Yarn stashing is an epidemic afflicting an untold number of knitters and crocheters. Save yourself with this handy flowchart brought to you by Amusing Yarns!
Posted May 13, 2013 at 12:00pm in flowchart knitting yarn Amusing Yarns knitter yarn stash
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Posted December 20, 2012 at 3:37pm in knitting Little Red Riding Hood fairy tales Google doodles
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Knitting kit packaging doesn’t get slicker than this. Sure, there is Wool and the Gang which has a fun, hipster vibe, but Nikki Gabriel delivers the goods in an intellectualized style that makes WatG look positively giddy by comparison. (No disrespect, WatG —much appreciation for what you do!)
The serialized nature of Gabriel’s Construction series is reminiscent of Conceptual Art of the 1960s and 70s. Sol LeWitt’s Incomplete Open Cubes (1974) comes to mind. And the DiY aspect of a kit is something like LeWitt’s Wall Drawings, except without the certificate and the artworld price-tag.
How awesome is it that the kit works on both a conceptual and practical level? You don’t even have to knit —just put the kit on display in your studio loft and immediately boost your cool factor. (Be sure to throw around names like Merleau-Ponty and Hegel and terms like “serialization” and “reductivism” when your friends come by for maximum effect.)
Nikki blogs here
The Design Files interviews Nikki here
Stylist Pia Jane Bijkerk posts about her Construction cardigan here
Posted March 21, 2012 at 1:00pm in Nikki Gabriel Sol LeWitt Wooli art kits knitting sweaters yarn design
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From the One Sheep Sweater 2010 by Christien Meindertsma
An exploration of the disconnect between process and product in a consumerist world.
Posted September 19, 2011 at 10:31am in design fashion knitting knitwear pugnat small collections volume
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Posted September 12, 2011 at 5:07pm in The Wool Sanctuary Wenda Barlow crafts kit knitted knitting pattern toy doll
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Jensen-Conroy Rhodium Cuff with Crochet
…er, more like Rhodium Cuff with Knitting, but cute cuff nonetheless.
Posted August 30, 2011 at 12:59pm in crochet cuff jewelry yarn Jensen-Conroy embellishment knitting misnomer lace
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Needle Table Lamp by Vitamin
Adjustable LED Task Light. Polished Stainless Steel Arms and playful bright NUD Cabling
Posted July 27, 2011 at 3:20pm in IV Vitamin design industrial design knitting lamp knitting needles design
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Secret Shame
Nothing demands further investigation like an unmarked paper bag. I mean, you only put something in a plain brown paper bag if you have something to hide. Once upon a time, it was maxi-pads or luxury goods during an economic crisis or glue —you know, so people won’t know you menstruate or spend your money or are totally high.
What is in that bag???
Yes, yes, you’re right. I really am ashamed of myself. It won’t happen again, I swear.
(Thanks for getting me busted, LYS.)
Knitting and Exercise
I don’t recommend doing both at the same time, (not much is worse than sweaty hands when you are handling wool!) but you might want to put those needles down for a bit and do some vacuuming or something/anything that requires more energy than wrapping yarn around a needle.
You can’t deny it: knitting is a sedentary hobby. But did you know it might be killing you even if you exercise daily?
I’ve been reading the recently published and most excellent Cardio or Weights? Fitness Myths, Training Truths and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise, by Dr. Alex Hutchinson. (This book is a fantastic read for someone who likes evidence-based advice served up in a clear, concise, yet conversational manner.) I used to think that by running a couple miles (oh, let’s pretend it’s on a daily basis,) that I would offset all the time I spend sitting. But, alas, it isn’t so! Dr. Hutchinson cites a 2010 study in the American Journal of Epidemiology, and summarizes:
The researchers followed 123, 000 people for 13 years and found that men and women who spent more than six hours per day sitting down were 18 and 37 percent, respectively, more likely to die during the study than those who sat fewer than three hours per day…[and] that these risks were completely unrelated to how much exercise the subjects reported getting. (pp. 202-203)
You know you spend more than 6 hours a day on your ass. You knit and you’re on tumblr? Yeah, thought so.
Anyway, your chair is out to get you! Just thought I’d warn you.
(For some further reading, this online article from Scientific American provides a decent overview.)
Posted June 3, 2011 at 10:30am in knitting exercise Alex Hutchinson Sweat Science Cardio or Weights
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Blocking is the second most exciting part of lace knitting. The piece is finally pinned out and drying and all you can do is stare in amazement at what just came off your knitting needles. Then you give thanks for the miracle of blocking, because before this step, your lace was a lumpy, shapeless mess. At the same time, your happiness is checked by a sense of dread as you wonder what this will look like on a human being. Will it be ethereal and elegant, or just a giant doily?
Posted May 19, 2011 at 9:30am in Amusing Yarns beads blocking crafts knit knitting lace silk lace knitting knitted lace
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I’m breaking my own rule of never reblogging The Sartorialist —but what’s a pretend-blogging real-life knitter to do?
Posted April 29, 2011 at 11:01am in The Sartorialist fashion knitting Sartorialist style bangs knitter
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You know, I actually like this throw design by Shui Kuen Kozinski. And the knitting pattern is free, to boot (just need to sign-in to the elann.com website). But be forewarned: with 49 individually knit bi-colour blocks plus border pieces, you will be weaving in yarn tails ‘til the end of time.
Posted April 28, 2011 at 3:17pm in Shui Kuen Kozinski blanket elann.com free knitting knitting pattern crafts
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