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Here's a list of 20 blogs dealing with knitting and/or crochet that we think are especially interesting. Most of them are in english, but we also want to include blogs written in french, portuguese, german, italian, japanese... What matters the most is the quality of their posts.

To choose the recommended blogs, we followed these criteria:

• Updates regularly
• Takes care of the aesthetic…

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This is a very well thought out list of recommended blogs. I am very honored to be included! Please, check it out. :D

Ten Ways to Improve Your Fiber Art Photography Now

 

 

| FEBRUARY 18, 2011

 

by Kristi Schueler

“Only other fiber artists truly understand the hard work, time and love that goes into each stitch. Sharing our work with an understanding audience generally means sharing pictures of projects via blog posts and various social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and of course Ravelry. If the photographs are not of good quality the excitement of the audience may not be what you expected. Below are ten ways you can start improving your fiber arts photography right now.”

Here are the topics covered.  Please, click the link below and have a read!  I believe good photographs are vitally important, even if it’s just to share on facebook.  This is a very good article, from which I learned a lot!

1. Know Your Camera

2. Tell a Story Through Your Photos

3. Separate the Subject from the Background

4. Capture the Details

5. Employ the Rule of Thirds

6. Take More Photos

7. Use Natural Light Whenever Possible

8. Light From the Side

9. Use Backlight to Show Off Softness

10. Control Light with Reflectors

Ten Ways to Improve Your Fiber Art Photography Now.

39th Annual Balloon Stampede, Saturday Morning Launch

I haven’t attended a Balloon Stampede Launch in several years.  It takes place every year on Mother’s Day Weekend, in Walla Walla, WA.  Come rain or come shine!  The balloons don’t get to fly every year, but we have been fortunate for a few years now.

Today, even though I couldn’t get anyone to go with me, I still had a lot of fun.  I will post just a few photos here, but if you would like to see more, I have posted the album on my facebook page.

43 balloons flew today!

Here’s my favorite photo.  I think I could stay here awhile . . .

Feels like home . . .

I think this was everybody’s favorite balloon this year . . .

So creative!

Happy Mother’s Day Weekend everybody!  Hope yours is a good one.

For more information on the Walla Walla Balloon Stampede, go to:  www.balloonstampede.com

Here’s a link to their facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/wwballoonstampede

 

 

 

Bamboo Blend Yarn + New Square Circular Knitting Needles + Easy Leaves Scarf = ♥

Bamboo blend yarn, made in Italy! It’s wonderful . . .

This yarn has been giving me a bit of a challenge.  It is a beautiful bamboo blend, which I have been drooling over since I got it.

It looks like a crochet chain!

So, somehow this project just put itself together today.  After trying several different things with the yarn, I have just not been quite happy with anything, knit or crochet.  Until today!  I believe in this one!  Ha ha . . . how’s that for conviction???

Anyway, to continue, I recieved an order in the mail today which contained a new set of knitting needles made by Kollage Yarns.  These needles are unbelievable!  The cord is super soft and extremely flexible!  The tips are pointy, but not too sharp.  I am loving them up!

These are my new favorite thing! Size 9 square circs.

And, the pattern.  I found this . . . on Pinterest!  (Surprise, surprise!!!!)  Easy Leaves Scarf really is easy.  It has written and diagram instructions.  I find it easiest to follow the diagram.  Every wrong side is knit in purl stitches except for the edges.

Easy Leaves Scarf. It ought to look fabulous when finished, and blocked.  I am thinking now, that maybe I should have slipped the first stitch of every row??? What do you think?

This color is to die for, don’t you think?

These needles are fabulous! Very comfortable. The cable is SO soft and flexible.

Well . . . back to ‘work’!  (Somehow this project doesn’t feel like work at all)

 

Giveaway, and the winner is...

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Thanks to Random.org we have a winner!

I forgot to take screen shot, sorry, anyway the Strawberry Fields potholders go to... Comment number 1, that is gmaellencraftycorner! Congrats!

Please contact me through the form below with your address by thursday May 9th at midnight CET and I will send them to you asap :)

Thank you very much to everyone who participated, it has been great fun!

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\o/ Check this out!  My new treasures will be coming all the way from Italy!  Sweet!

Crochet Wine Tote Prototype, Green Organic Cotton Yarn

Just trying this new pattern on for size.  It still needs some tweeking.  Maybe a different yarn.  This is a really nice open ‘V-Shell’ pattern, I think . . .

This is a pretty true representation of the color.

It’s not ‘just right’ yet, although I do really like it.  I think perhaps a smaller base start, and/or smaller size hook.  Like I said though, it’s just a prototype.  I also need to try it with a different yarn, such as a ‘kitchen’ cotton.

Here is a picture without the bottle.  (The color is horrible.)

This is NOT a good color, but you get the idea . . .

Anybody interested, I am pretty sure I will post a pattern to my Etsy shop.  It would be nice to have a ‘pattern tester’ . . .

 

 

 

 

 

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It’s like a pictoral ‘recap’ of my blog posts!  Take a look:  via Pinterest.  

Some pins by me, a lot by others!  Nice to know I am noticed.  ♥