by Suzann Thompson | Mar 8, 2009 | Knitting, Life, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In spite of tough economic times, hundreds of shoppers crowded the aisles at the Stitches West Knitters Market. People came in droves. They stood in long lines to get into the market. (If you go next year, buy a pass online before you leave home–it’ll give...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 20, 2009 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Several members of the Dallas Hand Knitters Guild showed off finished Circumnavigated Cardigans at their September 2007 meeting. The cardigans fit beautifully. I wanted one! The Circumnavigated Cardigan, by Medrith Glover, was published many years ago in...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 16, 2009 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After making darts in my poor old red cardigan, the next step was to lengthen the sweater. I picked up stitches along the original hem and knitted down, adding pleats in front and back. Pleats can be a real mind-bender. The box pleat in back was easy enough. The hard...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 6, 2009 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last summer I saved two items to share with you, and just today, they turned up in a stack of paper. Yep, that’s how far behind I am in filing stuff. Who wants to sort papers when one could be knitting or crocheting?! Thing One is Knit Picks’s sock yarn...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 30, 2008 | Knitting, Life
We started our Holidays with a trip to Austin, where our main purpose was to go to the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. It used to be fun and quirky. It still is! Hurray! It is a little more upscale these days. Our favorite place was a rock and mineral shop, just east of...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 13, 2008 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My red cardigan, finished in 2005 was a disappointment, because the chenille I used began to worm. That means that it ooched itself out in long, twisty loops. Several people gave me hints for working with chenille more successfully–thank you! When the chenille...
