BlogHide Resteemsresteemeddenissemata (66)in esteem • 6 years agoMy best therapy💕😍Today has been a difficult day for us Venezuelans. Without knowing what is going to happen. And here I have my best therapy making cakes with many beautiful rosettes. My best therapy will…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoTying up Loose EndsAfter weeks of feeling ho hum, I'm finally ready to start thinking about a new project. But first, I had to finish up a few things I stumbled across while sorting through my stuff. These mitts…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoSocks on the MachineI finally have a tutorial for making toes and heels on the knitting machine. I began by doing the top of the sock's ribbing with my ribber. If you don't have a double bed machine, you can…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoSlightly Sloppy SocksSloppy because I made them a little too big through creative mathematics. Still, I like them so much that I wore them two days in a row. I did them on the machine. That's why they're done so…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoDoldrumsToday, I brought my sweater to the gallery to be juried. Even though it was basically finished a month ago, I left small things to wrap up and postponed some final decisions until a few days ago. It…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoAn Ott LightMy local thrift store has some great finds, but maybe I should bring my phone with me to comparison shop. I bought an Ott light there for 25 dollars, but it seems this particular model is…kimmac (50)in needlework • 6 years agoTogglesI finally submitted a photo of my sweater for the local fiber arts show. I still haven't put the buttons on, and I have some loose ends to weave in. I found some toggles at the yarn store. The…resteemedpartrician1 (52)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoFirst stranded sweater done!I have always done stripes or color changes on my sweaters but this time I decided to jump in and try stranded color work/fair isle. I think I may be hooked. All thats needed now is a quick bath and…kimmac (50)in dogsofsteemit • 6 years agoMonkeyI adopted Monkey five years ago. She came already with her name and a big personality. As the smallest of a litter of 10-13, I imagine she needed that extra feistiness to survive. I hear two or…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoAlmost ThereI've been working on the sweater for the whole month of January. Luckily, the submission date has been moved up once again. Now it is February 5th, and I think that's pretty firm. I still need to…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoSweater UpdateWell, now it seems I have an additional ten days to finish. Before I knew this, I rushed ahead with the sleeves. As you can see below, my first sleeve was a little different. After hanging the…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoBee-zerkThis is a vest I made with scraps a little while back. Not sure why this bee's so vigilant. Maybe he's on the lookout for Monsanto.kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoMy Haphazard ApproachI have to get a garment together for a local group show. At least, I knew I was going to make a cardigan for an adult. First, I dyed some skeins of eggplant and pink that knitted out in long…kimmac (50)in needleworkmondays • 6 years agoAlmost Forgot!I almost forgot that it's needleworkmonday! After the art tour, I knew I was suppose to start working on an entry for a joint show, but I didn't. A few days ago, I used leftover skeins from…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoI Heart SteemitI cheated a bit on this one, but I really wanted to participate. Our power went out this past weekend, so chores piled up! I pulled out an old project that had hearts and hope that it's a good…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoStill Not Done!I'm getting closer, but there is still much more working the wool in really well. Plus, there is more of the design to fill in as you can see especially on the slipper on the left. I am…kimmac (50)in knitting • 6 years agoProcessI have a custom order for a pair of decorated elf slippers. After years of working with the same bag of dyed wool, I really wanted to use a different palette. The customer requested dominant earth…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoStudio TourWell, the first weekend is over, and I have to say that I didn't do as well as last year so far. There were a lot of weavers who had beautiful towels, scarves, blankets and rugs to sell. I would say…kimmac (50)in needlework • 6 years agoWhew!With all the bumps and snags of the past couple of weeks, I really had to scramble to get things ready for the studio tour. I thought I was taking the easy way out by concentrating on dyeing yarn…kimmac (50)in needleworkmonday • 6 years agoSetbacksA few weeks ago, I wrote a dyeing tutorial, and I mentioned what I would do if my washing machine broke. I hesitated before writing that because it's kind of dangerous for me to say things like…
