No-Knit Scarf

Do you drool over knitting patterns but just can't seem to get the hang of working with needles or hooks?  Well, this post is for you.

Lion Brand Yarn has out a new product. I will not call it yarn, because it isn't. You can buy a skein of "Imagine" in various colors. It is a tube.

1. You stick your hand in one end and slide the tube up your arm until you come to the end of the skein.
2. Pull the end nearest your hand over the tube on your arm until the ends are together.
3. Now the tube is double thick.
4. Knot the ends and wear it as a scarf.

No muss, no fuss. You look like a pro.



Happy crafting,

Kathi Linz

Heading into Winter

Now that there's a bit of a bite to the air, doesn't this look cozy?  I love making useful things out of scrap yarn, and this looks like a perfect way to use it.

This one is for the crocheters (from Lion Brand Yarn).



http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L10566.html?noImages=

A very fast one for knitters done on size 50 needles.



http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L20110.html?noImages=

Personally, as a crocheter, I would use size 50 needles to make broomstick lace. 



This is easier than it looks.  You can find tutorials on various websites and blogs or on Youtube.  If you have an interest in learning to do this particular technique, please bring yarn, a J or K crochet hook, and a size 50 knitting needle - you only need one needle - to the Knit and Crochet Night meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30.  I will be happy to show you.

Happy crafting.

Kathi

Scrappy scarf - Beautiful!

To all knitters.

Courtesy of Linda Higginbotham, we have a beautiful scarf that looks like it would be very easy to knit and would use up those scraps of yarn for which you have no other plans.

Here's the website: http://zona.livejournal.com/2008/09/11.

Happy crafting,
Kathi