:46:16.895-05:00Knitting Project of the DayChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.comBlogger500125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-58992591149808830662012-08-09T15:00:00.013-04:002012-08-09T15:00:04.114-04:00500!<div style=" font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;">Today is Knitting Project of the Day's 500th post! Today I want to honor my follows, readers and fellow knitters who have enjoyed my free knitting patterns. I spend some time on Ravelry<span style=" ;font-size:100%;"> (username </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/chemknitsblog" style="font-size: 100%; ">ChemKnitsBlog</a><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">), where I love seeing finished ChemKnits projects. I don't think I'll ever stop feeling excited when I see a newly uploaded photo. Thank you everyone for making my blogging activities a success. </span></div><div style=" font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><br /></div><div style=" font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/chemknits-blog"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CfM8GogK1WKaq9Pj-LxXClsdK_rqxAICZFZJ3QgvJsUgYSwmKog5DJg4rY0DgsGMSkL8aokI5rZ-ENwtFrp71kRMHOu4NG-UrUcjsDPBMEp4uKPpH32htokGhNVjvz-lkgLLgKr4liI/s400/screenshot-20120801-140354.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5771783154218067826" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I have started a new group on Ravelry called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/chemknits-designs">ChemKnits Designs</a>. If you would like to chat with me about my designs, or anything else fiber related I would love to hear from you! </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div face="Georgia, serif" size="3" style=" font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">I started KPOTD because friends and family kept sending me amazing knitting projects, and I wanted an outlet to share them with the world. I felt (and still feel) that every kind of fiber artist a place of honor, not just designers. Through these 500 KPOTD posts, I have begun to notice some changes to how I find projects. Last March <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I created a </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChemKnits" style="font-size: 100%; ">ChemKnits Facebook page</a><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">, and since then I've found myself sharing amazing knitting feats as I find them immediately. It seems silly for me to share something on KPOTD that I've already shared on Facebook. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">It is with a heavy heart that I announce that I will no longer be publishing amazing knitting projects daily here on KPOTD. (<i>Don't worry, <a href="http://www.chemknits.com/">ChemKnits</a> isn't going anywhere! ) </i><span style=" ;font-size:100%;"> I will continue to share amazing knitting projects on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChemKnits" style="font-size: 100%; ">Facebook</a><span style=" ;font-size:100%;"> and/or <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/112730920928770983883/112730920928770983883/posts">Google+</a> as I find them, but not daily since they can no longer be scheduled in advance. Thank you for your faithful readership! </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><br /></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-16384891069449466282012-08-08T17:21:00.004-04:002012-08-08T17:21:00.102-04:00Stitch N' PitchI first learned about<a href="http://www.tnna.org/page/StitchNPitch"> Stitch N' Pitch </a>from the <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/cfBlog/post.cfm/seattle-stitch-n-pitch-2012">KnitPicks Blog</a>. An event that combines baseball and knitting? Count me in! I was so bummed when I learned that there was a Stitch N' Pitch event at the White Sox earlier this summer. I missed it! You can bet that I'll be checking the 2013 calendar to see when they're hosting another Chicago event.ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-62858297723461651862012-08-07T18:01:00.003-04:002012-08-07T18:01:00.604-04:00PomPoms<div style=" font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Sometimes you need to create a pompom to complete your knit project<span style=" ;font-size:100%;">. Once you start making pompoms, you'll find it hard to stop! As a young girl I had a kit to help me make them, but you really only need two pieces of cardboard to get yourself going. </span></span></div><div style=" font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.minieco.co.uk/pompoms/"><img src="http://www.minieco.co.uk/images/jul12/pompoms.jpg" style="width:300px" /></a></div></span></div><div style=" font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This </span><a href="http://www.minieco.co.uk/pompoms">Pompom making tutorial</a><span style="font-size:100%;"> is </span>fantastic<span style="font-size:100%;"> for two reasons. 1) Stunning, colorful and clear step by step photographs and 2) </span>concise<span style="font-size:100%;"> written instructions. (<i>The written instructions come after the pictures, so don't run away if you don't see the words you need right away!) </i></span></span></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-73558458666828552382012-08-06T10:29:00.002-04:002012-08-06T10:29:00.046-04:00Darling Photo<div style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">I am in love with the below photo. The frilly little pink knit dress is enough to make me swoon, but pair it with a dashing lad in a </span>faux<span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span>tuxedo<span style="font-size: 100%;"> vest and I've completely melted. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sassy-Skein/144757418869560?ref=stream"><img src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/418469_476698705675428_283132683_n.