Crafty Andy

Life can be a bowl of strawberries when cheries are not available.   It has been almost two years since I have been in this blog.  I have so many things to share and so many things to say, ...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2019/08/almost-year-without-blogging-august-2019.html

Here I am two weeks after I moved by myself.  I am now starting to feel the burn.  I have spent 17 years with a pretty good man.  He was  not perfect neither was I.  There was some confu...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2018/11/november-2018.html

So what do you know I am writing a review for a knitting machine.  I have seen these machines and I have been curious about how they work.  I have read reviews and critiques, I have read th...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2018/08/addi-express-kingsize-knitting-machine.html

 "OBERON" A LACE SCARF Suggested yarn Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Lace-Garn Schoppel-Wolle Lace Ball Malabrigo Yarn Lace Yarn weight  Lace  Gauge 12 stitches and 14 rows = 2 in...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2018/03/oberon-lace-scarf.html

TRITON’S LEPIDES  Triton (/ˈtraɪtən/; Greek: Τρίτων Tritōn) is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the sea. He is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, god and goddess of ...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2018/03/triton-lepides-scarf-2018.html

  I thought that this was going to be more difficult.  It wasn't, because I thought about it.  I wanted to cut into the fabric and then pick up stitches.  That was a good idea, but not the ...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2017/02/two-pockets-no-waiting.html

  This is my right side after thought pocket.  I am working on the other side as we speak.  The decision to make a pocket after the fact was kind of difficult.  This pattern has a cable on ...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2017/02/after-thought-pockets-indeed.html

Bythos is one of the Ichthyocentaurs . He is a god of sea-depths. He along with his his brother Aphros were called the Ichthyocentaurs.  Aphros and Bythos were present at the birth of Aphro...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2017/01/bythos-lace-cowl.html

  Just in case you were wondering, I have been very busy.  I have also taken my Facebook account offline.  It gives me more time to do more of what I really want to do. I have been very cr...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2016/10/october-2016-crafty-is-being-crafty.html

THIS IS MY FIRST PUBLISHED PATTERN FOR 2016.  IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR, YET A FANTASTIC YEAR. THIS COWL IS DONE WITH TWO COLORS, BUT USING ONE COLOR AT A TIME.  IT HAS TEXTURE AND IS CO...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2016/09/chiron-cowl.html

  1 year and 10 months!  That 's how long it took me to finish this Cardigan.  It is a great knit, but too many cables.  The instructions are pretty good, 99.9 %.  This will be a project t...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2016/06/timberline-finished.html

  Having knitted a lot of thing, we learn from experience.  We learn that sometimes things have to be modified.  I have had to modify some of the knitting for this Cardigan, specially the Co...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2016/06/tmberline-cardigan-in-last-stages-of.html

  I wanted to share with you one of my works in progress.  I have been knitting this cardigan for almost 1.5 years.  The pattern is not that difficult to follow, but it is very time consumin...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2016/05/timberline-work-in-progress.html

This pattern is  Dutch Rabbits by Rachel Borello Carroll. Happy New Year 2016!  I have been very busy with personal stuff that has taken me away from my blogging, and pattern creation .�...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2016/03/bunnies-and-new-year-2016.html

 In Greek mythology, Achilles (/əˈkɪliːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς, Akhilleus, pronounced ) was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central character and greatest warrior of ...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/10/achilles-fair-isle-hat.html

    CENTAURO is the word in Spanish for a Centaur. A centaur is a mythological creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. They are depicted with the hindquart...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/10/centauro-mosaic-knitting-hat.html

   So I have not written in a while about much.  I have been working like crazy.  My new job with the State of California is very interesting.  I have made new friends and new acquaintanc...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/09/badan-body-and-triton.html

  It is nice to go back to knitting this great cardigan.  It is definitely not a piece for social knitting.  I have 3 charts that I have to look at and it is spread out on a project table. ...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/08/timberline-cardigan-wip-and-more.html

  July ended with a fun  Stitch And Pitch Game.  Giants won. I have not been blogging as much as before or having as much craftying.  I am back on the employed land and it is a challenge af...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/08/welcome-to-august-2015.html

 BLAINCÉAD translated from Irish means  BLANKET. It is a simple lacy baby blanket inspired by the staggered eyelet stitch. Main picture is 25 repetitions of main pattern with 5 Rows of see...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/07/leanbh-blaincead-baby-blanket.html

I am getting prepared for our San Francisco Stitch And Pitch 2015 at the ATT Park. I am excited to be able to participate this year. Lots of new and exciting things happening this year. I wil...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/06/stitch-and-pitch-2015.html

  "ANDROMEDA" A LACE SCARF Andromeda in Greek mythogy, was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, King and Queen of the African Kingdom of Aethiopia. After Andromeda's death, as Euripide...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/05/andromeda-lace-scarf.html

I am so fortunate to have live this long so far and very happy to be here. This may be due to my Cylon DNA. This cake is a very tasty cake, but is the second one. I had a friend that came over...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/04/birthday-2015.html

  “MOSAICO” a Fair Isle hat.  I created this hat pattern thinking of the mosaic knitting patterns.  It is a Fair Isle hat with a folded rib band.   This hat is definitely a unisex ...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/04/mosaico-fair-isle-hat.html

WABI SABI HAT Wabi-sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of ...

https://www.craftyandy.net/2015/03/wabi-sabi-crochet-hat.html