tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51170948070840750012009-11-06T14:13:54.547-08:00the creative endeavors of kent from kentKenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779229058505482418noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117094807084075001.post-34583322407616536042009-08-14T12:17:00.000-07:002009-11-06T08:57:25.055-08:00

Ever since I bought the pumpkin colored Cashmere (from the last post) and picked up some Kidsilk Haze, I’ve been searching like crazy for the perfect cowl pattern…Searching for something that would:Comfortably stretch over my headCover the back of my neckFit comfortably around a collared shirtRetain its shape and structureI found the Purl Bee’s Cashmere Cowl, a great design based on the simplest

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Yes, this feels good...It’s such a luxury to have the time to savor the quiet, reflect, express, write and discuss life with you again.And no, I didn’t forget about you.Somewhere along the way, life got busy and this blog abandoned.That doesn’t mean that I’ve stopped knitting, thinking about knitting or that my obsession has faded. In fact, I’ve come to appreciate knitting even more as time goes

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Yes...Seeking the path of perfection can lead you right into a trap.I'm sure you know what I mean...I've been trapped trying to complete my cardigan over and over again - that certain brown Aran that refuses to be completed (3 seems to be a magic number for this sweater - 3 times reworking the arms, 3 times reworking the shoulders AND NOW the third reworking of the border).Someday, I will live

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Since it was a gift, it was important for me to "get it right"...That meant following the pattern's suggestion on gauge, measurement and fit...Did the Habu Kit-70 redeem my faith in knitting or knitting patterns?Well, It is what it is...Airy - A sweater that's light as a feather, knit on fine gauge yarn and large needles:Fragile - An extra effort needed to avoid catching the sweater on sharp

Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779229058505482418noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117094807084075001.post-89769310260941505432008-05-31T10:42:00.000-07:002009-11-06T09:55:35.380-08:00

A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to visit NYC and Habu Textiles.In case you decide to visit too, Habu is hidden between strange fur and weird apparel shops in the garment district, in a narrow office building on West 29th Street.Once you find Habu and enter the shop, you'll find it consists of a large white room decorated with Japanese weavings, a couple of wooden hutches for storage and

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it's not lost on methe beauty and magic of radio...this is my companionwhen the weather is nice enoughto loungeto reclinewith my feet on the cool grassknitting in the mid-day sun~after 30 years it's still as good as everneeding just a tiny bit of tlca small crack in the circuit board was easily mendedwith a drop of glue and solderan alarming crackle was 'squelched'with a dab of contact cleaner~my

Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779229058505482418noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117094807084075001.post-22122447382872907332008-04-30T19:58:00.000-07:002009-11-06T09:31:43.664-08:00

It's always fun to learn something different, a new perspective or way to 'interpret' a pattern...Today, I found that I really love the efficient 'beauty' of the Japanese knitting patterns.For instance, my Habu Kit-70 instructions consist of just a few key elements:a suggested gaugethe schematica few written directionsand a series of numeric 'sequences'It contains the same information as a '

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Last weekend, we met Gary's parents for breakfast at the Portage Bay Cafe. It's one of those small restaurants that have a long line outside when you pull up to it and you just know that it's going to be good...They had the most amazing breakfast bar I've seen in a long time, delicious coffee and a great selection of 'healthy-natural' items on the menu (I ordered the organic buckwheat pancakes,

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I just started swatching on the Habu Kit-70 sweater that I'm making for my Aunt...It's kind of hard to see the stitch definition with this 'natural/undyed' colorway, so I placed the swatch on top of a small, battery operated light table (used for viewing slides):The swatch on the right side was made with the US size 8 needles and the smaller swatch on the left was knit on size 7.Here's the swatch

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When my dad came to visit me last year, he brought armfuls of photos and other 'memorabilia' up from San Diego.I'm still sorting through all the memories, photos, letters, scribblings, old currency and miscellanea...I think the header is it's best feature. Also, note the cool font and the vanilla & bone colored tones of the aging paper:And the 'glow in the dark' negative:I'm still trying to

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