My Current Project

After I finished the baby blanket, I tried an experimental pattern which failed miserably. I only had to spend about an hour on that one to find out it wasn't going to work.

So I started on something that requires nothing but straight lines and some counting to get the lines in the right place.

Here's where I am so far on that blanket.

 

This blanket is a bit over 6 feet long, so you are only seeing part of the work.

 

I'm agonizing over whether I should submit this to a traditional publisher or write up another ebook. My dilemma is that many ereaders don't have the capacity to display color photos.  My other issue is that, while I know there are other people doing this craft, only one has posted the old patterns which she distributes when someone asks, and a convent that sells the finished afghans out of their gift shop.

 

This begs the question of just how technologically savvy are the people who do this. Should I assume they have ereaders at all, or am I better off trying to sell hard copy books and figure a lot of copies will go to libraries?

 

I'd be happy to hear any opinions.

 

Thanks for visiting with me.

 

Kathi

 

Reviving a Vintage Yarn Craft

Mesh Weaving!!

I want to bring it back. It's fun, it's easy. It doesn't involve knitting or crocheting, but it does involve yarn.

You know me and yarn.  We're best buds.

So here's something that was popular in the '70's but has since died down until only the 60-somethings remember. I hope to change that.

Behold!

There are better pictures to come. Right now, I'm getting myself back into the swing of this and sort of making up the rules as I go.

There used to be a couple of companies that put out mesh weaving kits. You got a length of mesh, some yarn, a weaving needle and instructions. Sometimes the instructions required an interpreter. Those companies destroyed their files. We now have fond memories and old directions.

I started a blog and hope to publish the instructions and tutorials in some format or other. I am also making up patterns as I go.

Lots of fun!  See you sometime or other. You can also check on my progress at http://meshweaver7.blogspot.com

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi Linz