My arts & crafts blog – by Curtis Rogers
I actually made this shawl all in one day. I made it while I was at the Purl's Yarn Emporium spring knitting retreat in Black Mountain North Carolina. There were three skeins of this yarn on the gift table so I used it with a 5 mm hook and worked up this basic shawl all... Continue Reading →
I started this scarf back in November when I was at a conference in St. Louis Missouri. It is now April and I have finally finished it! The yarn is a wonderful blend of baby alpaca and bamboo and they are naturally undyed fibers. The yarn is incredibly soft and was very easy to work... Continue Reading →
This project utilizes crochet stitches working in the round and the majority of the stitches are in half double crochet knit stitch also known as half double crochet through the third loop. Other stitches are single crochet and double crochet shell stitch for the edging. Materials, approximately 50g of Aran weight Irish wool, approximately 50g... Continue Reading →
Made this cowl in half double crochet knit stitch. This yarn is great to work with!
I used this wonderful sock yarn I found in my stash to create this tube scarf. I finished the ends by using waste yarn and crocheting them together.
I made this scarf in about 2 hours on my circular knitting machine. The yarn worked out nicely and this time I used waste yarn so that I could make them ends look more even and it seemed to work well.
I made this hat on my circular knitting machine with Feza Monarch yarn. I made it 22 inches then tucked it in on itself so that it's double thick. Then I added a pompon and it only took a few hours!!!
Completed this scarf in only two hours on my circular knitting machine! I used black and gold cascade yarn and I think it turned out ok. I had one area where the yarn didn't catch on about 6 hooks so I went back in when I finished and kind of sewed it together on the... Continue Reading →
This scarf worked up in a few hours on my circular knitting machine! It's super fluffy too.
