Knit/Crochet Blog Week Day 4

A Knitter or Crocheter For All Seasons?
As spring is in the air in the northern hemisphere and those in the southern hemisphere start setting their sights for the arrival of winter, a lot of crocheters and knitters find that their crafting changes along with their wardrobe. Have a look through your finished projects and explain the seasonality of your craft to your readers. Do you make warm woolens the whole year through in preparation for the colder months, or do you live somewhere that never feels the chill and so invest your time in beautiful home wares and delicate lace items. How does your local seasonal weather affect your craft?

Aside from the heat of summer during most of the year I knit what strikes my fancy.  Summer's warm temperatures are better suited, to me, for hats and fingerless mitts rather than shawls, blankets, and scarves.   I do find myself attracted to different colors at different times of the year.  I hadn't really considered my seasonal preference for color in my first post of the week.  It's there now that I stopped and looked at some projects again.  Mostly I am more driven by what I want to make for others than I am driven by season.   Sometimes an interesting yarn or pattern will catch my eye and cause me to swerve from ongoing plans but that's part of the joy of a hobby that you can create what you want when you want.

Knit/Crochet Blog Week Day 3

Sheesh, Day 3 and I've already forgotten a day.

Your Knitting Or Crochet Hero
Blog about someone in the fibre crafts who truly inspires you. There are not too many guidelines for this, it's really about introducing your readers to someone who they might not know who is an inspiration to you. It might be a family member or friend, a specific designer or writer, indie dyer or another blogger. If you are writing about a knitting designer and you have knitted some of their designs, don't forget to show them off. 

I've been well inspired this year by those who have published patterns and books with Loom Knitting patterns.  I have for my early summer knitting a pattern by Isela Phelps (http://www.purlingsprite.com).  I'm currently knitting a pinwheel blanket by Bethany Dailey (http://www.gettinitpegged.com).  I recently finished a stole with pattern by Jenny Stark (http://guppylovesshark.wordpress.com).  I've knit patterns by Kathy Norris (http://kathynorrisdesigns.com/) and Denise Layman (http://www.knitchat.com) and many others.

I do have to say that much like last year one of my favorite loom knitting pattern designers is Renee Van Hoy (http://wwwinvisibleloomandcraft.blogspot.com).  Her patterns are always enjoyable.   They are well thought out and easy to follow with enough detail so that everything makes sense.

The Sweet Ruffles shawl that I knit not too long ago was one of Renee's designs.  It's my mission to knit all of them but unless she stops designing (please don't) I probably won't catch up.  I don't really have a problem with that because I know there is another great pattern and project just around the corner for me!