tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71820594668494254662024-03-12T21:44:37.800-04:00EtsyKnittersModernShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124348880029822642noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-81093503931325905582014-03-28T02:03:00.004-04:002014-03-28T02:05:56.212-04:00Etsy Knitters Treasury Game **04** - March 20 - 28 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
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Please, see all the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/teams/6433/etsy-knitters/discuss/14182157/">other wonderful treasuries</a> of this weekly game!</div>
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knittingmettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13538693317905337267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-69434561180483932972014-02-28T10:54:00.003-05:002014-02-28T10:54:26.676-05:00<b><span style="color: blue;">Hi all eks,</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">this blog has been silent for a long time, too long .... so now it's the moment to wake up, so here we go ....</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Please, come back and see what we are doing ... you will learn more about etsy, you will find useful links, </span></b><b><span style="color: blue;">maybe </span></b><b><span style="color: blue;">you will find some patterns, some games, and much more ...</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b>knittingmettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13538693317905337267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-80491306857855061352010-12-02T13:10:00.042-05:002010-12-03T02:49:02.270-05:00ElleGanT<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#009900;">I am pleased to announce that the winner of the Etsy Knitters "Winter Warmers" Team Challenge is this fantastic baby hat by Ellen of </span><a href="http://www.ellegant.etsy.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#009900;">Dream Knits by Ellen</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#009900;">. A very worthy winner and best-seller (kindly modelled by customer Allison's son Garrett). </span></span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></div><br /></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546150354638812514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gDLYkOAzOhE/TPfiXN8nNWI/AAAAAAAAAAk/FMbAY0g-Dx0/s320/il_570xN_187476751.jpg" /> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#009900;">Ellen is an expert knitter with a lifetime of experience that is reflected in her beautiful knits and I hope you enjoy getting to know her.</span> <div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#009900;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#009900;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#009900;"></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gDLYkOAzOhE/TPfoiC9EmMI/AAAAAAAAAAs/CdQXEZPdSMY/s1600/get_convo_image.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 190px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546157137736276162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gDLYkOAzOhE/TPfoiC9EmMI/AAAAAAAAAAs/CdQXEZPdSMY/s320/get_convo_image.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">My name is Ellen.<br />I was born in Ukraine and moved to United States 17 years ago.<br />I have a daughter, two sons and two precious grandchildren.<br /><br />I discovered knitting when I was six years old. If I could, I would knit 24/7. I knit everything, starting with a sweater with complicated patterns and ending with infant baby shoes.</span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">I come up with the ideas as I knit. I only know what I am about to make, a hat or a pair of mittens and the ideas for the details just come pouring in. I record new pattern when the item is almost ready. It's a labor of love.<br /></div></span><br /><br /><div align="justify"><br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 294px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546210000339507778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gDLYkOAzOhE/TPgYnDf0mkI/AAAAAAAAABU/s9DNl0qqCYs/s320/get_convo_image.jpg" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">I always wanted to have my own serene and cozy knitting cafe. Then I discovered </span><a href="http://www.ellegant.etsy.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">ETSY</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My whole family put lots of effort to make my ETSY store the way you see it now. </span></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000000;">I am very thankful to my customers, who kindly share pictures of their children wearing my creations. Here is my customer Angie's daughter Luna modelling my </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59896275/handmade-moose-cashmere-hat-for-your"><span style="color:#000000;">"Moose"</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> hat. My customers are also a source of the ideas. I use mostly good quality cashmere and wool occasionally for my products. </span></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gDLYkOAzOhE/TPfuOWW45WI/AAAAAAAAABE/DUmehBO4HYs/s1600/mitts.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 218px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546163396417217890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gDLYkOAzOhE/TPfuOWW45WI/AAAAAAAAABE/DUmehBO4HYs/s320/mitts.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My personal favorites are the </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60401073/owl-cute-cashmere-hat-for-your-precious">"Owl"</a> hat</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and the </span></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61755328/cashmere-mitten-love-amazing-unique-gift"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000000;">"Valen</span></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61755328/cashmere-mitten-love-amazing-unique-gift"><span style="color:#000000;">tine's Day Glove"</span></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000000;">. My "Valentine's Day Glove" was featured in "BUST" magazine FEBRUARY/MARCH issue 2010. </span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000000;">My bestseller is the </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60212561/my-bestseller-and-team-challenge-winner"><span style="color:#000000;">"Mouse"</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> hat that won me </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/teams/6433/etsy-knitters"><span style="color:#000000;">ETSY KNITTERS TEAM</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Challenge.<br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gDLYkOAzOhE/TPgcGmtnVLI/AAAAAAAAABk/WE5HNS8pt5w/s1600/owl.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546213840903427250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gDLYkOAzOhE/TPgcGmtnVLI/AAAAAAAAABk/WE5HNS8pt5w/s200/owl.