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; width: 350px; " /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sassy-Skein/144757418869560?ref=stream">From Sassy Skeins</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-27617141721677436102012-08-05T18:28:00.002-04:002012-08-05T18:28:00.544-04:00Handpainting Yarn<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">I tend to prefer space dyeing to handpainting yarn because of the ease of the technique. But nothing can replace the precision you can acheive when you handpaint a skein of yarn. <br /></span></span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uTnMHp83KQs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="font-size: 100%; "></iframe></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-58294570163701164582012-08-04T10:38:00.002-04:002012-08-04T10:38:00.190-04:00Yarn Bombed Chair<div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">I have to say, this picture is eery because it really does look like she is wearing a swaeter. When you see the picture on the next page without her head, it still looks like there should be a body in it. So is this a picture of a person acting like a chair, or of a yarn bombed chair? I cannot tell! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/6968370572_aa049c06d0.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small; ">Photo credit <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65924740@N00/6968370572/">judy_and_ed </a>via a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6913368609_6dc45f396b.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small; ">Photo credit <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geonrose/6913368609/">Rose Momsen</a> via a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a></i></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-17543543035731876262012-08-03T10:38:00.002-04:002012-08-03T10:38:00.675-04:00E. coli<div>Now this doesn't quite look like the bacteria I used in my disserataion, but isn't it cute?</div><div><span style=" ;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-size:100%;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6679022317_9629e96ed5.jpg" style="width:350px" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small; ">Photo credit <a href="http://%20www.flickr.com/photos/audreyrobowen/6679022317/">audreym</a> via a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a></i></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-57354963933368364282012-08-02T10:38:00.002-04:002012-08-02T10:38:00.772-04:00The youngest yarn bomber?<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">How cute!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/7006170140_dabac40632.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; width: 350px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left; font-size: small; ">Photo credit <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedxing/7006170140/">Ped Xing </a>via a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a></i></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-18126106854096386332012-08-01T09:49:00.003-04:002012-08-01T09:49:00.505-04:00Bombshells<div><i> "<a href="http://thebombshellsyarn.blogspot.com/">BOMBSHELLS</a> MANIFESTO: We anonymously promote fiber craft as adventure. We aim to soften the edges of an otherwise cruel, harsh environment. We juxtapose vandalism with the non-threatening nature of fibers. We aim to readdress the nature of graffiti with a nonpermanent, nondestructive, cozy medium. If you don't like it, just unpick it. We are a non-discriminating collective. Cincinnati today, the world tomorrow! We are actively contributing to a more positive type of global warming. BombShell Rules: The first rule about BombShells is don't talk about BombShells. The second rule about Bombshells is don't talk about Bombshells."</i></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-style: normal; "><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7155098966_69a11a3f3e.jpg" style="width:350px" /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-style: normal; "><i style="text-align: left; font-size: small; ">Photo credit <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/englandboys/7155098966/in/photostream/">TheEnglandboys</a> via a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a></i></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-84264160029061345422012-07-31T18:28:00.002-04:002012-07-31T18:28:00.073-04:00What you can't dye with food coloring<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">If I got a dime for each time someone asked me about dyeing acrylic or cotton with food coloring/Kool Aid I would be a rich woman. I decided to answer these questions once and for all by creating a video showing people what you cannot dye with food co</span><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Align Left" border="0" class="gl_align_left" style="font-size: 100%; " /><span style="font-size: 100%; ">loring. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NPcyRoWVfL4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="font-size: 100%; "></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Surprisingly, the 100% organic (unbleached) cotton that I used in this tutorial did pick up some color. I am not sure how colorfast it is, but there are certainly more efficient ways to dye cotton vibrant colors. (Compare the cotton color to the 100% wool!) </div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-16153127383967935892012-07-30T18:32:00.002-04:002012-07-30T18:32:00.630-04:00Peruvian Knits<div>Looking at stunning Peruvian knitting patterns makes me itch to start knitting a new <a href="http://www.chemknits.com/2009/01/search-for-perfect-ear-flap-hat.html">earflap hat</a>. Here is a great tip, if you cannot find a pattern you love, start looking at photos for inspiration. It would not be hard to convert the llamas below into a chart!