Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Knitting

  • Crafty Monday: Socks!

    Crafty Monday: Socks!

    I pre-ordered Wendy Johnson’s book, Socks from the Toe Up way back in July and was so happy when in arrived in my mailbox last month! What a beautiful book. Seriously. Love. it. I had been completely burned out by sock knitting until very recently. I have a tendency to wear holds in my socks…

  • A quickie crafty monday post

    I don’t have much to show you at the moment so I thought I would tell you what I’m working on. It is a pattern from Wendy Bernard’s book Custom Knits. It’s a vest called Jewel. This is some yarn that I bought a few weeks ago with some birthday money. I’m not super fond…

  • Crafty Monday: Silk Garden Cardi

    I finished my Silk Garden Cardigan over the weekend, the final touch being the sewing on of the lovely wood buttons. This is probably my favorite knitting project to date. It was knitted from the top down using the method in Barbara Walker’s book, Knitting From the Top. I based the general design on  my…

  • Crafty Monday: Wisp

    I whipped this up in a few days. It’s Wisp from the Summer 2007 issue of Knitty. I wanted to knit it as practice for a possible gift. I think it turned out cute and I will go ahead and knit it for it’s intended recipient. I love that it can be worn several ways.…

  • Crafty Monday: What I'm Working On

    Last weekend I sewed a skirt and actually sewed in my first zipper. And I didn’t completely lose my mind in the process! It was quite an accomplishment! But I decided to not take a picture of it. It’s black and I didn’t think it would make an interesting subject. So instead I thought I…