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">I wanted to say very special "Thank you" to Allison, Meghan and Angie for providing pictures of their children.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000000;">I love being a part of ETSY and member of ETSYKNITTERS TEAM. I met so many wonderful people here. </span></span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">My major reward as an artisan is to know that my customers love and enjoy to wear my creations.<br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-30607599911301942202010-11-22T15:10:00.002-05:002010-11-22T15:11:57.085-05:00Winter Warmers Voter<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Please stop by and cast a vote for your favourite item in the </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6693147"><span style="font-size:130%;">Winter Warmers Challenge</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-70549441397372062832010-11-22T13:35:00.007-05:002010-11-22T14:11:46.596-05:00Etsy Knitters Treasure Hunt<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;">Get 10% off your winter warmers with the Etsy Knitters Team Treasure Hunt! With everything in our stores from novelty golf club covers to heavenly handspun yarns, you are sure to find great gifts for all!</span></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542451060855748162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gDLYkOAzOhE/TOq93-tLNkI/AAAAAAAAAAc/GsJ0ymI4ugg/s400/P1010211.JPG" /><br /><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">To obtain your discount, simply find FIVE listings containing the Etsy Knitters Treasure Hunt graphic (search </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=etsyknitters+team&search_type=all"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">EtsyKnitters Team</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">) and convo </span><a href="http://www.etsyknittersteam.etsy.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">EtsyKnittersTeam</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> or </span><a href="http://www.jayceeoriginals.etsy.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">JayCeeOriginals</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> with your list for verification. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The Treasure Hunt will run from midnight November 25th until midnight November 30th.</span></p><p> </p><p>The small print:</p><ol><li>You must correctly identify 5 listings containing the image above to qualify.</li><li>The 10% discount is good for one transaction in ANY participating store.</li><li>A unique discount code together with a list of all participating stores will be provided once your entry is verified.</li><li>Only one entry per person/shop please.</li><li>The Treasure Hunt is open to ALL.<br /></li></ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-41095367113139513422010-10-09T11:56:00.000-04:002010-10-09T11:56:34.716-04:00Introduction - Sara - ModernShopHello All,<br />
I am one of the new bloggers and I would just like to introduce myself. My name is Sara and my Etsy shop is ModernShop.etsy.com. I hand dye my own yarn, I spin yarn, crochet, and knit. Also, some of my sewing and painting items will show up in my shop from time to time. I'm really happy to help with this blog and I hope the new management can help get this place up and running will all the new changes that are happening. I'd be glad to help anyone if they have any questions about knitting/crocheting/dyeing. These are some of my passions, as I'm sure they are yours as well, and I can't wait to start the blog up with the other 3 bloggers.<br />
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-SaraModernShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124348880029822642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-51896673490156766442010-10-03T08:09:00.002-04:002010-10-03T08:30:41.546-04:00Changes are in the works!Behind the scenes there have been changes! New moderators, new bloggers, and new energy to fuel our team!<br /><br />We now have 4, count them, 4 bloggers! We're working on a schedule for blogging, and we would love your input about topics. After all, we're all here to work together and support each other.<br /><br />I'll just mention a little about myself, and I'll let the other bloggers introduce themselves. I'm Eve, and I recently started dyeing and selling yarn as Fiber Charmer. Being self-employed, while it takes up a lot of time, also gives me the opportunity to do things like volunteer for this team. I'm also active in the Atlanta Knitting Guild, being the junior vice president of programs this year, segueing into vice president of programs for the 2011-2012 year. Besides dyeing yarn, which is a relatively new craft for me, I knit, sew, quilt, cook, know how to crochet and tat, and do some half-a**ed gardening. I learned canning earlier this year, and I went a bit mad making relishes with the masses of cucumbers I grew this summer. I've been exploring handmade skincare also, and I took a class on soap making at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival. I've done a bit of experimenting making lotion bars too.<br /><br />Honestly, I know I probably have much in common with many of you. Most of us who sell our handmade goods have dabbled in many other crafts in search of the one that calls most to us. Many of us are serial crafters in that we started with one (I like to call it a gateway craft) when we were young, and have moved through many others that we have set aside, in my case needlepoint and cross stitch.<br /><br />This is such a great way to be. We are always learning and expanding our knowledge. If we experience burnout in one area, we can put it into hibernation and go on to another method of meeting our need to create until that burnout passes. I'll admit that right now I've been torn between doing the dyeing that I need to do and pulling out the sewing machine and trying a new skirt pattern, which is what I want to do.<br /><br />Anyway, we'll get back to business. We have gotten some feedback about blog topics, and we'd love suggestions. As I said earlier, we're all here to learn from each other and work together. I'm excited to be able to help and learn with such a great group.Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285931579836841680noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-10560664582807852852010-01-21T13:23:00.003-05:002010-01-21T13:32:49.073-05:00The EtsyKnitters Team Wishes You a Happy Valentine's Day<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The Etsy Knitters Team designs for the holidays.<br /></strong></span><br /><strong>Who</strong>:<br />The Etsy Knitters Team, an international group of talented and successful knitters, has challenged its members to create items that represent the festivities behind each major holiday. This year-long challenge will begin with Valentine’s Day.