</div><div><br /></div><span ><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3182522&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Hand Knit Gloves with Llamas at the Pisac Market, Ruins at Pisac, Peru"><img src="http://imagecache6.allposters.com//LRG//%5C30%5C3066%5C86IDF00Z.jpg" alt="Hand Knit Gloves with Llamas at the Pisac Market, Ruins at Pisac, Peru" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div></span><span ><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3182522&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Hand Knit Gloves with Llamas at the Pisac Market, Ruins at Pisac, Peru Photographic Print">Hand Knit Gloves with Llamas at the Pisac Market, Ruins at Pisac, Peru</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3182522&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Hand Knit Gloves with Llamas at the Pisac Market, Ruins at Pisac, Peru Photographic Print">Photographic Print</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3182522&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Hand Knit Gloves with Llamas at the Pisac Market, Ruins at Pisac, Peru Photographic Print">Miller Hopkins,...</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3182522&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Hand Knit Gloves with Llamas at the Pisac Market, Ruins at Pisac, Peru Photographic Print"></a><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3182522&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Hand Knit Gloves with Llamas at the Pisac Market, Ruins at Pisac, Peru Photographic Print">Buy at AllPosters.com</a></div></span>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-20354719744630998822012-07-29T18:32:00.003-04:002012-07-29T18:32:00.482-04:00Knit ChairI'm not sure if I would call this yarn bombing, because I don't see this as an act of graffiti, but of home decoration. Whatever the case, this chair is surely a work of art. Now I want to figure out how to make one of these myself... <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/6942045884_0eab9afd15.jpg" style="width:350px" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small; ">Photo credit <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.flickr.com/photos/lornawatt/6942045884/">Lorna Watt</a> via a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a></i></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-79753208178533685012012-07-28T18:32:00.002-04:002012-07-28T18:32:00.191-04:00Plan Ahead<span style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; ">This is an intersting yarn bomb that shows a message. "</span><i style="font-size: 100%; ">Magda Sayeg, founder of Knitta, takes knitting out of the home and onto the streets. In Plan Ahead, she intricately weaves a playful message to pedestrians, bikers, and drivers onto an ordinary fence using colorful yarn. The message – to plan ahead – is reinforced by the artist’s choice to shrink the last to letters of the phrase and bend them vertically into only the small bit of space left over at the end of the installation, as if writing in a notebook and running out of space. Plan Ahead directs viewers' attention to Brooklyn's waterfront environment and examines the occasionally contentious, often harmonious relationship between nature and constructed space</i><span style="font-size: 100%;">." </span><div style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "> <img style="width:350px" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6219/6303874492_2e281c55d1.jpg" /></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "><i style="text-align: left; font-size: small; ">Photo credit<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.flickr.com/photos/nycstreets/6303874492/"> New York City Department of Transportation</a> via a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a></i></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-39232239385282283552012-07-27T18:32:00.003-04:002012-07-27T18:32:00.291-04:00Knitting Machines<span><span style="font-size: 100%;">I wanted to be able to make my on blanks (not </span>necessarily<span style="font-size: 100%;"> sock blanks) for dying yarn so I purchased an inexpensive knitting machine. I selected the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GPTR62/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000GPTR62&linkCode=as2&tag=chem0d-20">NKOK Singer Knitting Machine</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=chem0d-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000GPTR62" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> even though it had poor reviews. I think that anyone who purchases a crank knitting machine expects fantastic results... but since I don't care about a few dropped stitches when I plan to unravel the projects anyway, I thought it would work well for my purposes. Expect to see some dyeing experiments with these blanks in the future! </span></span><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCwdB_0rJcB-LBH6KTb9xubZaourMtZLoUTG2bbGo2cneiX8xusuZqmzos5sPzojaCaWSIWM0zGV-ceLHz8UmTrWAxPewDF5EjDSkJmm3Kt8fu9IobjcYR2PVHNqYuaB7tqM1Dh7vCq-P/" style="width:350px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; " /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=chem0d-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=B000GPTR62" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" style="width: 120px; height: 240px; "></iframe></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-53498402859883940132012-07-26T18:32:00.004-04:002012-07-26T18:32:01.032-04:00Knitting while Working Out<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure a slenderizing machine really counts as working out, but I have thought about knitting while using stationary bike pedals like the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PEM63K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000PEM63K&linkCode=as2&tag=chem0d-20">InStride Cycle</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=chem0d-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000PEM63K" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; " />. I fine these leg rollers terribly amusing, and it makes a fantastic knitting picture! