Tag Archives: knitting

Driftwood Shawl

Posted on June 26, 2015 by ThePaintedTiger

I finished! Here is my shawl, knit from the Tiger Club yarn for February. I hit a few bumps along the way….like the pattern not coming out even when I got to them…..but discovered it was my own silly fault….the … Continue reading →

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Project Round Up

Posted on January 12, 2015 by ThePaintedTiger

I had some time to work on projects over break, and I’m trying to keeping going (moving the computer away from easy reach of my chair has helped.) I finished this Quaker Yarn Stretcher Boomerang shawl first. It was a … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Turtle

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ThePaintedTiger

This is the week I dye for club (which is quite pretty, BTW), so I don’t have anything new for the shop; although I didn’t blog about last Friday’s update of sock yarn…..plenty of self striping rainbows and Grand Old … Continue reading →

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No Fuss Fractal Loving Forest Shawl

Posted on November 13, 2013 by ThePaintedTiger

Yes, my friends, I actually cast on for a knitting project.  Don’t panic. But let me back up….. I finished spinning my Forest Targhee, which I used a fractal technique for (the link is to prior blog article about spinning … Continue reading →

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Customer Project

Posted on May 5, 2010 by ThePaintedTiger

This project was shared recently in our group on Ravelry.  She started with 8 ounces of yummy BFL wool top hand dyed in Lacey Maple. She then spun it up into delicious singles…… And then knit this Saroyan lacy scarf/shawlette … Continue reading →

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About to Turn the Corner….

Posted on March 13, 2010 by ThePaintedTiger

I never thought I would do it, but here I am knitting Entrelac.  Here’s my progress, I’m about to turn the third corner of my dishcloth.  How did this come about? As you may know from reading my blog, I’m … Continue reading →

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A video for you…..

Posted on December 11, 2008 by ThePaintedTiger

This one tickled my fancy today. Enjoy!

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Sock Fillets!

Posted on December 9, 2008 by ThePaintedTiger

One of my fun new-ish products is the Fillet of Sole sock blanks.  I started them on a whim to win a contest at Yarny-Goodness, and have now adopted them into my regular line.  I like painting them, there are … Continue reading →

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Scarf, Scarfs, Scarves

Posted on October 28, 2008 by ThePaintedTiger

Note:  As of 2011, I no longer make these scarves.  Thank you. It’s that season again, so it seems like a good time to mention the original side of ThePaintedTiger….. custom knit striped rugby scarves.  How is this done, you … Continue reading →

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Show and tell!

Posted on October 6, 2008 by ThePaintedTiger

It’s Monday, and time for show and tell! I finally caught a picture of that groundhog/woodchuck: She’s on the neighbor’s lawn here, and seems content over there. I filled in the hole, and so far so good. I finished my … Continue reading →

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