<br /><p><br /><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNT3dWYlo2KGmISFRcN35GY4I5SKmK90qejgfWZq_2L54V-8cEgwCYUKdIXUloNRneaT88zeHMOjfNAdDEaxlht81MLSLt88FS6nchSlGMWFW4AqUoVcuDggaSFXQ1uzOwkk6Wdg9rWQeX/s1600-h/Valentines-Day_web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429261372916314354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNT3dWYlo2KGmISFRcN35GY4I5SKmK90qejgfWZq_2L54V-8cEgwCYUKdIXUloNRneaT88zeHMOjfNAdDEaxlht81MLSLt88FS6nchSlGMWFW4AqUoVcuDggaSFXQ1uzOwkk6Wdg9rWQeX/s400/Valentines-Day_web.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>What</strong>:<br />The items posted by members will certainly encompass a wide range of knitted finery as well as supplies coveted by knitters. Only the member’s own imagination can set limits on the designs submitted.<br /><br /><strong>When</strong>:<br />January 21, 2010 through February 14, 2010<br />The holiday challenge related to Valentine’s Day will begin today and run up to February 14th.<br /><br /><strong>Where</strong>:<br /><em>Etsy.com</em><br />Starting today through Valentine’s Day, members of the Etsy Knitters Team will present handmade items that showcase the romance and love of Valentine’s Day to the public through <em>Etsy.com</em>.<br />To search for challenge items, please type in the name of the holiday, for example “Valentines”, and “etsyknitters team” into Etsy’s search engine or click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=handmade&search_query=valentines+etsyknitters+team&ref=auto">this link</a>. Members will be listing their offerings to the challenge up to Valentine’s Day. Be sure to visit Etsy and search often.<br /><br /><em>Flickr.com</em><br />Additionally, the Etsy Knitters Team has set up a gallery for buyers to peruse through on Flickr.<br />The gallery can be located via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/ido2009_etsyknitters/">this link</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Why</strong>:<br />This challenge was created to assist buyers in locating holiday-related knitting items more easily and readily. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-16995572996338549282009-12-10T11:18:00.003-05:002009-12-10T11:21:51.312-05:00New ModeratorTo EtsyKnitters Team Members,<br /><br />Please join me in welcoming <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KindredKnits">Robbi of KindredKnits </a>as a moderator.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KindredKnits"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 53px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413643204398828978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofAgwaOO1P3yyd1fl0PvyRtOVrO_AhntBnokRlUi8wOyoIHVHqQ9wukQmMn6AZIzsInTXglZSUsYBe4sfmcvPZUu8tIuHWFPHrgmpw5j6AYwDAoo7RTG1ZxIJe5bTDRvZwKYXzscm2prf/s400/KindredKnits+banner.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Robbi will be adding a much needed jolt of energy to the current group of 3 moderators made up of Mette (KnittingMette), Sherri (SherriCrochets) and myself.<br /><br />As this team has grown in leaps and bounds in the past year, we three had to humbly admit that we couldn't keep up with the pace. Robbi will be assisting us in keeping current member lists up to date, in brainstorming new ways to promote the EK team, and in contributing to a million other small behind-the-scenes tasks.<br /><br />We are thrilled that she agreed to take on the moderator role.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-47242543538918007772009-08-18T08:25:00.005-04:002009-08-18T08:45:13.682-04:00Knit a Poem<div align="center"><strong>Interview with Judith Palmer, Director of the Poetry Society</strong> </div><div align="center"><br /><strong>by Federica Giudice</strong><br /><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmphexb2awwr-fd0Et-Ub6xKrI2vV9KzD5sAKCoRSFUGb8fBerg9SLurlXN1ey8g8fu1Y4kGvQiFDeOAx-uvoWjvhVbbgEOJRZp0ALS6gv4g9qeXX3By0MLn1MWVhCYjzyJJpcf_6IVyA/s1600-h/Knit+a+Poem.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 175px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371281994973995538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmphexb2awwr-fd0Et-Ub6xKrI2vV9KzD5sAKCoRSFUGb8fBerg9SLurlXN1ey8g8fu1Y4kGvQiFDeOAx-uvoWjvhVbbgEOJRZp0ALS6gv4g9qeXX3By0MLn1MWVhCYjzyJJpcf_6IVyA/s400/Knit+a+Poem.gif" /></a><br /><br />A giant knitted poem for the centenary of the Poetry Society of Great Britain! What a great idea! I immediately thought - and like more than 700 knitters around the world I got in contact with the Poetry Society to receive the knit pack and start knitting my letter, which turned out to be a ‘Y’….like in happY, sunnY, lovelY,<br />beautY….I can’t wait to see in which word of the poem my knitted letter will appear!<br /><br />The entire knitting process that resulted in a 12-inch square with a big black Y in the middle has been intense, not for the difficulty of it (even though at certain point I got all tangled with the 5 bobbins jumping around on the back of my work) but for the many questions I started asking myself about the whole initiative …’”How did they get the idea for this amazing project? What will it be like t o stare at a giant poem all made of soft and warm wool? Which poem will they choose?”… and meditations on the same process of knitting and writing poetry that kept my mind busy…” Do you realize that writing a poem requires the same attention, care, creativity, patience, time, love, passion, unraveling, reworking involved<br />in knitting?”.<br /><br />I needed some answers and Judith Palmer, Director of the Poetry Society was really kind to take her time to answer to my questions. If you are curious even half of how I was you will enjoy reading the interview and discover how did the idea of ‘Knit A Poem’ get started and the knitting experience of a creative knitter and passionate poetry expert like Judith.<br /><br /><strong>F: How and when did you think about creating the first giant knitted poem for the centenary of the Poetry Society?</strong><br /><br />J: I took over as Director of the Poetry Society just before Christmas 2008, with our Centenary year, 2009, just around the corner. To mark our 100th birthday I wanted to think of a project on a grand-scale which lots of people could participate in - something that was about Poetry but which also summoned up the idea of<br />‘Society’ – to reflect all the thousands of people who’ve kept the Society going since 1909.<br />It being Christmas, the Christina Rossetti poem came into my head “What can I give him, Poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;” So – what skills could I offer the centenary? – I thought – “I CAN. This dialogue was going on in my head as I drove up Highgate Hill one Sunday afternoon, on my way to my<br />friend Tanya’s house. A few months earlier, I had made a one-off knitted painting for an exhibition called ‘The Bad Painting Show” – it was a joke exhibit really – entitled “Still life with mixed citrus and surprised mule.” I hadn’t realized, but Tanya had bought my stocking stitch still life, so I when I arrived in Highgate,<br />there it was, hanging on the wall. That reinforced the idea that knitting was definitely the way to go.<br />Driving home again, the knitted poem idea began to take shape in my mind.