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3792470&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Pat Ogden at Slenderizing Salon Knitting in Padded Chair While Leg Rollers Work from Thigh to Ankle" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small; "><img src="http://imagecache6.allposters.com//LRG//%5C27%5C2762%5C21CTD00Z.jpg" alt="Pat Ogden at Slenderizing Salon Knitting in Padded Chair While Leg Rollers Work from Thigh to Ankle" border="0" height="450" width="338" /></a></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3792470&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Pat Ogden at Slenderizing Salon Knitting in Padded Chair While Leg Rollers Work from Thigh to Ankle Photographic Print" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; ">Pat Ogden at Slenderizing Salon Knitting in Padded Chair While Leg Rollers Work from Thigh to Ankle</a></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3792470&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Pat Ogden at Slenderizing Salon Knitting in Padded Chair While Leg Rollers Work from Thigh to Ankle Photographic Print">Photographic Print</a></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3792470&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Pat Ogden at Slenderizing Salon Knitting in Padded Chair While Leg Rollers Work from Thigh to Ankle Photographic Print">Eisenstaedt,...</a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3792470&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Pat Ogden at Slenderizing Salon Knitting in Padded Chair While Leg Rollers Work from Thigh to Ankle" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; "></a><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=3792470&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Pat Ogden at Slenderizing Salon Knitting in Padded Chair While Leg Rollers Work from Thigh to Ankle">Buy at AllPosters.com</a></div></span></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-49032022472077324272012-07-25T11:15:00.002-04:002012-07-25T11:15:01.323-04:00Dyeing Yarn with Tea<div>You can dye yarn with so many different kitchen products. The following tutorial will take you through dyeing 100% wool yarn with three different types of tea. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2W7ppQJqR0I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="font-size: 100%; "></iframe></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-69162109490987397052012-07-24T10:16:00.002-04:002012-07-24T10:16:00.099-04:00Girl sitting in the Garden<div style="text-align: center;font-size: 100%; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1366044&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Girl Sitting in the Garden, or the Knitting, 1879" style="font-size: x-small; "><img src="http://imagecache6.allposters.com//LRG//%5C14%5C1422%5CR55R000Z.jpg" alt="Girl Sitting in the Garden, or the Knitting, 1879" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><span ><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1366044&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Girl Sitting in the Garden, or the Knitting, 1879 Giclee Print" style="font-size: 100%; ">Girl Sitting in the Garden, or the Knitting, 1879</a></div><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 100%; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1366044&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Girl Sitting in the Garden, or the Knitting, 1879 Giclee Print" style="font-size: 100%; ">Giclee Print</a></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1366044&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Girl Sitting in the Garden, or the Knitting, 1879 Giclee Print" style="font-size: 100%; ">Manet, Édouard</a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 100%; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1366044&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Girl Sitting in the Garden, or the Knitting, 1879" style="font-size: 100%; ">Buy at AllPosters.com</a></div></span><div style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: 100%; ">I really should get a print of one of these art knitting images for my future knitting studio! (along with many vintage knitting magazine covers)</div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-41376453148221872602012-07-23T09:34:00.002-04:002012-07-23T09:34:00.582-04:00Cute Knitting Patterns For Every Season<div>I find it a bit harder to knit in the summer. The warm weather sometimes makes it hard for me to think about creating warm garments. If your fingers are itching for something to do, there are many knitting patterns available for a variety of seasons. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><a href="http://www.allfreeknitting.com/r.php?s=6l84LMXD"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrl2kKwIa3AInjxQUV_ljTKQ47PzSLfkSDr6FfjO5AoXLhtAvpwj-bB_mfpdq7dBS0uiw6wyvENLwauDLS0fxPbXyR9jHYvqq3QrRjbluNUe7JJf8ofFEkiFy7diB_q8wRv7J5ui3pPo0/s320/everyseason125X125.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725685387916065074" style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px; " /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Get free knitting patterns, ideas & special offers + a FREE ebook, “<a href="http://www.allfreeknitting.com/r.php?s=6l84LMXD">15 Free Cute Knitting Patterns For </a><a href="http://www.allfreeknitting.com/r.php?s=6l84LMXD">Every Season.</a>”</div></div></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-72192378104296477602012-07-22T14:50:00.002-04:002012-07-22T14:50:00.205-04:00Ziyal Cowl<div>I never tried smocking in my knitting until I cast on the<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ziyal"> Ziyal Cowl</a>. The simple ribbing in this pattern is jazzed up by the smocked stitches. An excellent tutorial accompanies the pattern, so don't be afraid to try to do this yourself! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/chemknitsblog/96074722/1331127558235_medium.png" style="font-size: 100%; width: 300px; " /></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-89567732395041256762012-07-21T09:09:00.001-04:002012-07-21T09:09:00.622-04:00Crochet Measuring Tape<div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Some people think it is hard to get a gift for a knitter, but there are many fun things out there including some darling <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005P1U7F2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005P1U7F2&linkCode=as2&tag=chem0d-20">crochet tape measures</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=chem0d-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005P1U7F2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />! Why not get a crochet measuring tape for your favorite knitter or crocheter?