http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/ Yarn, fluff & other stuff http://www.knitting-and.com/ig/logo.png en-us 2009-07-02T18:08:55+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001682.html Gadgets Sarah 2009-07-02T18:08:55+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001681.html My "sewing stretch-knit fabric without a serger" tutorial has taken a backseat due to a broken light bulb so I've been working on the samples for my Clover Bow Maker video tutorial instead. I'm hoping to do the filming tomorrow... Gadgets Sarah 2009-07-01T12:01:42+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001680.html Views of Port Kembla... Silliness Sarah 2009-06-27T08:09:38+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001679.html Long term readers and visitors to knitting-and.com will be aware of my ongoing love of flower looms and other needlework gadgets. On the first note, I made a slideshow of the flower loom techniques and projects from the website because... Flower Looms Sarah 2009-06-26T11:54:50+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001678.html Charlie, aged 5 months and 10 days. I've disabled embedding so you'll have to go to youtube to watch it... Silliness Sarah 2009-06-25T12:22:00+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001677.html I haven't had the opportunity to film my next video yet (babies, husbands and teenagers can be equally noisy) so I made a slideshow of hats that I have knit from the patterns in my "Any Yarn, Any Size Knit... Knitting Sarah 2009-06-22T14:46:53+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001675.html I finished my video! I have a large list of other videos I would like to make but if there's anything you'd like to see please let me know. But for now I present: Using the Clover Quick Yo-Yo Maker... Sewing Sarah 2009-06-16T05:55:14+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001674.html Hopefully the baby will play quietly for a while so I can give you all some instructions for using the blank weavette chart that I posted yesterday :) First of all, here's a better copy of the chart with numbers... Weaving Sarah 2009-06-15T09:47:34+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001673.html and anyone else who wants to make their own patterns for a 4 x 4" weavette loom This is a blank chart that I made for making up my own designs. Please feel free to use it for personal use... Weaving Sarah 2009-06-14T06:53:12+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001672.html 1: don't press the bit on the camera that says "don't press here" 2: it's really hard to have the camera in the right spot for filming and still be able to tell if your hands are in shot 3:... Knitting-and.com Sarah 2009-06-13T13:35:24+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001671.html Since I rarely have time to post since baby Charlie came along, I thought I'd give you a glimpse of the tutorial I'm writing at the moment. I'm learning to make my own videos and I thought I'd start with... Sarah 2009-06-11T15:37:40+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001669.html I've been trying to get this pattern online for 3 months, so I thought I'd post it in the blog for now and add it to the knitting section of the website later :) Baby Mittens Size: To fit approx... Knitting Sarah 2009-05-27T12:53:33+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001668.html I have added six new free embroidery designs today. A Dutch girl with flowers, an elephant, a large floral corner motif which would look lovely on a table cloth or baby blanket and my personal favourites, a set of three... Sarah 2009-04-06T06:38:45+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001666.html I have added more vintage nursery designs to the embroidery section today and they all include bunnies, just in time for Easter! I've added the missing bunny to the Semco transfer booklet #1, some bunny and dancing pig designs from... Embroidery Sarah 2009-04-05T07:38:16+11:00 http://www.knitting-and.com/blog/001664.html I have added 2 new embroidery designs to the Embroidery and Sewing section. The new designs are a floral spray inspired by my bathroom tiles and a set of patriotic US kitten designs from WW2. Including this gem ;-) I've... Embroidery Sarah 2009-04-04T10:39:45+11:00