http://www.jbfuller.com/knit Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:08:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CO 9 sts. Work 7 repeats (84 rows) in Double Diamond Edging Pattern (this is not the exact same pattern, but should work as a subtitute). Sew last row to first row using stitch method of your choice, forming a circle. Pick up 42 sts from top (straight edge, 1 st per purl ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2007/01/17/completed/reusable-towel-topper/ Pattern: Yvonne's Double Flower Cloth. Yarn: Lily Sugar'n Cream, Light Blue Time: Maybe 6 hours? Needles: size 6 bamboo DPNs for first 20 rows, then size 6 circulars for last 15 rows Comments: This came out really well, I think. The photo didn't come out so great -- it's not as uneven as it looks. ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2006/12/22/completed/dishcloth-complete/ I really love knitting on DPNs. It's a little bit harder at the beginning, but once it gets around a few rows, I almost think I like it better than knitting with circulars. This is the beginning of Yvonne's Double Flower Cloth, which is going to be part of a multi-piece ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2006/12/20/in-progress/wip-yvonnes-dishcloth/ The above photo was taken using the supermacro function on my camera: the whole width of the knitted piece is a little more than a single inch. My step-grandmother is one of the very few other knitters in my family, and so when it came time to make her Christmas ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2006/12/19/patterns/miniature-knitting-pin/ The promise of endless, effortless i-cord. One low price. A single problem: some reviews would seem to indicate that either a)it doesn't work, or b)it breaks! So what to do? Section One. How not to break your Embellish-Knit. Cardinal rule: if it gets "stuck," by which I mean if it starts to catch, ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2006/12/18/novelties/embellish-knit-machine-tips-and-tricks/ Hi. I haven't updated in months. I was diagnosed with breast cancer, which sort of killed the knitting bug for a while, but now I'm back to knitting like crazy, and I plan to keep the blog updated. I'm sorry I haven't kept up. I think my ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2006/12/03/non-knitting/knitting-a-personal-history/ Updates are coming as soon as I can get my camera to turn on!  I've been working on a second scrunchie, which was attempting to be more full and "normal" than the first (with less success than I would have liked), and my two new "smaller" projects (vs. The Epic) ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2006/02/20/in-progress/updates/ Recipient & Occasion This was an experiment.  And I don't know anyone, besides myself, who wears scrunchies.  So: me! Yarn Lion Homespun, Fuchsia, knit on size 11 needles.  I'm starting to use this yarn a very scary great deal.  Can't beat the non-acrylic look at acrylic prices! :) Washing Instructions I think this might ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2006/02/06/completed/a-study-in-scrunchie-no-1/ I'm still embroiled in my Secret Project (see a couple of posts back), so I unfortunately can't say too much about it!  Suffice it to say that I'm a bit behind schedule due to some non-knitting interference, but it's coming along beautifully!  And not too slowly -- it's just a ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2006/02/01/in-progress/well/ Recipient & Occasion Ooh, that's a secret still.   Yarn Crystal Palace "Party," Chocolate Almonds color.  And sadly, I don't remember what size needles I used!  It took barely two balls.  The gold flowers were knit from another type of yarn, but despite placing the wrapper in a very specific location... it has disappeared.  ... http://www.jbfuller.com/knit/2006/01/23/completed/october-flowers-purse/