Tag: containers
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Creative Space Revisited . . . Again
Funny, when I notice my frustration regarding housing all things knitting. I am quick to think it is the stash of yarn that needs some kind of attention. Whether it be shelving for the large collection of yarn, or a way in which to organize the yarn, a color coding system, a pattern to fiber system…
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Little Red Wagon
I recently heard someone say of her house, “This is not a house of yarn.” She and I were looking to repair a knitted hat and she was fearing she did not have yarn or supplies we could use. With that criteria one would say that this home is a house of yarn. And, I am always looking for new, functional, and creative ways in…
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The Stash (Part 3 of 3)
Continuing this backwards account of this ‘outside’ process: plan, make, finish, wear, this takes us to the stash. I wrote these posts in this order as truly, this is how I think to begin any new project. Backwards. 100% inspiration to knit any garment, for me, comes from the fashion statement it creates in the end.
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Organization of the WIPs (Part 2 of 3)
Recently, when answering questions about knitting, I reflected upon my teaching. I found myself comparing what I call the outside process of knitting: plan, make, finish, wear to the process of planning a unit. “What is it I want my students to know and be able to do at the end of the unit?” I would ask…
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What’s OUT and what’s IN regarding FO Storage (Part 1 of 3)
In reviewing my last post called Keeping Site for Knitwear where I discuss my thoughts for storing hand knits or finished objects (FOs), I still feel very much the same way today as then regarding storage of this collection. In reality however, I was not following one of my criteria, EASY ACCESS, I set for myself (which is odd) and…
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‘Keeping Site’ for Knit Wear
This could easily be a three part series: storage of yarn as part one, the management of the process of work(s) in progress, and the final ‘keeping site’ of finished projects. And, for me it is that final step in this series that is capturing my attention as the number of successful finished projects continues to grow.
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Yarn Haven is Knit Heaven
It is true how personal space reflects one’s life. This space, once a bedroom, followed by a study, is now evolving into a knitting haven. Knitting magazines, love seats, and yarn bundles are slowly taking over the teacher manuals, red pens, and piles of papers. Just look at the yarn winder clamped to the desk!
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