Ice's Blog (4)

Hi, I am back to try this again! So much has happened over the last months. We added 2 more grand children to our clan: Erin Juliet, May 20th to Rob & Krissy, our oldest son and his lovely wife, David 3 and Abigail 2. Matthew Christopher, June 22nd to Dominique & Herbert, our oldest daughter and son in law, Cody 13, Xander 13 and Kathrine 20 mnts. Our youngest daughter Hilary and Darren, her fiance, are getting married September 19th. We expect many out of town guests. I received this Kn… Continue

I am sure it has been done before, but I like it anyway! When blocking a square or rectangular piece of lace knitting I line wires up with the edges of the stripes on a big bathsheet....Any comments or a better way, please let me know. I try to learn something "new" every day. My grandma told me ages ago, it is the ONLY way to grow old gracefully... Continue

What to do with those "bits" of yarn left over ? What if you are looking for something else to knit besides the usual doll clothes, wash cloths or other small items? Knit "baggies" to cover Lavender Sachets! Our family has been using them for years, tucked into a drawer or hung in the back of a closet, and never had moth problems. I think they dislake Lavender Odor! I am sure there are other dried petals, herbs, cedar chips that work just as well. If anyone out there in Knit Land knows about the… Continue

Guess I have been doing this blog thing all wrong! KP Admin said it is ok to post a tip. So here goes! When knitting with the Shine Sport I had trouble making a neat felted join when starting a new skein. After some trial and error I discovered that using a TINY drop of Flexable Fabric Glue worked realy well instead of using saliva, normally used in joining threads. I know it works well and does not come "undone". All the garments I knitted with this yarn were for the grandkids and have gone thr… Continue