</span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=chem0d-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=B005P1U7F2" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" style="font-size: 100%; width: 120px; height: 240px; "></iframe></div></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-62238365690525442822012-07-20T11:09:00.002-04:002012-07-20T11:09:00.381-04:00I *Heart* YarnThis is a fun yarn bombing project. I am not sure what kind of fiber creaft created these bench wraps (or if it is acutally just wrapped.) But it looks great! <div><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6907170957_9bff0b0f19.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; width: 300px; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small; ">Photo credit <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.flickr.com/photos/tombarta/6907170957/">TEBart </a>via a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a></i></div></div></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-29737431389133698152012-07-19T10:16:00.002-04:002012-07-19T10:16:00.135-04:00Knitting in Art<div style="text-align: left;font-size: 100%; ">Here is another lovely painting featuring a knitter. </div><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 100%; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=350122&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Knitting" style="font-size: x-small; "><img src="http://imagecache6.allposters.com//LRG//%5C8%5C822%5CIN5Y000Z.jpg" alt="Knitting" border="0" height="450" width="339" /></a></div><span ><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=350122&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Knitting Art Print" style="font-size: 100%; ">Knitting</a></div><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 100%; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=350122&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Knitting Art Print" style="font-size: 100%; ">Art Print</a></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=350122&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Knitting Art Print" style="font-size: 100%; ">Watkins, Anthony</a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;font-size: 100%; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=350122&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Knitting" style="font-size: 100%; "></a><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=350122&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Knitting" style="font-size: 100%; ">Buy at AllPosters.com</a></div></span>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-57703546406239879032012-07-18T11:15:00.002-04:002012-07-18T11:15:00.745-04:00Drafting Mawata<div>To this novice spinner, spinning silk hankies are one of the easiest fibers I've ever worked with. Because the staple length of silk is so long you can actually knit directly with the unspun fibers! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CRbSOsBxITI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="font-size: 100%; "></iframe></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-71529912563198090702012-07-17T18:25:00.002-04:002012-07-17T18:25:00.397-04:00Knit Bracelets<div><span>If I could bring knitting into every aspect of my life, I would. Imagine my delight when I came across the following Ravelry project for<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/leftcoastknits/knitted-bracelets"> knitted bracelets</a>! There isn't a pattern to these beauties as much as a tip by the knitter on how to create your own. </span></div><span><div><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2237/2045203530_5f7bce17f9_z.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; " /></div>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893360020879453636.post-71530026651152609982012-07-16T09:55:00.001-04:002012-07-16T09:55:00.325-04:00Young Girl Standing in a Doorway Knitting<div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; ">I'm not very good at knitting while standing... which is why it still boggles my mind that there is a world record for longest scarf knit while running a marathon! </div><div style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: center; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1742736&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Young Girl Standing in a Doorway Knitting, 1863" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="http://imagecache6.allposters.com//LRG//%5C16%5C1642%5CJLHGD00Z.jpg" alt="Young Girl Standing in a Doorway Knitting, 1863" border="0" height="450" width="338" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; "><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1742736&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Young Girl Standing in a Doorway Knitting, 1863 Giclee Print">Young Girl Standing in a Doorway Knitting, 1863</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1742736&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Young Girl Standing in a Doorway Knitting, 1863 Giclee Print">Giclee Print</a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><a class="APCAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?c=c&search=78937&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Meyer von Bremen,... Giclee Print">Meyer von Bremen,...</a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1742736&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Young Girl Standing in a Doorway Knitting, 1863"></a><a class="APCTitleAnchor" href="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?item=1742736&AID=1248539015&PSTID=1&LTID=2&lang=1" target="_blank" title="Young Girl Standing in a Doorway Knitting, 1863">Buy at AllPosters.com</a></div></span>ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0