http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Knitting, embroidery, sewing, and other crafts en Vox Mon, 12 May 2008 18:37:00 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/comfort-knitting.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/comfort-knitting.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/comfort-knitting.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 12 May 2008 18:37:00 -0700 This week has been all about a sock. I'm using the skein of Woolarina Yarn that I got from MDSW to make a pair of Celebrate Socks (by SockPixie). This yarn is some wonderful comfort knitting-- it has the elasticity and warmth of wool with the soft... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/comfort-knitting.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00f48d16311a0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> knitting http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-long-time-coming.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-long-time-coming.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-long-time-coming.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 May 2008 00:08:43 -0700 I lost my knitting groove for a while there. Knitting, and writing, and lots of other things fell by the wayside while I settled into a new routine, a new job, etc. Well, we're at the end of the school year, I'm off from June 15 to August 15, and ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-long-time-coming.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00f48d14a9f60001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> knitting http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-spats-pattern.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-spats-pattern.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-spats-pattern.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:28:04 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141faa8d685e00e398d57f290005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4141faa8d685e00e398d57f290005-50si" alt="Outside right" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Steampunk Spatterdashes Kate Grice Materials: Moda Dea Bamboo Wool (133m/145yd) or equivalent: 2 skeins US 7 (4.5mm) straight needles US F (3.75 mm) crochet hook 2 1” (25mm) buttons Gauge: 20 stitches x 25 rows to 4 inches on US 7. Size: Wome... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/steampunk-spats-pattern.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00e398d5758e0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> patterns http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/cripes-its-almost-christmas.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/cripes-its-almost-christmas.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/cripes-its-almost-christmas.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:53:01 -0800 The big news, for folks who read (or used to read) this blog, is that I got a new job! Yay! This means my blogging time went i n the toilet! Boo! Well, that and the fact that I cannot locate my cable for my camera. Or my charger. Or my camera. An... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/cripes-its-almost-christmas.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00e398c834650001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/and-the-sweater-progresses.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/and-the-sweater-progresses.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/and-the-sweater-progresses.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:33:36 -0700 The Ink sweater is coming along rather quickly, especially on the 10.5 needles. I've finished the front and back, and am now about 1/3 of the way through the first sleeve. Sadly, grey stockinette stitch is about the least interesting thing I can t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/and-the-sweater-progresses.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00e39897b2000001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> knitting netiquette http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-sense-of-accomplishment.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-sense-of-accomplishment.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-sense-of-accomplishment.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:56:13 -0700 Tempting is finished. I ended up spicing in three rows of the chocolate brown wool. It actually looks quite nice with the chocolate brown/aqua decorative ribbon. Pictures forthcoming. I've now started on the Ink Sweater by Black Dog Knits. So fa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-sense-of-accomplishment.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00d4144c497a6a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> knitting http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/four-chocolate-evening.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/four-chocolate-evening.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/four-chocolate-evening.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:40:10 -0700 So close. I was this close to finishing Tempting tonight, and then things went awry. I've been working from a very limited supply of yarn. About a year ago, I bought eleven balls of Filatura di Crosa Luna yarn in a caramel brown. It was intended ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/four-chocolate-evening.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00d09e813d58be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> knitting http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/bad-blogger-no-cookies.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/bad-blogger-no-cookies.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/bad-blogger-no-cookies.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:59:42 -0700 Oof. It's been too long, eh? Truth is, I hit sort of a period of funk in which I didn't want to do much at all, let alone craft. Such are the perils of depression. It's easing up a bit with a long run of grey-and-rainy weather, so now I feel all ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/bad-blogger-no-cookies.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00d09e7d4fd8be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> knitting clothing etsy housewares http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-different-fiber-hobby.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-different-fiber-hobby.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-different-fiber-hobby.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:01:04 -0800 [Apologies to anyone who also reads my SCA blog for the crossposting.] I've been waiting on an order of fabric for Himself's SCA garb (to make a long story short, one of my partners has decided he'd like to play SCA with me). It finally arrived t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/a-different-fiber-hobby.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00d41420493d685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sewing embroidery costuming http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/challenge.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(arcanestickmagic) http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/challenge.html?_c=feed-rss http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/challenge.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:38:56 -0800 Challenge, originally uploaded by tattycat. No blog is complete without pictures of cats. Here are two of mine. Vlad (on top of the condo) decided to usurp Alice's spot as Queen of the Mountain. Shortly after this photo was taken, she la... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://arcanestickmagic.vox.com/library/post/challenge.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141faa8d685e00d4142643643c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cats