The new summer issues have arrived - -Linked!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Yarn Theory: Knitting, Crochet, Math and Science
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Victorian Lace In Hardcover
I just received three hardcover copies of Victorian Lace from my distributor - Last year the word was they would only be available in softcover - If you are a lace knitter it is worth the space on your coffee table
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Leg Warmers, Gloves, Mittens, Socks, Sweater: Knit in the Round on 2 Circular Needles
Using two circular knitting needles learn to knit in the round
- - in one lesson
Date: September 30, 2009
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Class Project: Leg Warmers
Materials : Oat Couture: Leg Warmers - choose from 3 styles, 3 sizes and 3 weights of yarn
Where: Stitch Therapy, 176 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, 718-398-2020
Price: $35.00
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Greatest benefits of circular knitting:
- Circular needles fit far more comfortably in the palms of your hands so you‘re not constantly fiddling with double pointed needles that slip and slide through your stitches.
- Circular needles are less unwieldy to use than DPNS - stitches rest safely on the cable of the circular needle.
- Don’t have to worry about losing a needle – I find the DPNS have a tendency to slide out.
- With two circulars you can knit a project of pretty much any size you don't have to worry about stitches dropping off the end of the DPN.
- Two circulars make a project very easy to carry along with you anywhere, and easier to knit in any situation--even while standing on the subway.
- Circulars allow you to move the bulk of the knitting closer to your lap, making it easier to balance. With a heavier weight yarn, this can make it a much more comfortable project.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Crocheted Hat of the Month
The first crochet Hat of the Month is fashioned after an African wedding hat - and is the first of many crocheted hats to come from Stitch Therapy. I learned to crochet in shop class at Nathanial Horthorne JHS 74 in Bayside, Queens when I was in the sixth grade. This was about two years before they allowed girls to take wood shop and the boys had to learn how to cook and sew.This hat is an any gauge any yarn hat - I have given the formula to this hat to many crocheters over the past four years, and have added a few stitch embellishments to make it entertaining. This pattern is in single crochet, but it can also be made with half double or double crochet stitching. Download the pattern in the sidebar.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
THE BARTER SYSTEM
I have always said that "people buy your expertise" so in an effort to endure the economic condition of 2009 I have entered into barter arrangements and lent out my hands for services rendered.In all I have committed to custom knit four or five items: one pair of purple tweed cashmere cable knit fingerless gloves; one tan alpaca lace beret; one aubergene alpaca lace shrug with a slite belle sleeve; a luxurious pair of long southwestern colored fingerless gloves made from alpaca, merino and silk; cable knit sleeves in Joker purple and green; and possibly one pair of socks.
The other day I started my third item "the lizzy" -- a spring/fall staple at the shop that has evolved into a stylish knit since its incarnation three summers ago - the neckdown shrug knit in the old faggoted lace rib is an effortless four row repeat and easily doubles as a scarf on a cool day.I'm doing the knitting and in exchange received: a suitcase full of yarn from abroad; professional financial services; design and editing services; a Super Bowl poem, and time. The barter system in lieu of cash makes the exchange a priceless value between friends.
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