Close up of the finished scarf with it's silk Shibori lining I have always been drawn to the below shawl in my book Vogue Knitting's Vintage Collection. The pattern combines knitting and sewing, which probably explains the attraction. Halfway into the “Purple Scarf”, I decided it was a good candidate for the lined option. There [...]
Garden (Ozone Summer series). 1991-scorch marks on canvas-94 x 48 in. Last year the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City featured Pattern ID. Visually, the exhibition was incredible with a group of artists that spanned the world. For me, Willie Cole was the favorite. Willie Cole is best known for assembling and transforming [...]
The instructions said to CO 15 stitches with the largest needles using the thickest yarn I had. I think I am good to go. I am knitting as much as I can this weekend, dye it some bright color Sunday night, dry it on Monday, and get to the right people Tuesday. There is going [...]
I first fell in love with Hostas in Mason City, Iowa. We were touring the Frank Lloyd Wright Stockman House, a preserved Usonian house.. All around the property were beautiful huge Hostas with dark blue green leaves. For years after that, I would buy what ever Hostas Wal-Mart had on sale. Finally, I decided that [...]
I decided that after 25 years in knitting, it was time to knit gloves and knit them for my kid. Step one was to trace a hand and take all the appropriate measurements that are needed for a fitted glove. I then turned to two of my tried and true resources. My two books [...]
So I probably went over board ordering FLOR samples in trying to get just the right look for my rooms. Yesterday, I was staring at all of them and decided to get out the duct tape and see if I could actually put them to more use than just taking up space. And I now [...]
MeadowTree Style 