Here’s another photo editing service I heard about, but haven’t used personally.
picnik
It was suggested by someone at Ravelry.com. Supposedly easy to use for those who aren’t so technically inclined. I believe it is a completely online tool used through your web browser so there is no software to download or install. It’s also free (for [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Online Photo Editor
Posted in Just for Fun, tagged free, online, photo editing on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Review of Cotton Yarns
Posted in Needlecraft, tagged cotton yarn, review, yarn on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Someone who was considering crocheting a bathmat decided to test several different cotton yarns by knitting up dishcloths out of them and testing them for absorbency, shrinkage, stain resistance, etc…
This article on her website discusses the 5 different yarns she reviewed and is quite interesting:
Putting Cotton Through the Paces
Resizing and Cropping Photos …
Posted in Just for Fun, tagged crop, online, photo editing, photos, resize on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a nice online utility for resizing and cropping photos (for those who either don’t own photo editing software such as Photoshop, or don’t know how to use it):
Online Image Resizer
Someone in the Ravelry.com forums suggested this for editing/creating avatars. The avatars on Ravelry have to be max size of 100 by 100 pixels, so [...]
A scrubby dishcloth pattern
Posted in Needlecraft, tagged dishcloths, knitting on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reading on the forums at Ravelry.com, someone suggested the following as their usual dishcloth/washcloth pattern that is very scrubby:
Garter Stitch borders
Seed Stitch interior
About 7 inches square knit on size 5 needles (author claims to knit loose… so that would be like me).
Twisted German Cast on
Posted in Needlecraft, tagged cast on, knitting, stretchy, twisted German on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A nice stretchy cast on for the tops of socks, mittens, or anything where you need a stretchy edge. If you really want a super-stretchy edge, cast on over two needles, or on a larger size needle than intended for the project.
Video at YouTube of the Twisted German Cast On method
I got this link to [...]
roflbot
Posted in Just for Fun, tagged add, edit, photo, text on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Add text to pictures using a web form at http://wigflip.com/roflbot/
This doesn’t give you as much control or power as photo editing software such as Photoshop, but it’s quick and easy and very usable for non-techies or those who don’t have or don’t know how to use photo editing software.
Knitting Books and Magazines
Posted in Needlecraft on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some articles with recommended knitting books and magazines. Looks like a very good and complete list:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6466638.html
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6469039.html
Joining yarns…
Posted in Needlecraft, tagged joining yarn, knitting on April 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There are a number of different ways to join yarns. But in a recent discussion about this for cotton garments, especially worked in the round, someone suggested the Russion Join.
Here is a good link with pictures that explains how to do the Russian Join. I am going to have to try it on Jenny’s sweater.
http://www.geocities.com/mama_bear_007/Russian_Join.html
Winding yarn into a center pull ball…
Posted in Needlecraft, tagged yarn on April 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you want to wind your hanks of yarn into a center-pull ball without using a swift or ball winder, here’s a method that uses nothing more than an empty toilet-paper roll tube. http://knitswithballs.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-make-center-pull-ball.html
