before and after

 

                                                before                                             after

cut and washed, now i have a nice little lap blanket.it is  not a failed project, it's remnants from a warp.

in fact, as i have 2 knitting machines i'm going to knit a border to add some length to it.

christmas cake prep is on its way.baking this week!

neki desu

grateful for a beautiful trailer

to end a bitter cold week.giving thanks it will be over.
have a good weekend .




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black cherries, tuck samples

and the lace carriage is not working. because i have to learn and become comfortable with the whole electronic set up   i am sampling the patterns that are in the user's manual, my only liberty was the color choice.


all cool, fair isle, tuck stitch and two color tuck.

but the lace sample is not going anywhere. there's something 

i can't fathom that prevents the carriage from selecting the 

needles and it just knits stockinette. going to start sending s.o.s. messages in the various lists and ravelry.

i am sure it's a totally silly something, but it escapes me.

when i get frustrated i go back to the loom and weave .

nothing like old friends.

neki desu

by popular demand

knitted skirt with model and biker boots. gosh i look hefty!




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from high tech to low tech

create a file  in ps at least 6x6 pixels .choose a color( some work better than others)  use flood fill  .
open pre sets and load alices's crepe action.run it; save the crepe pattern as bitmap. load it to your weaving program and voila!you have an original crepe to weave. on straight draw. what a blessing!

i took this to my 12 shaft table loom and am happily weaving  away .





sometimes one delights in the juxtapositions of high and low tech.











neki desu

the humble shall inherit the earth,

no doubts.
and for the intellectually curious go here
enjoy a lovely fall weekend.

neki desu

trust me. they are related.

my pretty gauntlets, a gift from my pal rubi knitter extraordinaire. so glad it is gauntlet weather  so i can flaunt them.( including a bit of history for your amusement) .

the brain. spent all day yesterday cleaning, creating space from the void and checking the machine.

still haven't run it because i had to change the sponge bar.  

i have to get to know the original brain before i can hack it. trusting one of my japanese classmates, the coding wiz, can help me if i get stuck. actually what i am going to wine and dine him for is to write a code so i can use photoshop directly w. the new brain. more of that on its due date. 

 and if most  people have already realized and accepted the fact that a dobby  loom hooked to a computer is STILL handweaving they will come to terms with an electronic knitting machine. amen.

neki desu