Tag: crafting
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Taking Scissors to A Knitted Garment
In my last post, I mentioned knitting my first steek. For those not familiar with knitting, when you knit a colorwork pattern, it is much easier to knit in the round because you are only knitting every row and not purling on the wrong side rows as you would if knitting a flat piece. This works great…
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Being A Maker
Earlier this week, I was asked how long I’ve been knitting. The simple answer is for over 35 years. But the story is much more than that. Making things with my hands has always been a part of who I am. I can always remember creating things: drawings, stories or stuff out of fabric scraps or cardboard. My…
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Patience
“I could never do that. I don’t have the patience.” I get that comment a lot when I post pictures of my knits on social media. I usually just smile or respond with “Knitting doesn’t require patience, it teaches it.” I’ve been thinking about that a lot this past week as I’ve worked on my knitting. I generally have…