<br />What I love about it is it enables people to participate in a big national project wherever they’re based, even if they are housebound, and hopefully feel part of a friendly poetry-knitting community.<br /><br /><strong>F: Are you a knitter yourself? If yes could you tell us when did you start knitting? Who taught you to knit? What do you like most in knitting?</strong><br /><br />J: I’m an intermittent knitter. I like making people presents – especially if there’s a new baby – but I haven’t had much time recently. I vividly remember my grandmother trying to teach me with some red and green 4-ply just before she died. I must have been about three, and I never quite grasped it. I got stuck in properly at<br />University when I shared a house with a handknitter called Harriet. It meant I had someone on hand to teach me how to read patterns and help when I dropped stitches.<br />What do I like most? I love yarn itself – all the different colours and textures; losing myself in the meditative clicking; conjuring something into being from all-but-nothing; and the ability to give something special to someone, in this time-poor age that is quite literally a labour of love. Knitting’s also seen me through some<br />rough times in hospital waiting rooms and patient bedsides, where it can be so helpful to have a long project to lose yourself in and calm your mind.<br /><br /><strong>F: On a long train journey do you prefer to knit or read some poetry?</strong><br /><br />J: Funnily enough, one of the first images for the project which dropped into my head was of an enormous long knitted poem – maybe Paradise Lost – stretching all the way up the West Coast Main Line, alongside the tracks, so it could be read by all the passengers travelling past. Decided there would be way too much bureaucracy involved in pulling that off!<br />I like doing both on trains – reading poetry and knitting – but it depends how packed the train is. If I’ve got a nice clean table, and a bit of space, that’s good for knitting. I recently made my god-daughter Eira a stripey green beret on a train from Bournemouth. Yesterday though, I was travelling down from Carlisle and I was<br />reading Colette Bryce’s collection “Self-Portrait in the Dark”.<br /><br /><strong>F: Would you consider poetry more a craft or a skill?</strong><br /><br />J: Poetry is an art and a craft. It requires skill, but skill alone won’t make a work of art.<br /><br /><strong>F: Is there any similarity according to you in knitting and poetry? Is yes, could you please name one?</strong><br /><br />J: I can’t name just one! There are so many connections. I’ve always been struck by the shared physical characteristics – building the finished piece up, line by line, row by row. That’s the most obvious one. But knitting’s also such a great metaphor for the creative process, where you take something and transform it into something else. Knitting and poetry also share that sense of compression and expansion, of interlocking things closely.<br />The knitted poem, I hope makes another link. I wanted people to be reminded of the work that goes into making any poem – the hours of reworking, and unraveling. Poems don’t just drop out of the sky onto the internet – they need to be carefully crafted by people. A small poem might have taken the poet a huge amount of time to get perfect – and although a poem might be a small thing, its significance in readers’<br />lives the world over, might be huge.<br /><br /><strong>F: How many knitters are there in the poetry society?</strong><br /><br />J: The Poetry Society has around 4000 members and 14 staff (mostly part-time). Of the staff, the keenest with our yarn are probably myself and Rebecka – who is a demon crocheter. Our Publishing Manager Mike’s partner Carolyn is a crocheter, feltmaker and weaver, so he’s very wool literate. Our President, poet Jo<br />Shapcott has written a lovely knitting poem. One of our Vice Presidents, poet Gwyneth Lewis made a Radio 4 series about knitting and poetry, and our Vice President, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy is also partial to a bit of a knit.<br /><br /><strong>F: Are you going to exhibit the giant poem when it will be finished? Do you already know where and when?</strong><br /><br />J: We should be unrolling the knitted poem in London in October. Keep checking our website for details – and to watch us post up photos of the letters as they roll in, as words begin to form, and the full poem begins to take shape. And to read our weekly poems for knitters.<br /><br /><strong>F: What are the channels you are using to promote the initiative?</strong><br /><br />J: The whole project has spread by word of mouth. Woman’s Weekly mentioned it before we had the project fully mapped out, and we couldn’t put the genie back in the bottle. Word was out and it’s just passed from blog to blog. Now we keep people updated via our website, the main Poetry Society Facebook group, our Facebook Knit a Poem fan page, and a forum on Ravelry.<br /><br /><strong>F: Some of the knitters did have to drop out the initiative for different reasons, to name a few: cost of 100% wool, lack of availability in their local shops (for example, they do not use wool in Arizona as it is too hot), allergy. Is there a particular reason why you did ask knitters to use 100% wool for their<br />letters and blank square?</strong><br /><br />J: We were so sorry to find we couldn’t accommodate everyone. The decision to stick to wool only, was made on the advice of our advising knitters from Prick Your Finger, Rachael and Louise. The feeling was that for the whole piece to come together, we needed some unifying principles - if we stuck to all wool then sizes,<br />thicknesses, stretchability would vary less, the different sections would knit up better, and the colours would be more harmonious (so we wouldn't be mixing tweedy homespun with day-glo fluorescents).<br /><br /><strong>F: As you said you are mainly using social networking websites to promote “Knit A Poem” and I was wondering what is the relationship of poets and poetry lovers with internet and the computer world?</strong><br /><br />J: Just as knitters need to feel the texture of yarn against their fingers, poets and readers will never give up on the scent and touch of a book in their hands. BUT most poets and readers also embrace the internet gladly, and enjoy the ability to stay in touch with a global community of like-minded people. Hopefully the Knit a Poem project will have rekindled an interest in poetry amongst knitters, and got more poets and poetry enthusiasts knitting.<br /><br /><strong>Thank you very much Judith for the insight in the backstage of the Knit a Poem initiative!</strong><br /><br />______<br /><em>Etsy Knitters, do not forget that letters and blank squares will have to be joined up and the staff of the Poetry Society will need you and your sewing needles ready to help them. Please check the </em><a href="http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/knit/"><em>Poetry Society website </em></a><em>for details of knit-together social sessions in September and beginning of October! </em><br /><em>In the meantime you are all invited at the joint event the Poetry Society is organizing at the SouthBank Centre, London SE1 in occasion of National Poetry Day, Thursday 8th October from 2 to 5pm (admission free). There will be live performances, films, archive footage, poetic knitting and some poetry word games using knitted letters.