a knitting mention... for a change.

So after sitting dormant in a bag for... years? I've taken up an old project, the Baktus scarf, with the intent of finally finishing it. Yes, about time some of these hanging projects got finished. I think for a change I flew in my knitting because I've managed to do about ten inches in the past 12hrs. Astounding.

Part of what kicked off the desire to finish it had to do with my current project: uncluttering my home and disposing of hundreds of magazines that have accumulated for ten years. The craft magazines I'm sharing with other craft friends after I've removed the patterns, techniques and so on that I want from the magazines. My craft friends have gobbled them all up and I think only one, maybe two, actually ended up in the recycling bin out of the 40 or so mags I've so far shared out. And those were just the knitting mags with a half dozen or so painting, beading or other forms of crafts.

The magazine piles are shrinking... I think over the summer I'll deal with the Vogue, photography and non-craft mags, still too many of those piled about.

I guess I should thank the mice for annoying me enough to get on with uncluttering my home.

And more about the magazines, leaflets and books

A few more images from the books. No, I won't photocopy these for someone, but I thought I'd present the covers and a few 'not quite close enough' inside photographs.

Phildar - this was given to me by a very kind co-student in my lace class. It has crochet stitch diagrams/charts for all the pieces in here. It does not, however, have any knitting charts.


The Harmony Guide books I got at the same time as the Weldons and Needlework booklets. I am collecting these as I like that they're lightweight and the pictures, instructions and charts are easy to understand. I have trouble with knitting charts, though, they just don't make sense like crochet ones do.

The Mon Tricot Knitting Dictionary I scored last year in a charity shop. Originally priced at GBP10/-, I paid a bit more, but it's still very useful. The stitch patterns are pretty clearly illustrated in black and white, except for the colourwork patterns. Also includes crochet, tunisian crochet and... what my fellow Americans call 'FSC' (foundation sc). However, it has a different name in this book.

From inside the Weldons booklet:

And from inside the Needlecraft booklets: