Category Archives: knit

A friend of mine just sent me a link to one of the most amazing knitted objects I’ve ever seen. A skeleton. Just beautiful! Transcending the Material, by Ben Cuevas

Here’s a funky cool commercial for natural gas, via PetaPixel. And then, of course, there’s the Making Of. Which could be a bit distressing to watch. Because, of course, the animation is running backwards…

I’m not knitting anything right now. That’s very, very unusual. I’m just so ambitious at present with McCord Works projects that I cannot justify a personal project. I’m crocheting like mad, and I have other weaving and dyeing ideas either … Continue reading →

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I see patterns for “fingerless” gloves and they annoy me. They’re tubes! That’s all! At least some knitters and crocheters have the sense to call them wristwarmers. I want actual gloves. And gloves are hard! You have to section off … Continue reading →

More knit oddities! Anita Bruce knits starfish, plankton and other sea critters. Via Boing Boing. I love the monochromaticism.

You Knit What Part 2 is no more. Gone to that great yarn stash in the beyond. Sigh and farewell. They were a pretty worthy followup to the great You Knit What. The original blog is still available for viewing. … Continue reading →

Melanie Porter knits chairs. Yep. According to her site, each chair is completely restored and reupholstered, and then covered with knit pieces. I’m sure, then, that she’s compensated for the natural stretchiness of knitting. I bet they’re fabulous in real … Continue reading →

Okay, so I’ve had very little time to knit in the past few months. A while back, I bought this really neat yarn on clearance. It’s silk and ribbon-ish. It’s also bright orange, sort of a tone-on-tone. I’m pretty sure … Continue reading →