<br />The great news is that so many knitters wanted to join the Knit a Poem initiative that together with the main poem there will be a knitting a poet annex - composed of poets' names. Those knitted poet’s names will be highly visible at the SouthBank Centre event, where, in the occasion of the centenary of the Poetry Society, the BBC will release the results of the votes gathered through <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/poetryseason/">their website </a>to name the Nation’s Favourite Poet.</em><br /><br />Please contact Rebecka (officeassistant@poetrysociety.org.uk) if you would like to knit a letter!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-87749492663658925702009-06-12T16:31:00.003-04:002009-06-12T16:37:08.901-04:00Don't Forget to KIP this weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GHJv0yXnhNkaLl_SFx9tvDAbnWsn-9Xzj7TvdrBpFqI6A4xbG35DSgQ11CWiaIe3dEq59ec76RTviPFpxuPjOqlmScsB_-d9hbD4bIx7JHRUp98ze7AyWsxzhkbTW70muGytQSXQfQgT/s1600-h/wwkip+day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GHJv0yXnhNkaLl_SFx9tvDAbnWsn-9Xzj7TvdrBpFqI6A4xbG35DSgQ11CWiaIe3dEq59ec76RTviPFpxuPjOqlmScsB_-d9hbD4bIx7JHRUp98ze7AyWsxzhkbTW70muGytQSXQfQgT/s400/wwkip+day.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346542021360003538" /></a><br /><br />The KIP (Knit in Public) dates have been extended to include the following days: <br />June 13th and 14th<br />June 20th and 21st<br /><br />For more information, please refer to <a href="http://etsyknitters.blogspot.com/2009/03/knit-in-public-with-etsy-knitters-team.html">the earlier post </a>about this fun event. <br /><br />Be proud of your knitting. Show it off to the world!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-69891980536733167332009-05-31T19:39:00.006-04:002009-05-31T19:47:48.375-04:00Etsy Knitters Teams says 'I Do' again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg667JNrtcwmum0-Ud1w64Ptu3TpIlv52niD5EF882XRAeFi4c9eYRIySXCeCbgSzX2kmvNGfxQklgOJoRebLECARsmsj6aQDBFvOuefy1LDaUD82pOhVUZPXuCPtR1BgHfHrLHAxStyD4s/s1600-h/ido2009+banner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342137180155992818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg667JNrtcwmum0-Ud1w64Ptu3TpIlv52niD5EF882XRAeFi4c9eYRIySXCeCbgSzX2kmvNGfxQklgOJoRebLECARsmsj6aQDBFvOuefy1LDaUD82pOhVUZPXuCPtR1BgHfHrLHAxStyD4s/s400/ido2009+banner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>The Etsy Knitters Team says: ‘I DO’ … To ETSY’S 2009 Handmade Wedding Series.<br /></strong><br />For the 2nd year in a row, the Etsy Knitters Team, an international group of talented and successful knitters, has challenged its members to create items that represent the love and beauty of a wedding through the art of knitting.<br /><br />Throughout the month of June 2009, members of the Etsy Knitters Team will present handmade wedding items to the public through Etsy.com. These items will encompass a wide range of wedding finery including bridal accessories, traditional wedding fare and even special items for the honeymoon. The stipulation to each member is “If you can dream it and it can represent the art of knitting, then one is encouraged to partake in the ‘I Do’ Wedding Challenge.”<br /><br />The catalyst for the Etsy Knitters Team’s ‘I Do’ wedding challenge was Etsy.com’s Handmade Wedding Series. Rather than participate individually, the team felt that they could be more successful promoting their hand knit wedding items if they collaborated. After countless hours of designing and knitting, the Etsy Knitters Team is proud to present the ‘I Do’ Wedding Challenge.<br /><br />To search for challenge items, please type in the words “ido2009” and “etsyknitters team” into Etsy’s search engine or <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=handmade&search_query=ido2009+etsyknitters+team">click this link</a>. Members will be listing their offerings to the challenge throughout the entire month. Each item will include the special ‘I Do 2009” Wedding Challenge graphic as the 5th photo. Be sure to visit Etsy and search often.<br /><br /><script src=”http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js” type=”text/javascript”></script><script type=”text/javascript”>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(107, ‘guide’,’thumbnail’,3,5).renderIframe();</script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-64423291248192587802009-05-22T12:44:00.005-04:002009-05-22T13:05:56.220-04:00Featuring Knitters on Blogs<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6244309"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338692059662416594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 53px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIsPgtGBkAQiUqUz3YatFKejPv22rDbXw3LIQVqxp_8szFBSr-s2RTgncGFXlysMfipaNbr0KkMmYahzy_L2hjbvWMUkgarQ75WUEM-USUAIgQ-PxlZm4nNgbRdFeqZ17n-GCVUoMvLaR/s400/High+plains+knitter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The High Plains Knitter has started a new series on <a href="http://thehighplainsknitter.blogspot.com/">her blog </a>featuring <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Etsy</span> knitters and crocheters.<br /><br />Her most recent post features an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Etsy</span> Knitters Team member: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6972223">Elena of Passion Knits</a>.<br />"<em>I think the name of her shop tells a lot about Elena. She has a passion for knitting and for fiber. Her shop is full of bright, gorgeous, creative items that just make you want to reach into the computer and touch them</em>", says The High Plains Knitter.<br />To read the full story, please <a href="http://thehighplainsknitter.blogspot.com/">go here</a>.<br /><br />If you would like to have your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Etsy</span> store featured on The High Plains Knitter's blog, please contact her directly.<br /><br />_______________________________________________________<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6682343"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338694618195753650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 53px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-Ds9sj5i_f9Rso7q5il7nFkURfdd5AXkfzk78Pw9V_OIBgJLODtJSWlE8TTRwe9BrzM87LOYFhmD-UNqj9gt-SdMR4QIVWgK1N8gVSxbLPBuloUUmonKIrktYZI9nRiL4clH2C7dwF4f/s400/designbcb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Additionally, Beverly of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DesignBCB</span> is actively looking for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Etsy</span> sellers that would like to be interviewed for <a href="http://www.handmadenews.org/home/index.php">Handmade News.org</a>. Beverly is a columnist for the online magazine.