Making things out of string
I’ve always been fascinated with what you can create from a ball of yarn or thread. Get handy with a couple of sticks, or one stick with a hook at the end, and you’ve got something you can wear or display. I started crocheting in 1975, knitting in 1990, and weaving in 2001.
Mega gallery
Here are samples of everything (including maybe some vacation photos) from my Flickr account. Refresh your screen to see new ones, and click on through to see them magnified to ridiculous proportions.
Kilt hose
I knitted these kilt hose for a dear friend, a piper of the highest order. He’s got skinny legs, so he gets tube socks. At some point, I will adapt the pattern for the calf shaping more common in handknitted kilt hose.
Tartan scarves
I make these in cotton, because I live in hot and humid Houston, and the tabby weave has a soft, rustic look that I like. So they are not completely authentic in that they are not twill-woven and they are not wool. But they can be worn just about any season in any location. I can weave any tartan I have a pattern for, and I have over a thousand. Dimensions vary due to differences in sett, but scarves are 10-12″ wide and about 5′ long. Shawls are about 2′ wide and about 5′ long. I generally weave these on commission only, but I may put one or two popular tartans in the McCord Works shop at some point. Prices range $90-140 for a scarf, double that for a shawl, depending on number of colors and complexity of pattern.
Snowflake ornaments
These are lovely little ornaments. I add iridescent metallic thread to the white cotton crochet thread, which will reflect your holiday lights beautifully. These crocheted snowflakes have been blocked to geometric precision, and are stiffened so that they will not droop. There are 16 different designs, and each is about 2.75″ in diameter. These are available in the fall through the holiday season.
