tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36814446757657216562024-02-19T17:32:33.615-07:00Yarn and IvoriesThoughts, tips and rambles about knitting and performance of music.Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.comBlogger959125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-53801224866317757852021-06-26T17:45:00.027-06:002021-06-27T15:16:04.016-06:00Dyeing with Koolaid? It sounds so eco and easy and fun…but when I tried it with t-shirts, not so much.My daughter and granddaughter are here for the summer, and we decided to try tie dyeing t-shirts and some yarn with koolaid sprinkles. First off, I had trouble finding a good variety of colors. I bought what they had and needed much more than I thought. So, a trip to the store to search out Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-83574163760815841332021-06-26T17:17:00.000-06:002021-06-26T17:17:19.475-06:00Knitting along with the TVWith tv. Thought I knew what I was doing...long and short hands. Looks like I was in a hurry to finish. Love this design from Latvia.(From September 2020)Finished mittensYarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-40277672674144025732021-06-26T17:12:00.000-06:002021-06-26T17:12:03.153-06:00blog 2From 2020 Aug Blanks: It keeps me up at night thinking about blanks… Here is a palette which is knitted up double. It's intended for socks, for sure, because once you paint it you have 2 balls of 50 grams each, one for each sock to be identical.I have to chuckle, because when I started to knit my two socks, I THOUGHT I would knit two-at-a-time on one circular needle. Knit them without Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-42298950312939643082021-06-26T17:05:00.001-06:002021-06-26T17:05:37.239-06:00Pain (Blogs from the past that didn’t get published.)MAY 2020…I feel your pain, PMM.
I recently was commiserating with my fellow knitter as she was finishing up a (gorgeous/ingenious) blanket project that used up hundreds of bits of fingering yarn. The original stash buster! But, as the end neared, the dreaded "weave in the ends" process made it painful. So painful that she confided that she had Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-49145534498620932382020-09-13T12:38:00.000-06:002020-09-13T12:38:55.344-06:00Prize winners 2020To the uninitiated eye, these look like ordinary masked women... but in reality, they are knitters/crocheters extraordinaire(s)! We decided to NOT wait for the San Juan County Fair 2021 and host our own event.Enjoying the 90º F backyard, awaiting the tallying of votes, patiently, we resisted the urge to just award EVERY entry a first prize.A Table full of lovely items...and a line of more Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-72258638385600978592020-07-12T23:23:00.001-06:002020-07-12T23:23:18.335-06:00COVID busy
What a time, to sit back and knit/weave.
Totally unexpected, I found this pattern for a poncho (I love ponchos...) and had the yarn leftover from 6 years ago.
Comfy for napping, but not needed in 40° C July.
Knitted in the round, because I can...pattern calls for front and back with seams.
My Ravelry
#dropsdesign
More to follow, plus Ivories!
Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-67499137111291279892020-04-17T21:58:00.000-06:002020-04-17T21:58:01.662-06:00Knitting to stay sane
Starting something, when I had many others on needles, is the thing to do, just to make oneself happy... Most of all, I need to have socks on needles in case I have to go out. But who's going out these days? Not me. So I started socks with this beautiful yarn only to discover that it was SOOOO beautiful that I couldn't stand the thought of wearing it on my feet!
UsingYarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-14362967340967941572020-04-15T21:42:00.000-06:002020-04-15T21:42:41.777-06:00Unfinished Symphony
Good news! After starting and restarting my Las Cruses cardigan (Laura Nelkin design), and ripping out parts 3 times because of bad calculations on MY part, I came to the point where I ran out of yarn. That's the good news? No, good news to come:
Yes... the rookie mistake. And not just ANY yarn! A dye lot created for the Taos Wool Festival 2019 in beautiful bamboo. Limited supply... Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-33121345994278418432020-02-17T09:59:00.000-07:002020-02-17T09:59:53.206-07:00Love my cats...again
I usually love my cats... until I sit down to knit, put my feet up, and one or more land in my lap. They know I'm less likely to move, and it will be comfy for them for a length of time. And they let me know how happy they are by extending their claws into my thighs, and making me jump, and swat at them, and leaving me little reminders of their love.
This is one of Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-32968028685162896902020-02-15T21:22:00.000-07:002020-02-15T21:22:36.580-07:00Tea time
Just a thought... Time for a tea cozy. Languishing in a cupboard for almost 4 years, I finished this in 3 days, and decided rather than making it for a teapot, it could be used for a mug.
How many times I've made a cup of tea, set it down to steep, picked up knitting, and half hour later... not hot. Maybe this will work!
Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-8645602131184865242019-07-08T11:35:00.000-06:002019-07-08T11:35:00.328-06:00Traveling stitches
Naming techniques of knit stitches was discussed last weekend...Bavarian, twisted and traveling stitches can all mean similar things yet here's the ultimate traveler! Traveled hundreds of miles today and thousands more coming up... what a riot of colors! Certainly not a subtle craft when I pull it out of the bag.
