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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Knitting Olympic 2006 - my project is finished
My olympic project. I managed to make it in time.
Pullover for my little niece. It looks short but I think it will be longer after washing.
Pullover for my little niece. It looks short but I think it will be longer after washing.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Powder batik on silk
I call this color technique powder batik, because you work with color powder, probably there exists any better term in english. More about this method on www.rupr.com/articles/44.htm
Sunday, February 26, 2006
I finished my olympic project!
Tonight I finished my olympic project. I tried to make some pictures, but they are not prety, I will make some more tommorrow in day light.
Friday, February 24, 2006
Easter eggs
I have a lot to do with my olympic project, but I found interesting picture in my archive. The pattern is made with wax. I have a pin fatened into old pencil, pinhead is put into hot wax and then it make print on the egg. Egg is coloured in cold colour and wax then removed.
It is traditional in Czech republic (my home), but traditional patterns are more compicated and more beautifull then my eggs.
It is traditional in Czech republic (my home), but traditional patterns are more compicated and more beautifull then my eggs.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Cushion
I made this cushion to my darling and I chose colour he loves. His hobby is reading in the bed and he like the cushion.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Olympic project - 10. day.
I spend whole weekend with needles and yarn and I still feel that I have a lot to do. Smal parts are for sleeves, big one for front and back part of pullover.
I wonder if I didn´t something wrong: I wanted to teach my nephew (six years old, she will be next owner of this pullover) something about knitting and we use this project. And she made about five or seven stitches herself without my help. Is not it problem? Didn´t I broke rules? I am afraid that I will be disqualified!
I wonder if I didn´t something wrong: I wanted to teach my nephew (six years old, she will be next owner of this pullover) something about knitting and we use this project. And she made about five or seven stitches herself without my help. Is not it problem? Didn´t I broke rules? I am afraid that I will be disqualified!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Block for bag
I made two such blocks and join them together to make a bag. The lining will be red what goes nicely wiht the center square of the block.
Monday, February 13, 2006
My project for Olympic knitting - modular knitting
All pullover ought to consist of those squares. I made four squares for first row separately, second row is cast in previous, so I don´t have to sew them together.
I hate to sew together a lot of smal pieces.
I hate to sew together a lot of smal pieces.
Crocheted draw string bag with beads
Funny bag from acrylic yellow yarn decorated with beads. Probably it would be better to use cotton yarn but I had no when I crocheted this bag.
Three crocheted draw string bags
I made those bags a long time ago, but I still love them. How to and more pictures you can find on my website http://www.rupr.com/articles/30.htm .
A little of math
Simple question: how much I have to knit every day if I want to finish olympic pullover in time? It will consist of 96 squares (probably less), 96 divided by 16 is 6. I have to make 6 squares every day. One square is made in 25-30 minuts, it is 3 hours of knitting every day.
Yesterday I had nearly 14 squares, but today I feel tired. I believe I manager, but I have to work hard.
Probably I ought to take day of my work for this project. I don´t think my boss would like it. J
Yesterday I had nearly 14 squares, but today I feel tired. I believe I manager, but I have to work hard.
Probably I ought to take day of my work for this project. I don´t think my boss would like it. J
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Some links on modular knitting
I want some more ideas about modular knitting, so I wanted to find on google and there you can see what I found:
http://www.koigu.com/products.htm
http://www.cu-needleworks.com/Galleries/Bags/thumbnails.htm
http://www.distanceknitting.com/
http://suanknits.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_suanknits_archive.html#112603453838273329
http://www.koigu.com/products.htm
http://www.cu-needleworks.com/Galleries/Bags/thumbnails.htm
http://www.distanceknitting.com/
http://suanknits.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_suanknits_archive.html#112603453838273329
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Olympic knitting
I am joined!
They add me to the list of olympic knitters. You can find me on their list. Yarn for my olympic project is ready, today I bought some pink, because I was afraid, if I have enough.
