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Fiber Rhythm Articles
Stockinette Stitch
Stockinette stitch is one of the basic building blocks of what we think of when we think of knitted garments. It produces a fabric with a flat smooth side (aka the “knit side”) and a bumpy side (aka the “purl side”).
Small Bobble
Small bobbles are a nice way to add that extra little ‘pop’ to your garment. They can also be used for small buttons
Color Knitting – Intarsia
Intarsia is used when you are making blocks of color over several rows. It is good for representative (picture) knitting, as well as geometric shapes which don’t repeat on a small scale, such as argyle sock diamonds.
Crochet Art?
Fiber Crafts, Dawn's Projects, Other Fiber Crafts
So, here in Portland, I've seen lots of "guerilla art" tagging with crochet. This was at the end of the Brooklyn Bridge when we came back across. Crochet bike art!
More than a lifetime
Ravelry is great. A community of people who love to knit and crochet. They have all kinds of ways to interact with others and one of them is your stash pages. I've recently updated my stash pages with just about every little bit of yarn I've collected over the years....