A Day in the Sun

Have you ever just taken five and spread a blanket on the floor and looked at the sky with your kids? I have seen it done on tv, but I have never actually done it. Never had the time, nor the yard to go and do it. Finally, I was able to try out this "activity" with my kids--I don't know a thing about forming pictures with the clouds--my mind kept saying--they are just white fluff, there is nothing there. At one point, I thought I saw a unicorn shape, but then, it was gone. B spotted a couple of things: a horse, a train, a mouse, a house...and the list keeps on going. Conclusion: My creative cloud Form Finder must be developed within the next month to keep up with my creative little one!! Little N on the other hand thought jumping on my belly was much more fun than looking at the cielo and nubes...ouchy, my belly hurts, lol.

It appears that I am going around in circles doing this and that, unpacking things then arranging the stuff that was on the box, typing a bit, then knitting a bit, frogging a lot, ruining my nice clean notebooks sketching.

And a little peek into a little something I worked on....I can't show pics :(...but I can tell you that it is nice and soft. It was knitted with Rowan Big Wool...my very first time knitting with this yarn. Although at first it feels a bit rough after a light washing, the yarn becomes very soft to the touch. The stitch you see here is the  Stockinette Stitch (K) on a knitting loom with a garter stitch border.

Speaking of the Stockinette stitch (K) on a knitting loom...I was testing a little toy and this is what I came up with:

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Just testing a new toy to see how it records movies.

Background noise: Something on tv, no idea what it is, if you can recognize it from the words, let me know, hahahah

Little feet: courtesy of Bryant :)

Stitch:  Stockinette Stitch (K) on a knitting loom

The stitch is usually known as the Flat Stitch, however, it is a misnomer (sp) that we are trying to get rid of. As you can see from the mini-movie above, the True Stockinette Stitch is just the opposite of a purl stitch, instead of laying the yarn *below* the strand on the peg, you lay the yarn *above*, then you insert the knitting tool from the bottom in a scooping motion, grabbing the working yarn and forming a loop with it. Then you take the old loop off the peg leaving the newly formed loop on the peg. Knifty and easy! I would like to thank Dar for pointing out this great way of knitting the stockinette stitch. I highly recommend this method as an alternative to the old flat stitch method.

Comments

[Darcy]

I stumbled onto you blog and I'm confused as I can
not find the instruction for the P cast on.
I would really like to try your cast on method.
Cheers,
D

[Chef Messy]

Cute, cute slideshow. I think laying in the grass with your kids is one of the greatest little simple pleasures of life.

[trek]

Thanks for the compliments on the sock bags! LMK if you want to swap for one.

[angelique]

This is really interesting about the stockinette! I've been trying 2 learn new stiches and this one is a great eye opener! THANKS!

[KnitPastis]

That looks like so much fun lying on a blanket looking up watching the clouds move. I remember do that alot as a kid. I use to try and see what shapes the clouds ended up resembling. Good old memories!

[Becky]

I agree with Steven, your video looks just fine! I like how you do the True Stockinette Stitch. The words "flat stitch" shall never pass these lips again!
love you!
Becky
Oh, and about those clouds. On the pic of just clouds, on the right hand side top half, it sort of looks like an upright catepillar to me!

[Steven]

I think this is a great idea, and the video looks fine to me. Everything I have learned, I learned from your video's...keep up the GREAT work! Steven

[Miriam]

The movie looks good, but a wee bit shakey, do you have a tripod?

[Amy]

Your videocast is VERY cool.

Amy

[Zonda]

Love your cloudy slide show! What a great way to have fun! Wow the things you can do with a loom..I am learning a lot! Great job!