Knitting
Missed Connection
Me, knitting mittens magic loop style with Cashmere Island on Red Line from downtown to Harvard.
You, some guy knitting on grey straights (I assume size 8) with some lovely orangey stuff (I assume malibrigo). You were practicing seed stitch.
I gave you my podcast card and told you about the knitting group for guys.
So… did I [...]
Chuppah in a bag
This is what my chuppah looks like to me. I pack it every morning with the hopes of knitting on the subway. Perhaps, if I am lucky I can get it out and knit at group, knit a little during lunch, or perhaps I will get a few minutes in at lunch.
It lives in this [...]
Guido’s got a brand new bag
Let me introduce you to my new bag, thanks to the lovely Darcy at Tom Bihn
So this is a new knitting bag that they are going to release at the end of the week. They have sent me this sample to check out because they know I have real knitting bag issues (notice the lack [...]
WWKIP2007-COPLEY recap
There you have it, knitters in public.
From the left to the right Guido, Emily/Omly(thanks for the pic), Alexis, Susan(loves to fly fish), ?friend or Ariel?,Ariel(rabid sock knitter), Tab, Ariana.
So after hanging around the outdoor spot for half an hour, I moved to the indoor spot where I found Emily and Tab. Soon more knitters [...]
WWKIP 2007
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WWKIP 2007 Boston - The Plan
So this is the plan (with google map).
If it is nice:
Go to Copley Square (area 1 on map) at noon
Knit
Meet some new people
Scare the general public with our knitting powers
Perhaps take a peek at the parade (it’s a block away)
Go to Newbury Yarns and fondle [...]
One Skien, One Hook
Well…
I went to the Porter Square Book’s Happy Hooking event and learned to make the One Skien Scarf from the new Deb Stoller book, Happy Hooker. I finished it in two days and it looks… well… it’s done I guess…
Try as I might I can’t get into this weird hooking lifes style. I have two [...]
Episode 26: Going old School
I am accompanied on this episode by the fantastic Stitchy McYarnPants. We take a trip in her Museum of Kitschy Stitches to find some of the origins of the male patterns. She has promised to add images of the exhibits on her site.
Some background, I have the following categories of male sweater patterns:
Mud Colors (most [...]
How bad could it be
So I have been kicking around the idea of doing a skit for the show called:
Yarn Beard (The Knitting Pirate) And The Curse Of The Black Purl
Copyright issues aside, I’m sure that Disney could have a field day, is this such a bad idea?
My Pumkin, you may remeber her as the one who refers [...]
Episode 19: Knitting Out Loud Boston
This week I am in Baltimore, next week I will go back to normal, I promise…
Tommorrow I will update the links.
:)
Really
No one has anything to say about knitting for guys and how they recieved it??
Well… if you would like to vent or share your experiences about knitting for a guy, this is your chance. An you might even be rewarded for it. Please post commonts and i will get the books ready to send.
In other [...]