At the Riga airport, I lost my points....SAD FACE! And I was very Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-14991621538707425462019-07-06T11:23:00.000-06:002019-07-06T11:23:59.131-06:00Water Here and Everywhere
A little info about rivers in the West and Southwest:
Even though this is dated in April, the same is true today. Raging rivers... very soothing and noisy in Dolores, CO on our visit to the Dolores River Campground. Big attraction: Stay in a Conestoga Wagon. Very cool, in fact, COLD in the night! Used fan during the day (90ºs F) and heater at night.
Our Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-73155549644439020742019-05-04T08:28:00.000-06:002019-05-04T08:28:04.836-06:00Slippers 2.0
My son-in-law has loved his slippers for 8 years, and they have been repaired more and more frequently... Time for a new pair of "Felted Clogs".
Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-79247428337277252152019-04-29T08:51:00.000-06:002019-04-29T08:51:04.505-06:00Weaving with blues
After a distressing set up, finally loving this pattern.
Towels and two runners.
Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-12331860889732520282019-04-26T11:55:00.000-06:002019-04-26T11:55:08.630-06:00Mileage update
In my "Where in the World" section to the right: I recently put in my mileage. Updated my Finished projects page, and was amused at all I've done! See anything interesting?
What a life...
Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-42242240304354459262019-04-26T08:23:00.000-06:002019-04-26T08:23:02.659-06:00Repairing socks
A few years ago, we got a new dog from the shelter. Everyone loves Mystic! She's oh-so-soft, and only barks if there's a large bovine in the backyard. Her tail wags constantly, and she's pretty much the perfect dog.
BUT, and there's always something, when she first arrived, she exhibited some anxiety issues which manifested itself as chewing up soft things on the floor. Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-64760579407826938422019-04-24T06:53:00.000-06:002019-04-24T06:53:08.126-06:00From the past
I was so lucky to find kind people, like Mette, who contacted people and arranged for me to meet with my friend's niece. And then Kaja (the niece) who took an afternoon off from moving to show me the family cabin I visited 45 years ago.
Here is a mix of photos from 2018 (summer) and 1973 (winter-long hair!).
Walking in to the cabin
Cabin - doubled in size from 45 years ago
Tea Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-87706750157352437782019-04-22T08:37:00.000-06:002019-04-22T08:37:10.590-06:00Socks Reprise
Not very often do I pull socks out of the repair bag! Here are 4 pair that have been resurrected recently...
Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-31000381982774463532019-04-22T06:36:00.000-06:002019-04-22T06:36:50.402-06:00Knitters Trip Review
Hard to believe but I was part of this trip to Åndalsnes, Norway almost a year ago. Shame on me for not sharing but life happens.
At the end of the trip, I caught sight of this from the train. Somewhere along the train line between Dombås and Oslo... yarn bombing a loom! Made me LOL!
Along the rail line: A yarn bombed LOOM!
As I start thinking about my next trip with Knitters, IYarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0Fjellgata 31, 6300 Åndalsnes, Norway62.560412821693077 7.701415640624986761.084478321693076 2.4279781406249867 64.036347321693071 12.974853140624987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-60762049882615656072019-02-13T07:28:00.000-07:002019-02-13T07:28:10.321-07:00Treasures
Cleaning out a cupboard...but can’t bring myself to part with these memories! Oh, the memory of pain, sleeping with these, and the scarves to cover them up so we would look presentable in public!
LOL
Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-34785214224946677702019-02-11T07:25:00.000-07:002019-02-11T07:25:03.273-07:00How many are too many?
Yet when I looked for size 13, there were none! Luckily I have a few needle sets in my possession....
Kind of like collecting stray cats! And how many yarn bowls do you have?
This is an oddball /made up project.... using Pima cotton. I envision it on my 9 year old as a tunic. Someday I’ll get it on the model. The arm holes are super sized so it may be a Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-58115852981464613312018-09-02T15:33:00.000-06:002018-09-02T15:33:10.096-06:00Quilting At Last
The back story... or How years pass!
Once, a long, long time ago, someone got up out of bed in the morning, and said, "My, what a huge waste of fabric I have, in plastic bins, tucked away in a closet." Yes, many of us have said this, and at least I'm proud to say mine is ALL in ONE closet. Or, should I say that years ago my sauna became a closet? Shame on me...
And, yes,Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-73230338121265773962018-08-31T14:47:00.000-06:002018-08-31T14:47:00.712-06:00Prize winning
A Knit Nite Sensation! Look at this amazing, lovely, delicate, Victorian lace shawl! Great job, Jenny!
And we ALL encouraged you to take it to the fair...
Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-4356537385767017972018-08-29T12:09:00.000-06:002018-08-29T12:09:13.170-06:00It’s that time again.
Two days have gone by, I finished another project, and now it's time to take a deep breath, and cut the steeks.
Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3681444675765721656.post-79884407047993038872018-08-27T14:41:00.000-06:002018-08-27T14:41:00.221-06:00Broken Needles
My broken heart! My stitches cast asunder...life interrupted...
Size isn't everything! I LOVE this needle... The funky color, the flex,... It delights me to find a project to use this, and then, BOOM, it broke. Inconvenient at the time, but mostly I feel I have to discard an old friend.
Knitter's Pride Marblz Fixed Circular. Yes, most places will replace broken needles.&Yarn and Ivorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178799702986505761noreply@blogger.com0