<br /><br />If you are interested, please contact Beverly via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6148314">the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Etsy</span> forum thread </a>she set up or via a direct <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Etsy</span> email.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-55776825537743505052009-04-15T12:34:00.003-04:002009-04-15T12:41:23.459-04:00Spring Scavenger Hunt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNPfRKH9DxE1M1XvfZhegyzj8DhyphenhypheniBUC8cfS2KeTp1kRn0SKbaLrp7T_UcyddymqoK5zMDJEhuvmzpWuLVrpKf3ovYt7nqa1mLkdA7ACzAlM8VWBaiDD_1hsEJFAF-KYtUjUaTfHj2r6c/s1600-h/spring+scavenger+hunt.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324957650576025346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNPfRKH9DxE1M1XvfZhegyzj8DhyphenhypheniBUC8cfS2KeTp1kRn0SKbaLrp7T_UcyddymqoK5zMDJEhuvmzpWuLVrpKf3ovYt7nqa1mLkdA7ACzAlM8VWBaiDD_1hsEJFAF-KYtUjUaTfHj2r6c/s400/spring+scavenger+hunt.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The EtsyKnitters team Spring Scavenger Hunt ended at midnight, Sunday April 12. </div><div><br />Winners have until midnight, Sunday April 19 to use their "magic word" discount code in our 31 Etsy Shops!<br /><br />For more details, please visit <a href="http://localgringos.com/etsyknitters/springscavengerhunt.html">this site</a>. <br /><br /><em>Many thanks to Maggie, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5303814">Etsy store owner of Knotes for Knitters</a>, for organizing this hunt. </div></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-34478739852574537182009-03-29T06:42:00.003-04:002009-03-29T06:47:38.895-04:00Spring Scavenger HuntEtsy Knitters Team will be hosting a Spring Scavenger Hunt from April 5th through April 12th.<br /><br />Stay tuned for more details.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-69775151917025830542009-03-09T17:01:00.004-04:002009-03-09T17:12:38.437-04:00Toe-up Gingko Socks by Kyoko<div align="left">Kyoko of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5520875">Cotton and Cloud</a> has released a new sock design. </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><strong>Toe-Up Gingko Socks</strong><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311297010965477682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4M_QfF-7gk707zlCNc-rIrBPm6yWaQlfbypRXwtDDfgRr4KSxlHxSlPLZ8VMJSTq_crhyjFARV3pW9yGFnvvsIrHptm-yFD1DStcUzqjJUUAyxXMT6y1DbnLRycp0epJA5Jo5x0eZaSf/s400/Ginkgo+leaves+socks.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />To download the pattern for free, please visit <a href="http://cottonandcloud.blogspot.com/2009/03/free-pattern-toe-up-ginkgoo-socks.html">her blog</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-16535779832234736562009-03-06T08:29:00.005-05:002009-06-12T16:38:03.618-04:00Knit in Public with the Etsy Knitters Team<strong>The Etsy Knitters Team is proud to host a virtual Knit in Public Day for the 2nd year in a row.</strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgmoFtxakAovAl4TuJjvaU6VYpY8Yvt7o0oeJ1BI4cU9SU6EFy8p8e44HK27gV574JO8h5dJSHx4UB-z_UG7jtiaA2AQIJ_NihzAuXo-2-HWTHfrEz_yHNS2p-2nHsuE4GOcYY9do76Ab/s1600-h/wwkip+day.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310067845482985794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgmoFtxakAovAl4TuJjvaU6VYpY8Yvt7o0oeJ1BI4cU9SU6EFy8p8e44HK27gV574JO8h5dJSHx4UB-z_UG7jtiaA2AQIJ_NihzAuXo-2-HWTHfrEz_yHNS2p-2nHsuE4GOcYY9do76Ab/s400/wwkip+day.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>What</strong>:<br />Knit in Public Day<br /><br /><strong>When</strong>:<br />June 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st<br /><br /><strong>Who:</strong><br />Knitters!<br />All knitters are welcome to participate. It is not required that you be a member of the Etsy Knitters team.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Where</strong>:<br />World Wide<br />Wherever you are, there is where the event will be.<br /><br /><strong>Why</strong>:<br />To promote the craft of knitting<br /><br /><strong>Guidelines</strong>:<br /><br /><ul><li>Knit in a public place on June 13th, 14th, 20th and/or 21st. </li><li>Take a camera with you and a friend, if available. </li><li>Have your friend or a perfect stranger take a picture of you knitting in public. </li><li>Share your picture(s) by uploading them to Flickr. </li><li>Join the group specifically set up for this event: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/735782@N24/">EtsyKnitters WWKIPD</a></li><li>Utilize the "Send to Group" button to upload your pictures to the group. </li></ul><p><strong>Extras:</strong><br />Crocheters are also welcome!<br />For more information, please review <a href="http://www.wwkipday.com/find_kip.htm?kipid=908">the description on WWKiP's site</a>. </p><p>Enjoy the day knitting! </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-75492462154646788432009-02-27T08:39:00.004-05:002009-02-27T08:50:13.066-05:00Featuring Urban Eagle Designs<a href="http://handmadesunshine.blogspot.com/">Handmade Sunshine and the Destructo-Bunnies Blog </a>featured an Etsy Knitters team member:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6727478"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307471664303376098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 53px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82cCTGvDHYzQdtnbP9clOON06IlyZAy2GS2BX3R8EuVvMQrOHnj41wY2O2kzYyYAz6YAD6A9fvVm33KzBU0Ji0bO2b5A3zaRY3hOfgHAmOThLvyIbDSW_nXKWpMxU_FY9SLBZI88nDf3U/s400/UrbanEagleDesigns+Banner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"It's not every day that one gets to meet a woman who is truly a treasure. Today we all get to look into the wonder that is Katy of <a href="http://www.urbaneagle.etsy.com/">Urban Eagle Designs</a>. Her shop has been open a little over a month now, so she is still “undiscovered”, but she should be right up there on everyone's go-to list for something extra-special. After I read her questions I just wanted to get on a plane and fly out to New Mexico to meet her in person...she's just that awesome" says Sarah, the voice behind the blog.<br /><br />You can read the full article <a href="http://handmadesunshine.blogspot.com/2009/02/living-dream-katy-of-urban-eagle.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><br />Additionally, don't forget to stop by the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6058355">weekly Etsy Forum thread </a>hosted by the Etsy Knitters Team to see the incredible designs the Etsy Knitters team members have created.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-35250869115793260632009-02-20T08:16:00.004-05:002009-02-20T08:28:54.886-05:00Scarf of Many Colors by The High Plains Knitter<div align="center"><strong>Carnival Scarf of many colors</strong><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_7EZK_MqwYu0tLvDmyAwXlfsJnd3tNDcuPgA9GZVPm9-R5xvU3igIJW7Vvs3w8mcRVQAkoMEbdQk6lsuMbXRfP7aWY9rC35c-fw-hh11RaRuIJDks4CWTHPXNgUFYse_ObsAYSKYrQkH/s1600-h/Carnival+scarf+THPK.