Wendy Knits

Color by Kristin

By Wendy on November 19, 2009

Today I have a review of a new book: Color by Kristin: How to Design Your Own Beautiful Knits by Kristin Nicholas.

I have long been a fan of Kristin Nicholas’ work, so I was delighted to have the opportunity to speak with her (via email) last week and ask her a couple of questions about [...]

Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged alpaca yarns, classic elite yarns, colored fabrics, mohair fiber, nashua handknits | 397 Responses

Almost Wordless Wednesday

By Wendy on November 18, 2009

A November day:

A Droid resting quietly (next to peppermints from The Loopy Ewe):

Still life with banana and pen:

A sock nearing completion:

Possible yarn choice for next sock design:

My supervisor:

Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged loopy ewe, november day, peppermints, sock design, yarn choice | 18 Responses

My friend went to Germany and all I got was this lousy box of Wollmeise

By Wendy on November 17, 2009

Please note that the above title is very much tongue-in-cheek!
If you read my friend Johanne’s blog, Born to Knit, you know she went to Germany last month and entered the hallowed halls of the Wollmeise “brick and mortar” shop. Her post about the visit is here.
Because Johanne told me about her plans to visit the [...]

Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged awkward stage, brick and mortar, germany, hallowed halls, johanne, mortar shop, new babies, tongue in cheek | 62 Responses

A Slick Trick

By Wendy on November 16, 2009

This is not a knitting trick, but a trick for the Droid phone, which is my new favorite toy.
I was all set to purchase the multimedia docking station for the Droid — the one that charges it while displaying weather, time, photos, etc. I figured I’d replace my alarm clock with this nifty little solution [...]

Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged alarm clock, going commando, multimedia mode, nightstand, random number generator, sock design, sock yarn, time photos | 23 Responses

Shaky Old Geezers of the World Unite

By Wendy on November 15, 2009

I’m happy to hear that I’m not the only one who finds the lack of a viewfinder on a point and shoot camera unacceptable. Yes, even with image stabilization, I find my photos too shaky. But most of my blog photos are taken with this:

That’s a Canon SLR camera. It’s an older model — I [...]

Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged canon slr camera, colorway, google, google search, sock design | 45 Responses

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