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Picture of hand knitted striped black and purple wrist warmers

Thomas the Knitter — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:03:15 +0000

My latest knitting project is some striped black and purple wrist warmers. It can often be cold in the winter and it is nice with some wrist warmers when you work on the computer or do crafting.
The wrist warmers were supposed to be for myself, but alas I made them a bit too small so they ended up as a gift for a friend. She is very happy with them though

Here is a picture of the wrist warmers:

Picture of simple hand made loom

Thomas the Knitter — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:27:58 +0000

Me and my friend decided that we wanted to try out weaving, but we don’t have access to a loom. We decided to make our own loom instead of buying a big, expansive one. The result is a very simple loom made out of 4 pieces of wood, some small nails and cotton yarn. We haven’t tried out the loom yet, but I’m guessing that it will be pretty time consuming to weave with it as you have weave over and under each thread. It is nevertheless so much fun to make your own stuff that we are willing to put a lot of time into this loom.

Our first project will be a carpet made out of old pieces of cloth. Recycling in practice
Stay tuned to this blog if you want to see pictures of what we will produce with the loom.

Here is a picture of the simple loom itself:

Knitted a pair of green baby socks

Thomas the Knitter — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:15:57 +0000

Some friends of mine are “naming” their baby this weekend. I thought for a long time what I should get them and found out why not knit some warm socks for the baby boy. Ended up with some green ragg socks with a blue and green heel. I just hope they will fit him
It was amazing how quick it is to knit a pair of baby socks compared to my usual socks for grownups.

Here is a picture of the knitted green baby socks:

Picture of striped red and grey hand knitted wash cloth

Thomas the Knitter — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:49:54 +0000

Here is another knitting project from my home. One of my friends knitted a striped red and grey wash cloth. It is nothing complicated, but is very practical and cheap. It also feels more special to use something you have made yourself. Think I have to knit a few of these myself.

Here is a picture of the striped red and grey wash cloth:

Newest knitting project – Striped ragg socks for a friend

Thomas the Knitter — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:36:33 +0000

I have started on a new knitting project. This time it is a pair of striped ragg socks for a good friend of mine. She often has cold feet so I thought some warm socks would be perfect gift. Hope she will be happy with the socks
There is nothing special about this socks except that I’m knitting some stripes. The yarn I used is suited for sock knitting and is very strong.

Here is a picture of the hand knitted striped ragg socks:

Crafting link of the week – Jadielady

Thomas the Knitter — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:26:09 +0000

The crafting link this week is a crafting site run by Jadielady. At her blog she writes about her latest crafting project and shows us pictures of her nice work. I especially like her knitted socks. Her socks have inspired me to try stuff on my own.
She also is one of my favorite commentators on this blog and I really appreciate all the comments from her. They make me want to knit more

If you have a crafting site or know someone with talents, please let me know by using my contact form and I might blog about it next week.

Picture of hand crocheted bag – Handy for storing things

Thomas the Knitter — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:05:26 +0000

As we are several people in our household all our stuff can build up fast and create somewhat of a mess. Storage bags can be great to keep your stuff tidy and why not make one on your own.

Here is a picture of hand crocheted bag that one of my friends have made. It was originally meant to be a beanie hat, but did not turn out exactly like that She used leftover yarn to crochet the bag after the hat got too big.
The bag looks very nice and is handy for storing our stuff.

Picture of crocheted beanie hat – Different magenta colors and sequins

Thomas the Knitter — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:41:17 +0000

Here is a beanie hat that one of my friends (she is posing in the picture) crocheted. She made it out of different magenta colors and some other yarn that suited the design. She also added some sequins to make it look more special. I think the result is very good!

Here is a picture of the crocheted beanie hat. It was quite windy outside today so it looked pretty cool when the wind lifted her hair.

Finally finished knitting my white hand towel

Thomas the Knitter — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:08:06 +0000

I wrote two days ago about that I finally finished some knitted ragg socks and today I finished another project.
This time I’m done with a knitted hand towel that I started knitting on way back. It was pretty tedious to knit the towel so I had to take breaks from the knitting now and then. I actually planed it to be bigger, but this size is usable too.
It might be hard to see in the picture, but I tried to make a pattern in the hand towel by knitting 1×1 rib every other line. The pattern feels really nice when you use it.

Here is a picture of my knitted hand towel:

Finally finished knitting a pair of warm ragg socks for myself

Thomas the Knitter — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:36:22 +0000

After weeks of knitting on and off I have finally finished knitting a pair of ragg socks for myself. I wrote about how the first sock turned out to be too small for me and that I wanted to knit them for my friend, but after thinking about how cold me feet were I decided to open up the toe and knit the ragg socks larger. The socks still turned to be a bit too small, but with some wear they will get bigger and I have to wash them carefully for them not to shrink.

Here is a picture of the finished knitted ragg socks: