knit too How To Draw A Wave This art tutorial, kindly donated by surfing comic strip illustrator and surf artist Bob Penuelas covers how to draw a wave the Wilbur Kookmeyer way! If you're like me, then you've probably spent a lot of time in high school class daydreaming and doodling a thousand perfect cartoon waves in your notebook. It's safe to say that ninety percent of us surfers have a habit of scribbling perfect waves whenever a pencil is in our hands. Hopefully the following pointers will help you change your throw-away wave doodles into actual compelling artwork that you want to keep forever. Remember, there are millions of ways to draw a wave and hopefully with these simple pointers you'll find a million more. So, have fun. Drawing a basic wave The following illustrations and captions by Bob Penuelas take you through the basic steps of drawing a wave… Step 1 Sketch in the basic shape of the curl, spray, foam and base of the wave. Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Add the rest of the flow lines. Step 5 Step 6 Tips… Paddler's view
Peasy pattern by Heidi Kirrmaier Starting June 1, 2013, if you purchase 4 or more patterns from my Ravelry Shop at the same time, you automatically receive a 20% discount. A cropped cardigan with 3/4 sleeves, worked in one piece from the top down, which means you can easily change the length of the sleeves and body as you like. You could also add more buttons if you prefer a closed cardigan. Suitable for an adventurous beginner, who understands top-down raglan construction, is not afraid of a little lace and picking up stitches for the trim. Body length from underarm =31 cm (12.5 inches) Sleeve length = 28-30 cm (11-12 inches) Choose a size that gives you approx. 0-2 inches of positive ease. Yarn requirements:(Make sure you increase the amount of yarn required if you intend to lengthen body and/or sleeves.)
KNIT-O-MATIC blog How to Draw Hands This short tutorial is a just a small taste of a larger and much more in-depth book I wrote called The Mad Art of Caricature! The book is 175 full-color pages, lavishly illustrated and contains greatly expanded explanations of the concepts presented in this tutorials, as well and a great deal of additional material on caricaturing other facial features, posture, hands, expression and more, techniques on drawing from live models, doing caricature for freelance illustration and for MAD Magazine. This is a must have book for anyone interested in caricature, cartooning or humorous illustration. How to Draw Hands Easily the most asked question I get is “how do you draw caricatures?”. Next to faces, hands are probably the most expressive and intricate part of the human form. I’m a cartoonist at heart, so the hands I draw are not realistic hands by most definitions. Breaking Down Hand Structure Not really much to it, is there? These are the principal area of the underside of hand Men’s vs.
the knitsmithy How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs 1. Place the eggs in a single layer at the bottom of a saucepan. Cover with at least an inch or two of cold water. The more eggs that are crowding the pan the more water you should have over the eggs. 2. Heat the pot on high heat and bring the water to a full rolling boil. Adding a teaspoon of vinegar to the water may help keep egg whites from running out if an egg does crack while cooking. 3. If you have the type of stove burner that doesn't retain any heat when turned off, you might want to lower the temp to low, simmer for a minute, and then turn it off. Depending on how cooked you like your hard boiled eggs, the eggs should be done perfectly in 10-12 minutes. If I'm cooking a large batch of eggs, after 10 minutes I'll sacrifice one to check for doneness, by removing it with a spoon, running it under cold water, and cutting it open. I also find that it is very hard to overcook eggs using this method. 4. I find it easiest to peel the eggs under a bit of running water.
