Last night was the much anticipated premiere of HBO’s new series, Boardwalk Empire. The two-hour episode played like an epic film, artfully acted (I’m so thrilled that Steve Buscemi finally has a vehicle to call his own, and that the Dawson Creek kid–aka Michael Pitt– has another meaty role to add to the mix!), masterfully [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Vickie Howell’s Movie Mondays (TV Edition): Boardwalk Empire
Posted in Knitting, Movie Mondays with Vickie Howell on September 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Crochet World’s Afghans Special Issue
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Marilyn Losee’s Octagon Baby Blanket If you haven’t seen Crochet World’s new Afghans special issue, here are a few samplings of Caron projects featured in it, all made in everyone’s favorite: Simply Soft – of course!
Kyoto Coat Wins Big with Google Alerts
Posted in Crochet on September 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Not only do the best things come in small packages, but big winners do too! And, while the Chain Link 2010 Design Compeition has been over since early July, the press release about the competition was just sent out to the general media – and was picked up by the Oregonlive.com and The Oregonian newspaper. [...]
Ultimate Sweater Machine
Posted in Machine Knitting on September 6, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Well, after a lot of frustration, I got it figured out! Check out what I did! If you are having trouble learning how to use the knitting machine, you will get there! Really! Once you get it, you will wonder why you had so much trouble. I made a lot of attempts and just kept dropping [...]
New Simply Soft Patterns & Video!
Posted in Audio/Video, Crochet, Knitting, Yarn on September 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The patterns for my latest designs for Caron and their Simply Soft ad, are now available on their website! Get ‘em for free, by clicking on the text links below. Crocheted Whirlwind Wrap The Whirlwind Wrap is perfect for the gal-on-the-go. It’s crocheted using the Bullion Stitch (see how-to video below) and has a buckle [...]
