"Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber." Proverbs 31:19 NLT

Monday, November 30, 2015

Yarn Give Away, Fun Links and Knitting the Wiggle Wrap

First off, a reminder of the yarn give-away planned for December 20, 2015. Anyone leaving a comment on my last post or any other post until December 20 will have their name put into a hat. You will get one entry per comment. I will mail the yarn to anywhere as soon as the winner and I have made contact. Maybe it will arrive at your home by the new year. It is Cascade 220 Paint. There are 2 unopened skeins and the equivalent of another entire skein.


Secondly, I have been seeing several fun links on Facebook and other places that relate to knitting. So I thought I'd share them in a post.

This first one is actually about crocheting. But it is a great inspirational story out of Scotland. I hope we are all still knitting or crocheting when we are 104 years old.
found here.

This next link has 10 super interesting facts about knitting - many about the history of the craft. For instance, did you know that knitting was once a male only occupation? Thank you for the great blog post, Angie.

And this last one is really helpful, with hand stretch exercises for knitters. I have been trying to remember to do these from time to time. I think the younger a person is when they start these exercises, the better for your hands. It is a Craftsy.com blog.


And lastly, I have been knitting on several projects, some finished, and  I will try to post on those FO soon. But what I am the most excited by right now is the Wiggle Wrap. It's kind of a silly name for such a cool project, but I will love using it when it is finished. I first saw it on a friend and she told me what kind of yarn and where to get it. So here's what I've done so far.




Actually, the wrap photograph was taken about 5 nights ago so I have a bit more done. I have about 20 inches knitted - only 56 more inches left to go! ugh! But it goes fairly quickly because the color changes and combinations are exciting to watch appear. I really didn't expect to have 20" accomplished by now but have had a nasty head cold this last week. Sooooo, what else do ya do when you feel lousy with no energy for normal tasks? We all know the answer to that - we KNIT!!

So as we come into the busy, exciting, magical month of December, I hope you have time to knit, and that you have time to remember why we celebrate Christmas in the first place. 

And take time to enter my yarn give-away by leaving a comment.

5 comments:

  1. That wrap looks really cool! I want to see it when you are done! Miss you friend. Feel better!

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  2. A friend just shared the wiggle wrap pattern with me! How do you find the yarn? Scratchy was reported. Considering knitting for a b-day gift for 35 y/o daughter. How are you finding the pattern?

    Look forward to being a contestant in the yarn give-away ;)

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    1. That was me that asked the questions about wiggle wrap
      margaret mcgann

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    2. Margaret, I do love my Wiggle Wrap. And the loooong color changes of Kauni make the wrap so unique and fun. I do agree, however, that Kauni is scratchy. I replaced the wooden needles I used for it because they got a bit rough after 75 inches of knitting. HA

      But the wrap is definitely an outer garment so wearing the yarn is not a problem.

      This post is from last December and the yarn was been given away back at that time. But thank you for your comments and for your enthusiasm.

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    3. Margaret (love your name - it's my mother's name, too), You can see me modeling my Wiggle Wrap here on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/LindaPackard/wiggle-wrap

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Thanks for the encouragement of your comments.