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304869621530098082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_7EZK_MqwYu0tLvDmyAwXlfsJnd3tNDcuPgA9GZVPm9-R5xvU3igIJW7Vvs3w8mcRVQAkoMEbdQk6lsuMbXRfP7aWY9rC35c-fw-hh11RaRuIJDks4CWTHPXNgUFYse_ObsAYSKYrQkH/s400/Carnival+scarf+THPK.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my newest scarf of many colors. I call it Carnival. Bright, bold, vivid colors of pink, orange, green, purple, yellow, and burgandy are mixed with all the sparkle of a carnival. I imagine the bright lights and laughter of a carnival when I look at it.<br /><br />The scarf was hand knit by Dianne of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6244309">The High Plains Knitter</a>. Below Diane takes the time to answer additional questions about the scarf.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYSLLu-B5rSgDkh_9OQ7EFkZvVcg2UZV2mDO0RA9_oAzPUDxuz30xn6bYPGEslMdnMngcbTUHcuBDQppHNp26cKT6A-fKbDmk8SmhaLVQHVkddUkFy6aNxwwZYS1XSTq9nfojM_G_fQrR/s1600-h/Carnival+scarf+THPK+v2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304869629125528242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYSLLu-B5rSgDkh_9OQ7EFkZvVcg2UZV2mDO0RA9_oAzPUDxuz30xn6bYPGEslMdnMngcbTUHcuBDQppHNp26cKT6A-fKbDmk8SmhaLVQHVkddUkFy6aNxwwZYS1XSTq9nfojM_G_fQrR/s400/Carnival+scarf+THPK+v2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Q. What was your inspiration?<br />A.</strong> I love to put colors together. This one is so bright and perky that I<br />call it Carnival.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Q. How long did it take you to make it?<br />A.</strong> I put about 3 hours into making them.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Q. Do you plan to make any more items similar to this one?<br />A.</strong> I do plan to make more of them, and in different colors.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Q. Did you enjoy making it? Why or why not?<br />A.</strong> This is one of my favorite scarves because the creativity comes in choosing the yarns. When its comes to knitting it, I can do that pretty mindlessly, even<br />late at night.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Q. Anything else you want to tell us about it?<br />A.</strong> It is purely a fashion statement and not intended for warmth, but make a statement it does.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-39064122634786067192009-01-26T08:56:00.004-05:002009-01-26T09:40:05.270-05:00Gung Hay Fat ChoyToday marks the first day of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a>. <br /><br />It is the year of the Ox. <br /><br />Every year, my family makes the trek into Philadelphia's China Town for Dim Sum. Afterwards, we huddle together outside in the cold to watch the dragon parade by. For us, it's a wonderful excuse to bring the family and close friends together again and visit with the people you missed seeing over the holidays. <br /><br /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_I2eqotD3IM0/RvvNzzWQRzI/AAAAAAAACVw/ddd_X096d0o/s400/Me%20with%20Mulan.jpg" /><br /><br /><em>(Apologies, but this was the best picture I could come up with. All my Chinese New Year pictures were taken before I received my new digital camera this year). </em><br /><br />And because it would be unseemly to not present you with a gift on such a festive day, I present you with a free dishcloth knitting pattern. Enjoy! <br /><br /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_I2eqotD3IM0/SXDIkihE4NI/AAAAAAAAId0/gzRtW-R-UGw/s400/Hi%20Dischcloth%20on%20stove.jpg" /><br /><br />The pattern may be downloaded from <a href="http://knittedgems.com/free-pattern/">my website</a>. <br /><br /><br /><strong>Gung Hay Fat Choy</strong> (Happy New Year!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-40233857728783259412008-12-08T15:59:00.009-05:002009-01-06T08:20:25.921-05:00Holiday Calendar<p align="left"><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">January 6th</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy 3 Kings Day to you!</span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><a href="http://three-kings-day.123holiday.net/">Learn more about 3 Kings Day, the Epiphany, here.</a><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b6CIHUOmyX-hU6SwxJfCc2KtiwIB6dqDTYCZt8rYl2ycfKp85JxMWq0NXYWHfr9sTCfVQmtStfTV8OuleZ4ZwyoaBHb8sTNuWyWqHnyO0NoqlRBeR76iWaqjcwpChhfAWAiFbUllk6NI/s1600-h/EK+Holiday+Calendar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278594070854563810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b6CIHUOmyX-hU6SwxJfCc2KtiwIB6dqDTYCZt8rYl2ycfKp85JxMWq0NXYWHfr9sTCfVQmtStfTV8OuleZ4ZwyoaBHb8sTNuWyWqHnyO0NoqlRBeR76iWaqjcwpChhfAWAiFbUllk6NI/s400/EK+Holiday+Calendar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today being the 12th Day of Christmas, enjoy a fun activity with your kids or your neighbor's kids. I'm sure most parents would be grateful for the break.<br /><br />Then, secure them in your scrapbook for amusement (or blackmail) years later.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfGLggW0Hrh5giMXn49XyE-qaUato39uTOZZskHmiuDGbDdHwfzGEYwGqCQc_eH6O0rW9pyo-7wYZQcyWDeO12ILNvpJLDu65PqayGxSA0zGxz6f-RT9ICLdXoPtZ5l9cCLdiotIqcPJ8/s1600-h/HC-Hand+Reindeer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278595989583310754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 157px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfGLggW0Hrh5giMXn49XyE-qaUato39uTOZZskHmiuDGbDdHwfzGEYwGqCQc_eH6O0rW9pyo-7wYZQcyWDeO12ILNvpJLDu65PqayGxSA0zGxz6f-RT9ICLdXoPtZ5l9cCLdiotIqcPJ8/s400/HC-Hand+Reindeer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrUNZ7ThXOOHZd6HfsNksIMuLrmAyaiu0yZ3whKzsM9Z2KTm86zkZKWdrKQnYimUICkSmPyo0UVFBdEZxT_ehnWIW0t0VqSMnJaRetAGdnDn0xAQqzxut9xOKwI7T3ZrBV0M2RHC1hCDU/s1600-h/HC-Hand+doll.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278595984128370674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 153px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrUNZ7ThXOOHZd6HfsNksIMuLrmAyaiu0yZ3whKzsM9Z2KTm86zkZKWdrKQnYimUICkSmPyo0UVFBdEZxT_ehnWIW0t0VqSMnJaRetAGdnDn0xAQqzxut9xOKwI7T3ZrBV0M2RHC1hCDU/s400/HC-Hand+doll.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkll152cK7zcneWZllTiE7G04HL8JRmrvMfhGq0ActFQbErNEgrR9-GVVdM85msgXjhzr27PAtT_se5s0V_TS_PkCev2JbUi7uN2eppdbwauQhNwUG5b6eX-rCPl7nSqGYT8LEO0l3tZfy/s1600-h/HC-Hand+angel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278595979344230594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkll152cK7zcneWZllTiE7G04HL8JRmrvMfhGq0ActFQbErNEgrR9-GVVdM85msgXjhzr27PAtT_se5s0V_TS_PkCev2JbUi7uN2eppdbwauQhNwUG5b6eX-rCPl7nSqGYT8LEO0l3tZfy/s400/HC-Hand+angel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.maestramette.it/natale/crafts/handshapes.htm">Free Tutorial on How to Make Handy Crafts</a> (forgive the pun)<br />Instructions provided by <a href="http://www.maestramette.it/index.htm">Mette</a>.<br /><br />Mette is the owner of the Etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5391138">Knitting Mette</a>. It is a store where you can find small cute items and patterns!<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit <a href="http://team.etsy.com/profilest/knitters.shtml">our team page</a>.<br /><br />Today is our last day of the Holiday Calendar. Thank you for counting down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day with us. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!<br /></em></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-81032727282877960472008-12-08T15:58:00.010-05:002009-01-05T12:07:05.900-05:00Holiday Calendar<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">January 5th</span><br /><br />1 day till 3 Kings Day</strong><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6Txliogxmp2hxpFARuR_yuc8qpr6YJ-Uz2cbUYRms8BpfhQujgXj-ZjXbZBDJEaD1neGy_-7RA4CPGSc0p_DyE9W-g86_vifJTfAHKK6okCphz_SVEtftjvPTZyjU0AgRcvIoaHmibZG/s1600-h/EK+Holiday+Calendar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278591753791329298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6Txliogxmp2hxpFARuR_yuc8qpr6YJ-Uz2cbUYRms8BpfhQujgXj-ZjXbZBDJEaD1neGy_-7RA4CPGSc0p_DyE9W-g86_vifJTfAHKK6okCphz_SVEtftjvPTZyjU0AgRcvIoaHmibZG/s400/EK+Holiday+Calendar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oranges are in season this time of year, thanks to the Florida orange groves. I always pick up at least one case of them. If your compost pile is getting full of orange peels, try making these tiny wreaths instead.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maestramette.it/hobby/jul/wreath.htm"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278591756219921714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GoKCcTiRKdMeSqNvhy27NLbJOUeX9TfpcGgzN9PtI6KwHsA96Ek6WSvOSKzfyqBsfzeKjqYW85jVHCXkxBT-kxXKHLJpheRxWHTF8Zxgq_RUUA59omSuQ97lrvGsPEnZiM53S8Zhypnf/s400/HC-orange+wreaths.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.maestramette.it/hobby/jul/wreath.htm">Free Tutorial on How to Make Wreaths from Oranges<br /></a>Instructions provided by <a href="http://www.maestramette.it/index.htm">Mette</a>.<br /><br />Mette is the owner of the Etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5391138">Knitting Mette</a>. It is a store where you can find small cute items and patterns!<br /><br /><br /><em>This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit <a href="http://team.etsy.com/profilest/knitters.shtml">our team page</a>.<br /><br />Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale. </em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-47607388611776585192008-12-08T15:58:00.009-05:002009-01-04T08:57:25.720-05:00Holiday Calendar<div align="center"><strong><font size="4">January 4th</font><br /><br />2 days till 3 Kings Day</strong> </div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFX6qegPgYB9Qn0XUaehw9OwWqVTAZVhIo1zNC6EuNDZPiLUrAq_vOnO2Qadu6FbKfcAdk5yJfXiEFsCktRX-dJXvsCvK-iPAFLcyRCmFJS36KyjXMvL6GccfdSMo6yvfOXcK7Jx9o4dwy/s1600-h/EK+Holiday+Calendar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278589231242139442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFX6qegPgYB9Qn0XUaehw9OwWqVTAZVhIo1zNC6EuNDZPiLUrAq_vOnO2Qadu6FbKfcAdk5yJfXiEFsCktRX-dJXvsCvK-iPAFLcyRCmFJS36KyjXMvL6GccfdSMo6yvfOXcK7Jx9o4dwy/s400/EK+Holiday+Calendar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Only a few more days before the Holidays are officially over. Holidays and pies go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly in my book. So, here is one last pie recipe before the cookbook is closed. (If you jumped on board the diet train, you may want to look away now.)<br /><br /><a href="http://knittedgems.com/2008/12/01/grannys-pecan-pie-and-dans-knee-warmer/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278589236571539378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd0bvBE4M-I2JFWaAkjPmyLqkQk8v74XL5-tPe9Z9gL-w_pmBQ8oI64QQaCHgS-d0dUoNTt-UFpoynvuX4TKKKIxGfczHzMSWd1HucB3H6Tz2EICxjpG4RmGMyFadI7iZt_1AxxwQz5D8/s400/HC-+Maple+pecan+pie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://knittedgems.com/2008/12/01/grannys-pecan-pie-and-dans-knee-warmer/">Regular or Maple Pecan Pie by Granny and Me</a><br />Recipe provided by Me<br /><br />My 'real' name is Marie Haigh and I am the voice behind this blog and my own Etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5004102">Knitted Gems</a>. The store features my entire collection of knitting patterns for the hobby knitter. All the patterns are my original designs. They are provided in a line-by-line written format. Knitting charts are also provided on some of the Easy and Intermediate patterns. Knitted items that were created during the testing of each pattern are also available for sale.<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit <a href="http://team.etsy.com/profilest/knitters.shtml">our team page</a>.<br /><br />Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale. </div></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182059466849425466.post-53575018331190909202008-12-08T15:57:00.007-05:002009-01-03T11:54:11.578-05:00Holiday Calendar<div align="center"><strong><font size="4">January 3rd</font><br /><br />3 days till 3 Kings Day</strong><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rofxx3TCd_C4nakRjxH65GcxIfeoqUpEIO23RMowfc9J6yPaKOcIWRcKwE-X4FcNb_gdaJ20n5NBDba1YxkRoyeoE9u9O0Su0lZesQJhYey7qkRinz337eltj0GHILB74yE-te-pFg_m/s1600-h/EK+Holiday+Calendar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278587012698966482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rofxx3TCd_C4nakRjxH65GcxIfeoqUpEIO23RMowfc9J6yPaKOcIWRcKwE-X4FcNb_gdaJ20n5NBDba1YxkRoyeoE9u9O0Su0lZesQJhYey7qkRinz337eltj0GHILB74yE-te-pFg_m/s400/EK+Holiday+Calendar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Is it snowing where you are today? It could be if you followed the tutorial below and made several snowballs! </div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.maestramette.it/hobby/jul/snowball.htm"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278587012712620322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 122px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgH5nygEP8-l74rr_fiNd3NVT1n7-VHYI-wDfkt_0h7-EhpMh9WFqWOQixHy-LI9nQoLSOkJmPfSncdhEr64oYqzWFeKj6l7Sw3VS_SSrfvm1ubIOATX6U6PDEgbc2ArNsVRBzB2VzK6bi/s400/HC-Paper+snowball.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.maestramette.it/hobby/jul/snowball.htm">Free Tutorial for How to Make Paper Snowballs </a><br />Instructions provided by <a href="http://www.maestramette.it/index.htm">Mette</a>.<br /><br />Mette is the owner of the Etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5391138">Knitting Mette</a>. It is a store where you can find small cute items and patterns!<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>This Holiday Calendar is sponsored by the Etsy Knitters Team.To find out more about the group, please visit <a href="http://team.etsy.com/profilest/knitters.shtml">our team page</a>.<br /><br />Etsy Knitters Team's Holiday Calendar will run through 3 Kings Day, January 6th. Join us as we count down the days till Hanukkah, Christmas, the New Year and 3 Kings Day. Each day will feature one of the following: a link to a free knitting pattern, a link to a free tutorial on making handmade Holiday decorations, a free holiday recipe, or a picture of a holiday item for sale. </em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0