I finished this yesterday, after over a week of mishaps and difficulty. I have to admit that it was worth the effort. I had to re-do the knitted black section becase I started it in stockinette, but it curled way too much. It's a custom Guitar Hero scarf for a friend, with notes from a section of the song "Hotel California."


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Something I've always been confused by: Weaving in the ends.

How do you do it so that they don't come out?

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Crap, I forgot to post the photos in my previous attempt ( Read more... )

 I know this is a knitting community but as knitting communities are all I belong to I didn't know where else to turn. :)  I'm making a scarf that requires me to crochet a 53" chain stitch.  It doesn't look too hard for me to try to do, even as someone who doesn't crochet, but I don't entirely understand the pattern.  I was hoping someone here ( Read more... )

So I bought a sweater pattern and decided to tackle my first big project. I went to my LYS and got some yarn that the awesome salesgirl recommended for this sweater ( Read more... )

Hey everyone.  I'm new to the group, but not to knitting.  Right now I only have two projects going which is unheard of for me.  I noticed this group's been quiet for a bit but i was hopeful that it would be another group that I could bounce questions/ideas/problems off of as they come up.  Hope everyone's doing well right now...my blog's full of ( Read more... )

I recently joined a local knitting club called stitch n' munch. We meet twice a month at some local Panera Breads, and eat, drink, and knit! I'm glad I've found something to join that gets me (and my knitting) out of the house!
It's really fun!

Things are certainly quiet here at TBTK. Are people not knitting any more? Are they confident enough to not need a support group ( Read more... )

one of my favorite artists ever.. i've never seen this music video but the knitter part of me was like NOOO ALL THAT HARD WORK! watching it! hahaha just something silly.. enjoy..
circles!
in semi-related news i am going to see mike doughty in concert in like 2 weeks at hotel cafe and oh holy crap am i excited.

Hi,
Im having a huge clearance sale on all my yarns and fibers.. Click here for the awesome yarns
Thanks