Vegan Knitting…and then some: Vegan Sock Yarn List

Found this browsing the web – looks to be a fabulous resource with pics, links, and more! ^_^  Woot!

The Hook and I Disagree…

Well, I’ve tried, and tried, but the whole crochet thing is just too uncomfortable right now.  I’ve switched to trying to relearn knitting (I was a kid last time I really made a go of it).  So far, it’s much better, though my technique is pathetic, haha.  I was really getting discouraged with my lack of crafting moxie.  Hopefully things will keep going in the same vein!!

I Think I’m in Love…. ^_^

Via the Persnickety Knitter, I found this lovely guy.  Wow!  Not that I have any hope of something that glorious any time soon, but a gal can dream, yes?  ^_^  Anyway, hope P.K. doesn’t mind me borrowing the picture – what a lovely image and what great inspiration!!

• The pattern is actually part of a kit – the Alligator Scarf KnitKit from Morehouse Farm.

Droolicious Knitting Blog

Lovely Photo of Sakura Shamelessly Lifted from Astroknits to Prove my Point XD

Found a new one tonight – astroknits – lovely stuff – she takes wonderful photos and does lovely work.  XD  Plus ya can’t beat the fact that she’s working on her Ph.D. in astronomy. Woot. ^_^

Sneaky Crafting

I absolutely adore sneaky crafting.  If there is something that will soak up entirely too much of my time, it’s guerilla knitting, or something along the lines of The Toy Society.  Colorful social commentary and joy spreading – can’t beat it.  ^_^

Some great links to check out:

• International Fiber Collective
• Knitted Landscapes
• Yarn Bombing
• Masquerade.

knit and tonic

In my wanderings today online (looking for inspiration), I came across one of those jewels of a blog that are such a treasure to find.  This lady is literate, smart, thoughtful and irreverent  She has good things to share – including patterns, I might add.  This one is definately one I will follow.

One Reason I Want to Knit:

Is so I can knit stuff like this:

Men's Norwegian Mittens @ the Knitting in Color Blog

I love stranded color knitting, and Knitting in Color has beautiful examples.  What an inspiring blog! ^_^

Vegan Yarn

Vegan amoungst the leaves
Originally uploaded by staralee

So – next step – finding vegan fibers to work with. I’m guessing I need to stick to synthetic stuff like acrylic to begin with?  I’ve fund a bunch of lovely handmade fiber for sale on the net, but nothing that a noob like me such probably touch for a while.  As I understand it, the natural fibers in vegan yarn are less flexible and forgiving? Hmm….

Anyway, I’ve been looking for resources lately.  There’s Etsy, of course.  I found an old blog called Vegan Yarn that has a collection of links, but it’s not current.  Any suggestions, y’all?

On my way!

Woot!  I went ahead and ordered some goodies at Amazon.  My sweet folks sent me a gift certificate for my birthday, and after a lot of back and forth, I decided to spend some of it on something other than bulk food.  (Hey – our budget is tight. )

So, anyway, I got a killer deal on some olive oil, bought a renewable coffee filter (WHY can’t I find one around here?) and also Renee Loux‘s latest book, which is a great resource for folks trying to live greener lives – read part of it while visiting with my folks.  But then I got Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook and Stitch ‘N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker which both seem like not-so-serious fun.  I also got Knitting: Learn to Knit Six Great Projects and Crochet: Learn to Crochet Six Great Project, both by Klutz. Yeah, I know those are kids’ kits, but they come with some basic supplies and get really good ratings for explaining things. And this way I’ll have some yarn and needles right away, which is good for da budget.  I know I have at least part of a crochet hook kit around here somewhere, but who knows where. o.0

Now to figure out where to get more (vegan) yarn to play with.

Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook

Anybody familiar with this one?  I crocheted and knitted a tiny bit when I was a kid – I was thinking about picking it back up, but I’d need a good book/website as a place to start.  This seems like a good one, but I’d be thrilled to hear opinions.

I absolutely love the URL for the website book series:knithappens.com