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Intarsiamania-My first E-book
Today I just finished the first of a series of e-books focused on my adventures in color knitting. It has been a real challenge as well as a great joy to put together. My hope is that someone will...
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Intarsiamania II
I just had to share my latest pillow top with you. Although it is still a work in progress, I have taken my “Intarsiamania” to a new level and have used it to create a relief sculptured design. The...
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Knitted Intarsia 3-D Butterfly
Having just finished my Daisy and Butterfly pillow top, I thought it would be the proper time to upload the tutorial for the 3D butterfly. I can just see it being used on a knitted purse or hat, maybe...
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A Knitted Celebration of Spring
As I put the finishing touches on my latest pillow design, and then took a good look at the finished product, I decided that only one word could be used to describe the design – Spring. The blues are...
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Mixing Yarn Weights for Special Affects
This project has been a delight to work on. It not only is colorful but has given me the opportunity to use various yarns and weights in the same project. My Red Hat Silkie pillow is also another of...
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One More Pillow Design off the Needles
Today I finished my Red Hat Silkie pillow. This has been a joy to work on, and soon I will be sharing the pattern on my Designer Pillows page, but for now here she is ready for her debut in Southern...
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Equine Sunset
In the middle of trying to purchase and move into a new home, I have been working on a pillow design for my “horse loving ” grand-daughter’s birthday. I just finished the top last night, and finally...
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Thinking Through a New Design
As I was contemplating the possibility of beginning on one of my latest pillow designs, I thought it might be fun for me to share my thought process with you. Below is a clip of the condensed chart,...
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One Doggie Pillow Done!!
Tada! May I present “Sparky.” This was absolutely a fun project, and I thought I would share the finishing process with you. The various modes of construction consisted of Intarsia, Armenian...
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Knitting a Relief Sculpture
As most of you know, I love knitting something challenging. That is why I am “into” knitting relief sculptures. To that end, I thought I might share my thought process in planning for this type of...
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Knitting in Beads for Bobbles/ Nubbs
I recently finish a lace curtain set I made for my bathroom. I used Curio from Knitpicks for my yarn. It is truly a luxury crochet weight (lace)with a softness and sheen that is very lovely. Below...
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Painting with Beads
Since my recently knitted purse expanded my knowledge of knitting with beads, I thought I would try and take it one step further-paint with them. The above photo is of an evening bag flap that will...
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The Dahlia Hat
Just thought I would share my latest project. I received a many a smile and compliment on this hat when I wore it out for it’s maiden debut the other day. It is amazing what something this simple...
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Crocheted Viceroy Butterfly
Below is a photo of the completed Viceroy butterfly. As I was looking at the setting, I realized that the scene incorporates several of my crocheted projects-the English Rose tablecloth of Curio from...
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Northern Lights Ski Sweater Completed
I have been at this a while, but finally completed the project. This size 44, is made of fingering yarn on a size 3 circle needle. It is designed to go over the top of thermo ski clothing. My thinking...
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Another Butterfly in the Making
This giant Morpho butterfly is part of another butterfly ring. The photo above is the top side. The photo below is the bottom side. This spectacular butterfly has two distinct sides. As a result each...
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Blue Morpho Butterfly Ring
I finally completed this project and thought I would share. One of the first things I had to determine was if I wanted to just display it, or did I want it to look as it would in nature. To that end,...
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The Gladiolus Project
One of my favorite flowers is the Sword Lily, or Gladiolus. Their stunning colors and beauty are without peer. That said, I have been working on a design for creating one stem of flowers to be coupled...
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The Swatch Collage
When my grand-daughter visited me this last year, we went through some of the things I had stuck back in my craft boxes. Among the fines were these swatches I had made while learning to design and...
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