tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23231710600158248012024-03-12T21:11:36.407-07:00Knitting BirdKnitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-76290593467566745872013-01-11T08:22:00.000-08:002013-01-11T08:22:16.424-08:00Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-57667426717041077652011-02-04T10:02:00.000-08:002011-02-04T15:30:27.899-08:00Coconut Mango RiceI made this rice last night for the knitting club at Lisa's house. I didn't really measure the ingredients, I like to experiment with my recipes. It actually turned out pretty delicious, so in order to give my girlfriends the recipe I had to recreate it again. For all you girls who love exotic flavors, I think you might really love this one, give it a try and let me know if you like it!There is aKnitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-85255666462873083602010-11-27T17:34:00.001-08:002010-11-28T10:16:41.048-08:00Doodling MiraclesI recently became ingrigued with these small talismans called Milagros. Milagros, which is spanish for miracle, are small amulets used as votive offerings in Latin America, Spain and some other countries in Europe. The idea behind a milagro is that it is a physical representation of a prayer. For example, if someone is experiencing a pain in the leg, a milagro in the shape of a leg would be Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-7761193667486869212010-11-16T05:26:00.000-08:002010-11-16T06:14:20.677-08:00Jennifer Maestres' Pencil BeadsIt never ceases to amaze me how some artist find inspiration and turn the common and most ordinary objects into incredible pieces of art. Jennifer Maestre was originally inspired by the form and function of the sea urchin, animals, plants and mythology.She started experimenting with different materials to make urchin forms. She started working with nails of different types, textures and colors Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-2102516459669885692010-05-19T08:16:00.000-07:002010-05-25T17:33:20.604-07:00Steel LaceCal Lane born in Halifax , Nova Scotia is a sculptor and welder who turns ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She creates stunning sculptures by handcutting lace trimming patterns into rusty metal objects. Shovels, old car doors, l-beams and oil drums are transformed into transparent, delicate lingerie-like sculptures.“I like to work as a visual devil’s advocate, using contradiction as a Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-76115847196186843562010-05-03T13:32:00.001-07:002010-05-03T15:29:45.934-07:00Cotton Rag Bath MatI've noticed some of the knitting club girls have been getting a little lazy lately. Our last meetings have been mostly eating, eating, chatting and a little more eating.This is why I decided to post this tutorial by coco knits.I think this is mat is a brilliant idea, specially because it is a very fast and easy knit, and also because you can make it out of recycled material. I hope it gets your Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-48800968001299917392010-04-26T16:49:00.000-07:002010-04-27T13:38:44.063-07:00Moroccan InspirationIt all began when I stumbled upon a book called Tagine - Spicy stews from Morocco'. The exotic ingredients used in this books recipes immediately caught my attention. Dates, almonds pistachios, preserved lemons, apricots, saffron, pomegranates, honey...ummm...SOLD!I took the book home and immediately started browsing through all of the recipes. It is in this book that I first learned about Ras elKnitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-45809009938757505762010-03-24T05:37:00.000-07:002010-03-24T17:34:03.739-07:00A Circle of Friends'Tis true, 'tis true...Ilana finished her first Scarf and Mery's headband came out beautiful! I am really happy because when we first got together, some of the girls had no idea how to even hold the needles and they have come such a long way. They have proudly finished their projects, something that they never saw themselves doing before. Our reunions (and our email exchange-sometimes way too Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-44553007603555423362010-03-03T12:55:00.000-08:002010-03-04T18:37:43.305-08:00Headband ManiaToday was no chit-chat morning. Three ladies from the knitting club came over to my house to learn how to make the flower headband. Both Mery and Aviva were really concentrated and determined to understand the pattern. And the third lady, you might ask? The third lady was Mary's mom. Glued to the cel phone she took part of the meeting on speaker phone. Silvia Abadi is now part of our knitting Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-21070929625834380162010-03-02T12:00:00.000-08:002010-03-03T12:55:33.378-08:00Good Day NeckwarmerToday was a good day because I finally finished Odette's scarf-neckwarmer. This was actually the first project I started when I joined the Knitting Club. The story is that Lorena had been telling me to come to the meetings for the longest time and I had not knitted for ages. I was kind of hesitant because I knew I would have to start researching on what to knit, I was not even sure if I was goingKnitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-68543013952639137362010-03-01T09:36:00.000-08:002010-03-01T19:24:19.929-08:00Lace Goes UrbanThanks to Joep Verhoeven of Studio Demakersvan designer of Lace Fence, the fence wire is undergoing a transformation. The result is that the fence no longer symbolizes caution and danger. The message of Verhoevan’s new Lace Fence is decidedly not “Keep Away”—it is instead “Enter.” With the various patterns of the Lace Fence, the industrial-strength wire says, “Enter a New World.”The high-end Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-35626126449031111552010-02-27T16:39:00.000-08:002010-03-03T12:52:33.297-08:00Flower HeadbandBy request from some ladies from the knitting club I managed to find the pattern for this knitted headband. I could not wait to make it... so I did.I was in front of my computer trying to follow the pattern, counting stitches and trying really hard to concentrate, but my mac's mail application kept jumping up and down(announcing that I had a new email e-v-e-r-y 2 minutes). Meanwhile in NYC Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-79865529336910103972010-02-22T15:41:00.000-08:002010-02-22T17:10:02.814-08:00Knock KnockDaniel Beaty is a spoken word artist and writer whose video I came across a few days ago. I found it very powerful and inspiring, I hope you all like it as much as I do.Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-75074205481001771122010-02-22T11:31:00.000-08:002010-02-26T06:08:52.075-08:00Dave ColeDave Cole- Contemporary American Sculptor born in New Hampshire in 1975. Cole deals with controversial themes and unique construction techniques and often places his subject matter in a violent context to create shock.Cole deconstructs the process of knitting itself by utilizing unlikely materials, such as extension cords and shredded American dollars in place of wool, and poles and fork liftsKnitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-51519707067821093272010-02-21T18:00:00.000-08:002010-02-22T13:49:37.932-08:00Rose HipI often visit Etsy in search of new ideas and inspiration. This is a place were hundreds of talented artist sell their handmade creations. I can spend hours browsing through the beautiful stuff and often buy knitting and crochet patterns. It is here I found Rose Hip; she lives in Vancouver and offers a collection of pillowcases made out of new and vintage fabrics. What is so special about these Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-19713517753916177392010-02-21T09:27:00.000-08:002010-02-21T10:05:56.479-08:00Worst Felting ProjectAaaaaaand the winner to our first knitting club award of 2010 is:None other than Shayne .... She tried sooo hard to finish the slippers for her daughter, following the instructions so precisely, and yet the friggen slippers came out looking like something the grinch would wear. Dahlia tried her hardest not to make her mom feel bad and even said to her she would gladly wear the slippers, she onlyKnitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-81465982860191241712010-02-20T09:00:00.001-08:002010-02-21T10:02:16.500-08:00Knitting GraffitiGuerrilla Knitting is a group of knitting terrorist with similar obsessions. Their mission in life is to promulgate the knitting revolution and expressing it by creating knitting graffiti all around the world. They call their movement Knittivism.Magda Sayeg began the graffiti group three and a half years ago to tag with knits instead of spray paint." it's about making people smile and bringing Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-78051083913317113652010-02-18T13:44:00.000-08:002010-03-01T20:35:30.095-08:00A FAMILY OF PUFFSIf you were inspired by my last post where I showed Christien Menderstma's Urchin Puff (which btw retails for $800 at Design Within Reach ...Ouch!) , you will be happy to know that Anna & Heidi Pickles offer a whole family of Puff patterns for FREE. These Puffs (Norweigan word for stool) are meant to be knitted in a much thinner yarn, Acrylic is recommended and you need to get yourself a pairKnitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-28946468182625124242010-02-17T21:55:00.000-08:002010-02-21T05:58:53.901-08:00Mega KnittingKwangho Lee is a Korean Designer who utilizes re-purposed recycled electrical wires, cables and garden hoses to create home furnishing art. Kwangho Lee's knitted lighting was spectacular, hanging throughout the ballroom of the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto during the Come Up To My Room exhibition 2009 . CUTMR is part of the Toronto International Design Festival. It is an annual design event in whichKnitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-73878517208412075952010-02-16T10:02:00.000-08:002010-02-16T13:18:50.317-08:00Andrea's Candy HatMy daughter Andrea managed to finish her second project. This is no soldier hat, she made it for a cute little baby boy named Andres whom Andrea just adores! Good job knitting girl!Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-72495414717759188342010-02-15T12:04:00.000-08:002010-02-16T12:40:47.491-08:00Aviva's ShawlI think the story behind Aviva's Shawl is really moving. Erika is an older lady, a holocaust survivor who had been sheltered by a family during the war. The lady that saved her also taught her how to knit and crochet. Many years later, Aviva met Erika while working as a volunteer in Cafe Europa where she provided emotional support for survivors of the holocaust. Erika in return offered to teach Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-82855079110404486132010-02-14T23:37:00.001-08:002010-02-18T10:33:01.498-08:00What Not To KnitHere you have it , an entertaining collection of knitted and crochet items you must never ever attempt to duplicate. There must have been one of this at every Bubby's house:The original one and only JJJOT PANTS: She or he must have ran out of things to make. The good thing about these is that together with cloth handkerchiefs they are 100% eco-friendly...Lola, are you listening?Ilanita: Don't Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-12721484449764057722010-02-14T12:47:00.000-08:002010-02-15T00:26:36.834-08:00Edith's Challah Creating new things gets my adrenaline pumping, but for some reason baking cakes, breads cookies, etc. sort of intimidates the heck out of me. I have accepted the fact that I am not a baker nor a bread maker. How-e-ver I do want to learn how to make this challah, thus I asked sensei Edith for her famous recipe. This is one thing I have yet to make!Edith's Challah Recipe<!--StartFragment--> 1½ Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-50373911323427856392010-02-11T09:33:00.000-08:002010-05-03T15:31:16.108-07:00Shayne's Potter ScarfABY POTTER :Shayne,Shayne, Shayne ... Great Knitting!ABY BACK IN THE DAY:Tamal Casserole Recipe ( courtesy of Mrs.Potter):Ingredients:1 tube store bought Polenta cut into 1cm squares1 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro1 jar Herdez green salsaoil for pyrexPre-heat oven to 375F.In large bowl, mix all ingredients.Oil liberally a medium Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323171060015824801.post-47076575133452104482010-02-11T09:18:00.000-08:002010-02-21T20:04:38.482-08:00Shayne's First Felting ProjectShane Knit this cute stripped hooded cardigan for Aidan. He picked up the colors he wanted and they actually made a pretty cool combination. Little did she know that this was going to be her first ever felting project.Dang! the cardigan ended up being the stuffed bears first hand me down from little Eitan after Shayne decided to make it her first felting project!Refran: Uno nunca sabe para quien Knitting Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017295400734794417noreply@blogger.com0