I finished the knitting on the cardi I’m working on and I still have the crocheted edging to do on the cuff on the sleeves before I block the pieces and sew them together. Then I have the collar to knit.
Now I just learned to do one row of single crochet on the edges of the hats I finished last month. This sweater takes two rows of single crochet.
I have such a mental block about crocheting. Why am I making this so hard?
This is what I call a hank of yarn.
Periwinkle, Sky Blue, Aqua, Lime
When I purchase a hank of yarn, I make it into a ball, usually a center pull ball. Mr. Aitch holds the yarn with outstretched arms and I wind it into a nice center pull ball of yarn.
I don’t do that with yarn already in a center pull ball-type skein like these. I think they are ready to go.
I call these "center pull" skeins
I usually pull out the middle hoping to find the end but most of the time it looks like it was disemboweled.
Disemboweled yarn
What’s the secret in finding the end of the yarn in the center of a skein of yarn? Or do I have it all wrong?
Should I rewind these into my own ball so I can pull the yarn out from the center?
Anyone?
My week has had its ups and downs but I got a nice surprise today when I opened my email. I won a lovely Rowan pattern book and project bag from Amy at http://dyedinthewool.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/and-the-winner-is-2
Yay for me!
Sometimes those plans work out. Sometimes those lists get checked off.
Just yesterday I discovered something about myself that I should have figured out long ago. I must have a visible plan to get it off the ground. It has to be sketched out for it to be real enough to move forward.
For example: The Craft Room in the Basement. I have been dreaming of such a thing for many, many months/years/decades. Yes, decades. The plans have all been in my head. They change frequently. They never get off the ground.
Last night I put pencil to paper and started to Draw A Floor Plan. I don’t have the exact dimensions of the space just yet but I needed to get the ideas on paper for me to get motivated to do something.
Clearing out all the junk and organizing the rest now has real meaning for me.
A week or so ago I found this awesome blog where this person planned out everything in her craft room down to the drawer and cabinet contents. She had detailed photos of each drawer. It was amazing! Can I find that site now? No!
I do more than knit. I also paint, sew, cross-stitch, make jewelry, bead, use polymer clay, play with paper, draw, stamp and probably other things that I can’t remember right now but have the “stuff” that goes with it.
If you know of any great craft room design blogs or photos, please leave a link in the comments so I can check them out.
Thanks.
Knitting In Flashes 