tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88304128371262169412024-03-13T07:30:14.109-04:00Finally! Fran Knitting!The continuing adventures of a chemical engineer whose passion is knitting; with a few other crafts thrown in for good measure.Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406920611599623422noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830412837126216941.post-83767281017466323732016-01-21T14:09:00.000-05:002016-01-21T14:09:29.348-05:00White Tree of Gondor Cup Cosy<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;">I finally finished a cup cosy my husband </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;">asked me to make for him; it took me 2 weeks. Why? I offered to build him a house out of Popsicle sticks, he asks for the Taj Mahal. He wanted the White Tree of Gondor. I took the simplest chart for the White Tree of Gondor I could find on Ravelry. I painstakingly used 2.5mm knitting needles with yarn that requires 4mm needles; therefore, the fabric was nice and dense. I had to use a magnifying glass and my powerful OTTLITE to sew it together seamlessly. I used a beautiful silver yarn from my stash for the tree. I'm very pleased with the way it turned out!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second was a couple of caffeine cup cosies for in-laws. Again, my own creation with my son's help. I was so busy with work, I needed to enlist his help. He actually did the crocheting of the base units themselves. I later added the button loop and beads and embroidery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406920611599623422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830412837126216941.post-17675025060504858522015-12-03T14:19:00.001-05:002015-12-03T14:19:24.119-05:00"Super" Shoes<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When my husband went to Fan Expo in Toronto this year, he bought the coolest shoes for me. The company is called Sexy Strut and can found here <a href="http://www.sexystrut.com/15/">http://www.sexystrut.com/15/</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. It was a custom order because they didn't have my size in flats at the show. It took a while to get them because they had to go through a "rubberization" process to waterproof them. They are absolutely gorgeous!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I now have a miniature garden inside, too, which I purchased from a friend at the dojo. I adore succulent plants! She did such an amazing job with this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To further sustain me in these weather conditions, there is of course my knitting. My physiotherapist recently commissioned a pair of socks from me. I used a beautiful </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ombré yarn for it - Lion Brand Landscapes in colour Tropical.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I did some more searching and came up with a couple of other patterns. And here they are in all their glory; some with eyes, and some without.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Note the long tendrils on the tiny ones so they can be hung. Change the colour and they become Christmas ornaments. I love multifunction patterns.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The mini pumpkins can be found here: <a href="http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Halloween-Crochet/Mini-Pumpkins">http://www.allfreecrochet.com/Halloween-Crochet/Mini-Pumpkins</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The medium sized pumpkins can be found here: <a href="http://www.petalstopicots.com/2012/10/little-pumpkin-crochet-pattern/">http://www.petalstopicots.com/2012/10/little-pumpkin-crochet-pattern/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The large cluster pumpkin can be found here: <span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>http://www.yarnspirations.com/pumpkins.html</u></span></span></div>
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National Park. This tiny town exists on the park grounds and operates for about
4 months of the year. We took a ferry across one of the lakes to Montana. A lot
of people do this type of excursion and spend a day or more hiking. When we
returned from our short boat trip, we visited the Prince of Wales hotel, also
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Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406920611599623422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830412837126216941.post-46535054998727613892015-08-25T21:04:00.000-04:002015-08-25T21:04:00.211-04:00Saskatoon Farm<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406920611599623422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830412837126216941.post-79896569045412820702015-08-24T20:49:00.000-04:002015-08-25T09:44:43.666-04:00Drumheller Revisited<div class="MsoNormal">
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our museum visit, we took one of the walking trails through the Bad Lands.</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406920611599623422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830412837126216941.post-24089631523814451602015-08-22T18:39:00.000-04:002015-08-22T18:39:48.083-04:00Slipper Repair<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We bought a fairly expensive pair of moccasins for my son from L.L. Bean. The moment he put them on his feet, one foot burst open. I returned it
immediately claiming it was defective. They
were very good about it and exchanged it without hassle. The next pair arrived and didn’t burst
immediately; however, a couple of weeks later, they burst, too. I was really disappointed. We never had issues with the quality of their
products before. Even
though shipping was free, after paying duty, taxes, and with the exchange rate,
what began as a fairly expensive pair of moccasins became a very expensive pair
of moccasins. I was therefore very
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the power of crochet. With one 4mm hook
and a bit of yarn (and needle and thread), the moccasins have been saved.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I began by doing an initial row of single crochet in the existing lacing. I worked back and forth for a few rows. I did fewer rows in the toe area for shaping purposes. Then, I crocheted a few rows along the side of the work to extend the length that meet the leather thong that tied up the top of the moccasin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I got to the thong, I incorporated it into a row of single crochet. Therefore, the thong could still be adjusted while my crochet work had an anchor. Finally, I sewed my crochet work to the top of the moccasin. Success!</span></div>
