http://happyasianwomenknitting.com Actually, you don't have to be Asian, a woman, or even happy. Just knit!!!! Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:29:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I made a video demonstating grafting/weaving on the Mystery Swirl squares. Grafting/Weaving Your Mystery Swirl Squares Thanks to all the HAWK ladies who contributed to this blanket. I really love the way it turned out. Our first Charity Baby Blanket for the year has been shipped off now, we're almost ... http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=449 Last time, we casted on and knitted round 1 while dividing the stitches onto 4 needles. Now we are ready for round 2. Round 2 and every even round is an increase round. yo,k,yo, and then knit to the end of the needle In the case of Round 2, knitting to ... http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=435 At our H.A.W.K. meeting last Sunday, we started a new charity blanket, "Mystery Swirl". It is based on Elizabeth Zimmermann's Mystery Blanket except with swirls. The hardest part of the project for people to wrap their brains around is the very beginning of each the squares. Emily Ocker's Circular Beginning ... http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=363 [caption id="attachment_420" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="My mom wanted a wrap for her shoulders & since I did not have any knitting needles with me, I borrowed crochet hooks from my sister. Used whatever leftover yarn she had to come up with this concoction. I found a pattern on the internet- I ... http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=421 One great thing about weaving is how quickly one can go through yarn! I've had skeins upon skeins of cotton yarn that I bought on sale. With a giant ball of Sugar and Cream Hombre, I made a seven foot long table runner last year. During the Christmas break, I started ... http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=346 [caption id="attachment_389" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="Booties with the "feet" pin "][/caption] http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=390 I was so inspired by Abigail's FO mosaic I wanted to have my own. So here it is , 37 objects fiinished in 2009. Everything, except the two cardigans, were started in 2009. I started  Breezy Cables (top row ) back in 2006  using some beautiful yarn that I bought from ... http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=331 Finished armhole edging with ribbing which gives it more flexibility. This is knitted from bottom up then splitting at the armhole to finish the backs and the 2 front sides. I always have trouble with the buttonholes. They seem to get stretched with use and should be made a tat smaller ... http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=402 I made this "Bow-Tie" wrap for my mom from some left over yarn. I prefer to use finer yarn. This is made out of worsted yarn which tend to be a little heavier and more coarse. I made another wrap out of much smaller yarn & that ... http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=394 I've been wanting to make a Baby Surprise Jacket for a long time and I found some yarn that was perfect for it! Yarn: Loops and Threads Impeccable Ombre - Fresh Lilac  and Vanna's Choice - Dusty Purple Needles: US Size 6 I gave it to 14 month old Akemi, who just happens ... http://happyasianwomenknitting.com/?p=325