back-tack Puppy Chow I LOVE LOVE LOVE when some of the most yummiest treats are also the most easiest to make. Ten years ago my friend Nancy gave each woman in our small group a beautifully packaged container of Puppy Chow aka Muddy Buddies. This was the first time I had ever had this “crazy good” treat. From the first bite I was hooked but also intrigued by what it was made of. **DISCLAIMER** Although this recipe is called “Puppy Chow” it’s not for doggie consumption – since chocolate is poisonous for dogs. Puppy Chow Recipe – Muddy Buddies Author: Savory Sweet Life Recipe type: Appetizer Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 9 cups 9 cups Combination of Corn, Rice, and Wheat Cereal squares (Chex) *For gluten-free, omit the wheat chex.1 cup chocolate chips½ cup creamy peanut butter¼ cup butter2 teaspoon vanilla *make sure to check vanilla for gluten-free1½ cups powdered sugar2 1-gallon ziplock bags Place cereal in a large bowl and set aside. Tagged as: Chocolate, gift, Holiday, Peanut Butter, treats
gallery of projects at fluffa! Salina, from Rowan's Vintage Style. "Salina" from Rowan's Vintage Style, using Felted Tweed in Crush. (I used Felted Tweed once before, to knit Elfin. Oh, Felted Tweed! How I love your oh-so-British tweediness!) (Visit the rest of this page for images and descriptions of this project in progress.) Please note: All of the pictures, images and text on this site are copyrighted and may not be taken from here and/or republished anywhere else. A quick post for all the cool people who visit on Wednesdays. Dinner's a-callin', but here's a quick post so I can show you the lapel of one side of the front piece of Salina: I photographed it bathing in the sunlight, because the fabulousness that is Felted Tweed in Crush requires that it be so. Back to Salina. And while we're on the subject of fiber bathing in sunlight, look at this: Crystal Palace Fizz Stardust sent as a surprise from my pal Silvia! This just in: Skinny Rabbit suffers another Bonehead Knitting Moment. Yes, yes...I know. Rock on. NEWSFLASH!
Garden Pond pattern by Patricia Martin Garden Pond is a semi-circular shawl with mesh sections and a simple lace border. It looks lovely with beads in the mesh sections and equally lovely without. With huge thank yous to the wonderful testers and Mods in Free Pattern Testers, especially: sarahsh123, alphamperry, scrappygal, snowangel, smorancie, tinkingdeb, dodo, sheilad37 Notes: Whilst gauge isn’t massively important in this pattern it’s still worth swatching to ensure that you get a fabric that you like and that drapes nicely. errata Please note that there is an error in the row numbering from R45 onwards (although the pattern instructions should still make sense). Free Knitting Patterns Netring + ADD YOUR SITE (352 members) What is knitting? Knitting patterns are the road map to this bliss and the variety available is amazing. Knitting Patterns Patterns that are the most popular are usually the simplest and easiest to work with but satisfies an experienced knitter through the uniqueness of the yarns used. Search out knitting resources! Here are a few things to keep in mind: When you are just beginning, knitting needles should be of medium size. Knitting from old patterns can be especially fun as making vintage looks available to the modern knitter and it is also a great way to connect to the way women lived in other times. Free Knitting Patterns Free knitting patterns for fast, easy projects are available to you. Look around and you will easily find free knitting patterns for making hot pads, dishcloths, kitchen towels and face cloths. There are many patterns available for easy afghans, fast and easy baby booties, great looking caps, baby blankets and so much more.
How to knit with two circulars How to knit small circumferences with two circulars You don't need double-pointed needles to knit small circumferences like sleeves, gloves, socks, and the top of hats. Instead you can use two circulars, which cuts the number of joins down to only two. A few people have claimed credit for this neat trick; I think it's one of those things that occured to multiple people about the same time. I learned how to do it by reading a magazine article written by Joyce Williams (Summer 2000, Knitter's magazine). Select your needles You can use two circulars of any length; 16" through 29" seem to work the best. I prefer to use two needles with different cable lengths so I can always tell at a glance which needle I'm holding. If your two circulars are identical in brand and length (which makes them impossible to tell apart) you can place a marker after a few stitches have been worked on the first needle so you know the circular with the marker is needle #1. Casting on How it works That's it!
the blue blog archives: another weasley harry potter anyone? another weasley-along Gryffindor socks, knit in Dani's hand-painted self-striping sock yarngryffindor striped hat in leftover yarn from my HiP scarfa weasley sweater for me knitted with Rowan Felted Tweed in Ginger(p.s. - I've posted a weasley sweater pattern if you're looking for one!)Hermione hat in Manos #115 august 12, 2005 knitalong reborn After seeing S's weasley sweater every day in the window in the store, I've decided that I have to make myself one. Now, I thought this was the great red color that my weasley-along co-hostess, Jenn, used for hers (that color, by the way, was called Conker), but it's purple. So I'm thinking I need to officially re-open the weasley knitalong. And for the few who are interested, here's the house I was recently sorted into. august 18, 2005 another weasley?! There are so many Weasleys, why not another weasley knitalong? pick a button, any button what could it be? Got any more links and/or pattern suggestions for me? august 24, 2005