Today I have to go on with my son´s scarf, it will need about three or four hours of knitting and it must be finished Sunday. It will be dark blue, close to black. I will not take pictures, because it is too dark. I promised some socks to him, but I gave up to knit them and we bought them.
It is funny to go to yarn shop with boy of sixteen. He is familiar with knitting from his childhood, because I knitted very much, when I was at home with children. He (and his younger brother) grouw up in my pullovers and other things, but in recent years hand knitting is not very popular between my boys. He looked at me and then he show me yarn that he want for socks. And then about pullover and if I can knit one for him. I was really surprised.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Test: Knitted Block
For The 2006 Knitting Olympics: I want to learn new way of knitting, modular knitting. My firend gave mi some scrap yarn only four days ago. Perfect colors for daughter of my sister. She is six and pullover for her is my chalenge for The 2006 Knitting Olympics. I tried how to make those sqares but on my nephew´s pullover I have to change a little. There will be of light orange and less of bright orange. The top of tha shape is pink. Strange colour combination, but it will suit to girl of six years.
The 2006 Knitting Olympics
Several times I have seen Knitting Olympic logo on internet and I wanted to find out what it is about. I found more information on http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/olympics2006.html .
Interesting idea, I was thinking if to participate or not and suddenly I find myself trying a new kniting technique for the project. So decision was made, I am going to take my chalenge. I want to knit pullover for my sister´s daughter. She is six, she is very beautiful and I want to make something nice for her. Rules say that the project must be finished in 16 days, I believe I can do this. And after the Knitting Olympic I can make similar pullover in blue and green, because my sister has a son two :-)
Interesting idea, I was thinking if to participate or not and suddenly I find myself trying a new kniting technique for the project. So decision was made, I am going to take my chalenge. I want to knit pullover for my sister´s daughter. She is six, she is very beautiful and I want to make something nice for her. Rules say that the project must be finished in 16 days, I believe I can do this. And after the Knitting Olympic I can make similar pullover in blue and green, because my sister has a son two :-)
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Crazy blogging
I love blogging. I have three different blogs in Czech language and one in English, it is dedicated to photographs. And now I start another blog.
Probably I have to introduce myself. I am young wife (I believe that 40 years woman is young), born, educated and living in Czech Republic in the heart of Europe. My family consist of two sons, sixteen and fourteen years, and my boyfriend.
And mother, father, sister and her children, brother. We all live in one town.
My hobbies: anything connected with textile. I tried nearly all textile techniques, my favousit is knitting, patchwork-quilting and tie-dye. I studied on textile collage but now I work in another field. I have website with my things and ideas and yahoogroup connected with it.
I love taking pictures wiht my digital camera, some of them you can see on my another blog rupr.blogspot.com. I wanted some interesting wallpapers for my comp and found a lot of girl, celebrities, what I really don´t want to look at. Evidently they are made by men for men. So I prepared my own wallpapers and they will womanish. Feel free to come and download any picture you like.
Oh, I forgot nearly: I have even blog og blogs - Best of textile blog, where I collect some interesting posts from other people blogs.
Probably I have to introduce myself. I am young wife (I believe that 40 years woman is young), born, educated and living in Czech Republic in the heart of Europe. My family consist of two sons, sixteen and fourteen years, and my boyfriend.
And mother, father, sister and her children, brother. We all live in one town.
My hobbies: anything connected with textile. I tried nearly all textile techniques, my favousit is knitting, patchwork-quilting and tie-dye. I studied on textile collage but now I work in another field. I have website with my things and ideas and yahoogroup connected with it.
I love taking pictures wiht my digital camera, some of them you can see on my another blog rupr.blogspot.com. I wanted some interesting wallpapers for my comp and found a lot of girl, celebrities, what I really don´t want to look at. Evidently they are made by men for men. So I prepared my own wallpapers and they will womanish. Feel free to come and download any picture you like.
Oh, I forgot nearly: I have even blog og blogs - Best of textile blog, where I collect some interesting posts from other people blogs.
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