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Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406920611599623422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830412837126216941.post-19353748440807851272015-08-06T12:00:00.000-04:002015-08-06T12:00:08.219-04:00So Much Yarn, So Little Time<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know, I have a closet full of yarn. I don't need any more - really I don't. I need more yarn like I need another hole in the head; and then Michaels has these clearance sales on all things sparkly and shiny and I have a breakdown. So sparkly. So shiny. Must have. What's a poor girl to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trying to figure out patterns for it now; working test swatches. The yarns featured are Isaac Mizrahi West Village and Bernat Knit or Knot. Knit or Knot is tricky. It comes packaged in what looks like a skein, but when you open it, you discover it comes in 2.5 yard lengths of novelty yarns that have to be pulled out separately, then knotted together to create two equal sized balls that can then be knitted together ( I have not looked at the knotting instructions - sorry).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think there is something different going on between Canada and the U.S.A. In Canada, all I have is </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bernat Knit or Knot. In the U.S.A., they seem to have different ladies names of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bernat Knit or </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Knot and "Jessie" seems to come closest to what I bought in Canada. Bernat</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> provides plenty of instructional YouTube videos for your edification.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Here's a link to get you started. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9xPxUtUx88">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9xPxUtUx88</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I imagine you could crochet them into a scarf as well; I'm toying with that also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406920611599623422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830412837126216941.post-88351831849798735552015-07-27T18:17:00.001-04:002015-07-28T21:03:18.078-04:00Reap What You Sow<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's funny; the less hours I work at my paid jobs, the more I am able to fill my hours with other things, which still don't involve cleaning house or taking care of my garden. I am always very well intentioned to take care of the garden but there always seems to be something else of a higher priority to do. I am blessed to live in the wonderful climate that I do, so that even if I ignore the weeds for a while, the garden still does fairly well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406920611599623422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830412837126216941.post-17420582994350128052015-07-25T13:04:00.001-04:002015-07-25T13:04:32.080-04:00Summer Sweater<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recently completed a new summer top. I used Naturally Stella Prints in shade 491 (salmon and white self patterning) and Naturally pattern booklet FC66. This yarn is 100% bamboo. It was my first experience with bamboo. I wasn't expecting it to be so soft and silky. The feeling is pure luxury; absolutely exquisite. Since it has a highly slippery texture, I felt the best method for seaming it together would be by a crochet seam. It's holding out very well.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I'm really enjoying wearing it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The heart necklace was supposed to be a bracelet but I thought it would look much better as a necklace. I taught the technique to my kids. They made the smaller hearts on the ends, so this necklace has special meaning to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After my coursework was completed, I got back to a project a friend had commissioned me for in the fall, but I had to put on hold because of work and course load. I am very pleased with the results and so was the client and the girlfriend he had me make it for. I created the turtle myself from various beads and Nymo D beading thread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And lastly, for Christmas Eve, we made bacon infused bourbon following Timothy Ferriss' method in the 4 Hour Chef - Woo Hoo! That was some powerful bourbon</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Fat washing was traditionally used to refine alcohol. So what happens when you put a flavoured fat in? A unique taste experience like none other, with a swizel stick of fried bacon no less. Who said I can't eat my bacon and drink it, too?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406920611599623422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830412837126216941.post-56976590358085978672014-12-17T12:52:00.001-05:002014-12-17T12:52:48.327-05:00Pumpkin Spice<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">My aunt recently</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> told me she once saw these cute little knitted or crocheted (she wasn't sure which) pumpkins in a store with cinnamon sticks as the stem. She wanted to buy them, but when she went back, they were all sold out. I told her I would take a shot at it. I am very happy with the results. I improvised the whole thing, didn't write anything down pattern-wise, but I know I can duplicate it pretty easily. We all loved it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My son had his first trip with the school for 3 days away from home to Camp Muskoka (<a href="http://www.campmuskoka.com/">http://www.campmuskoka.com/</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) in the first week of November. He had a great time. Being north of Toronto, they already had snow up there. In preparation for that trip, I made him a very simple hat and cowl. He requested no patterning, just his favourite colour, blue, and the cowl had to have buttons. I used Bernat's Glow-In-The-Dark yarn again. Simple is good; it gets done quickly. I know he doesn't look it in this picture, but he was actually quite happy with it. Now his sister wants the same hat in purple. Happy knitting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here is the closure I agonized over so long. I decided to use a bead (recognize it from one of the previous necklaces I posted?) and crocheted loop type of closure. I am very happy with the way it turned out.</span><br />
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