May 30, 2006

Crocheted hat

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I've been knitting and crocheting a little lately, and finally I have the first finished project since March 3rd. It's a simple crochet hat, crocheted with Rowan Denim (2 1/2 balls). The pattern is from Rowan & Jaeger Japan. I used a Japanese size 6 crochet hook. I was worried that crocheting cotton yarn might hurt my wrists, but the gauge was not tight at all and it was O.K. (I didn't crochet more than a few rows at a time, though.)

Crocheted fabric of Rowan Denim is beautiful! I'd love to knit another hat with Rowan Denim, but maybe I'll try Elann's Den-M-Nit next time. I've been wondering how different they are.

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May 26, 2006

Cast-On

I've been listening to Cast-On podcast since last January, and I'm a big fan of it. The Cast-On diva Brenda Dayne's knitting stories and music selections are great, and the fact that she's from Portland, and her living in Wales (where a poet I studied when I was in college was from) makes me feel much more familiar with the podcast. When she talks about knitting in a cafe in Portland or places she visited, I imagine the places with bits of my knowledge of the area... It's kind of the same as reading a novel with a great setting; the words stimulate my imagination, and I like that.

By the way, Cast-On has "iKnit" and "iSpin" buttons for blogs, to show what you do when you listen to the podcast. I want one, but I neither knit nor spin when I listen to it... I do chores or exercises. It's really great, because I can turn chore time into knitting time if I listen to Cast-On. You can do ironing "like the wind". :-) (But I guess I should just choose iKnit or iSpin, because I don't want an iChore button even if they have it.)

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