Feb 2, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

No Shadows in Sight. BING!

It’s grey and rainy in Vancouver, but spring’s pretty much already started so I’m not too worried about any unpleasant prognostications today. BING! Regardless, instead of passing out from exhaustion at 7:30 last night, I parked myself on the couch in front of the television and finished off my groundhog (huge thanks to June Gilbank for such a fabulous pattern) for the Groundhog-along. As... read more

Dec 8, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Warming My Poor, Cold Head

Working outside of my house means, you know, hat head blows. So I needed a slouchy hat and here’s what I made. Read more about it on the Crochet Me blog. Summary Pattern: Phannie, by Phoebe Gaughan Yarn: SweetGeorgia Yarns Speed Demon Hook: 4.5mm Started: 3 December 2009 Finished: 6 December 2009 Ravelry... read more

Apr 18, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Whispers of Home Ec

First Embroidery: Finished, originally uploaded by kpwerker. When I was in the seventh grade we had to take home ec. I hated it. Mostly because I hated my teacher. She was everything the stereotype isn’t—cold, hard, severe. What she lacked in imagination she made up for in negativity. I remember some of the projects we worked on that term, but one sticks out. It was a monkey pillow and I loved... read more

Mar 2, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Love the Ugly Scarf

Love the Ugly Scarf, originally uploaded by kpwerker. I started this scarf during Knitting Daily TV taping in September. I had a sample ball of yarn, came into a sample pair of needles, and picked the simple one-row lace pattern from Eunny’s Spectrum Scarf. Little did I know the colour changes in the yarn would lead to such an entertaining project. You should’ve been sitting with me when that... read more

Oct 11, 2008 Posted by Kim Werker

Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing

Neck Warmer, originally uploaded by kpwerker. Not really a sheep or a wolf; I have no idea where that came from. But this is the first time I’ve knit something that made me realize how flexible knitted fabric can be. By which I mean there are a lot of different fabrics you can produce out of just those two stitches, knit and purl. It’s more straightforward to mess with fabric in crochet, but... read more