Category Archives: Knitting

Updating and Lacy Cloths

Now that January is here I am getting back to doing some serious updating. There is a list of patterns waiting to be added. Alas!! Family and work interfere with computer time.

This morning updates have been made to the Lacy Cloths and Knit Cloths page.Β  You might observe that there is a fair amount of overlap between the two. At first it was accidental, but once I realized what was happening I chose to leave it that way. Part of the reason for doing so is because what might seem like lacy to me might not see like it to you and vice versa.

Enjoy!

Towel Page

I have been working on the Towel page this week. There is a new Category titled Towel Holders/Rings. At this time all entries there are crocheted. There have also been additions to Towel Toppers, Knit Towels and Crocheted Towels.

Enjoy!

Something Amazing Has Happened

Sometime between last night and this morning this blog surpassed having 20,000 hits. Wow!!

My response is to say Thank You to each of you who find this blog useful. Normally I am a person of many words. Today this is not so. My wildest dreams for this blog have been exceeded. It is my sincere hope that you will continue to use this as a resource.

I will continue to do my best to keep this site current.Β  If you find you need or want something, please do not hesitate to ask for help.

Claculating Tool and More Links

I have been busy adding more links today. There have been additions to the pages for Holidays, Crochet Cloths, Knit Cloths, and Lacy Cloths.
I found a new tool accidentally today at The Knitting Fiend’s site that answers the question:
“How to fit Stitch Multiples in a row of knitting?”

She has other calculators that deal with topics ranging from decreasing stitches evenly across a row to spacing buttonholes. Here is the link to the main page for the calculators:
Tools to help you convert knitting patterns .

Even though the author’s emphasis is on knitting, it seems to me that many of the math principles she describes could apply to crocheting as well. I speak from my own experience as one who enjoys doing both.

this site also has other pages that might be of interest. Here is one which has been added to my list of Pages to Explore:
Stitch Patterns.

May you find this useful and informative. πŸ™‚

Baseball

The words that came to mind last night after my beloved St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series were those of Jack Buck : “Go Crazy Folks!”

It has been many years since they have won the World Series. Others have recounted the details of the games and more will continue do so. Like so many others I will read these accounts and relish in them for weeks to come.

Both teams played good baseball. The Tigers organization has come a long way and is to be respected for that. Both teams worked very hard to earn their League Championships. My hat is off to both of them. I know the Tigers committed some errors, but haven’t we all? It happens to all teams. To you Tiger fans: My heart goes out to you. As a Cardinal fan, I have been there on more than one occasion.

Now the season is over and it is time to move to the winter season. The focus in my house will return to the more mundane issues of everyday living such as : parenting; homeschooling; keeping house; knitting; crocheting; blogging ; my husband working; me looking for and hopefully getting work; and all of the other daily activities not mentioned.

Just in case you are interested, here is an article I found that expresses most of my feelings about this amazing season:
Baseball Memories

So to the baseball season I say: So long for now.

Links and Life

Life and links on this blog are an interesting combination at times. This week they are especially unique because it is the week of the Baseball World Series and the St. Louis Cardinals Team is one of the contenders. I have been an avid Cardinal fan since the early 1960’s, having grown up listening to Jack Buck of KMOX Radio announcing the games. The rest of my family also enjoys them as well. Our evening meals this week have been quick and easy to allow us time to be done eating before the ball game. Most evenings there is time to work on this blog while my family watches programs that are not my to my liking. Even I can be found watching it this week during the ball game.

In this house, good baseball is good baseball regardless of who plays, wins or loses. If the Cardinals win, so much the better!

In addition to the World Series, my favorite Web Browser Firefox cameΒ  out with a major update this week. Some of my computer time was spent setting up the browser to meet my wants and needs. The process was simple enough, but I kept getting side tracked trying it out and adding options to personalize it . It was fun to do. πŸ™‚

In the meantime I am trying to keep this blog updated in between doing my assortment of Mom duties, taking time for email, knitting, crocheting, and living. Links have been added to the Towels, Holiday, Mop Covers and Knit Cloth sections. I will do more as time allows.

Aprons

A person on an email list to which I belong requested links to apron patterns today, preferably crocheted ones. I did a Google search and found some.

These are links to crocheted aprons :
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/Apron.html
http://www.knitting-crochet.com/crochet/aproncro.html
http://twosisters.lothruin.com/crochapron.html
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/lffunt/apron.htm
http://www.freepatterns.com/fp_pdfs/Other/Crochet/Acorn_Apron.pdf
http://www.learntoknit.com/may05_apron.html

Here is a knitted apron:
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2006/sep/knitting/knit1.pdf

Lion brand has two crocheted patterns: one free and another for free:
http://www.lionbrand.com

I also found a Blog about aprons:
http://angrychicken.typepad.com/tieoneon/free_patterns/index.html

Here is a knitted apron from a link on the Apron blog:
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/PATTpartyapron.html