{"id":580,"date":"2012-06-13T12:40:17","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T11:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=580"},"modified":"2012-06-13T12:40:17","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T11:40:17","slug":"when-size-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=580","title":{"rendered":"When size matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I love most about the revival of knitting that we\u2019ve witnessed the last years is the new innovating uses of knitting, and crocheting too! And sometimes size really matters.<\/p>\n<p>En av de tingene som fascinerer med aller mest ved strikkingens \u201dnye b\u00f8lge\u201d er de nye innovative m\u00e5tene strikking, og ogs\u00e5 hekling, blir brukt p\u00e5. Og noen ganger s\u00e5 er det faktisk s\u00e5nn at st\u00f8rrelse teller.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maya-b.com\/blogimages\/Broomstick.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of me doing some experimental broomstick knitting a couple of years ago, which was great fun, but really really hard on my arms. What didn\u2019t occur to me then is that it would have been much easier to use just my arms. I remember doing a lot of finger knitting as a child, resulting in ball after ball with cord, but I never realised the potential of this technique then, until recently when I spotted these lovely and huge projects on the web.<\/p>\n<p><em>Her er et bilde av meg, for noen \u00e5r siden, hvor jeg ekperimenterer med kosteskaftstrikking, noe som var veldig artig, men ogs\u00e5 veldig veldig slitsomt for armene mine. Det som ikke falt meg inn den gangen er at jeg kunne ha brukt bare armene. Jeg husker at jeg fingerheklet en hel masse da jeg var lita, noe som resulterte i n\u00f8ste etter n\u00f8ste med b\u00e5nd, men jeg inns\u00e5 aldri potensialet i dette b\u00e5ndet f\u00f8r n\u00e5 nylig, da jeg oppdaget disse flotte og ikke minst digre prosjektene p\u00e5 nett. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/23855072996705091\/' target='_blank'><img src='http:\/\/media-cache-ec9.pinterest.com\/upload\/23855072996705091_qS1QG6j5_c.jpg' border='0' width='500' height ='375'\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'>\n<p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/make-a-mega-crochet-pouf\/?ALLSTEPS'>instructables.com<\/a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/pinterest.com\/mayaknits\/' target='_blank'>MayaB<\/a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>This clever tutorial by Knitbitch shows you how to hand crochet a massive pouf.<\/p>\n<p><em>Knitbitch har laget denne smarte fremgangsm\u00e5ten for \u00e5 h\u00e5ndhekle en massiv puff.<\/em><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/23855072996630302\/' target='_blank'><img src='http:\/\/media-cache-ec1.pinterest.com\/upload\/23855072996630302_4vzIPuRr_c.jpg' border='0' width='599' height ='350'\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'>\n<p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/www.relevedesign.com\/how-to-cut-continuous-t-shirt-yarn\/'>relevedesign.com<\/a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/pinterest.com\/mayaknits\/' target='_blank'>MayaB<\/a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>Knitbitch lists different kind of materials that you can use to create massive stitches like these, and my favourite is recycled t-shirts.  I found this great tutorial on how to make the perfect t-shirt yarn, so why don\u2019t you give it a go?<\/p>\n<p>Knitbitch lister opp en rekke materialer du kan bruke for \u00e5 f\u00e5 store masker som disse, og min favoritt er resirkulerte t-skjorter. Jeg fant denne forklaringen p\u00e5 hvordan du kan lage det perfekte t-skjortegarnet, s\u00e5 hvorfor ikke gi det et fors\u00f8k?<\/br><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/23855072996705107\/' target='_blank'><img src='http:\/\/media-cache-ec7.pinterest.com\/upload\/23855072996705107_yBWukg34_c.jpg' border='0' width='600' height ='470'\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'>\n<p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/weblog\/cat\/8\/view\/21715\/andrea-brena-knitted-army-at-dmy-berlin-2012.html'>designboom.com<\/a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/pinterest.com\/mayaknits\/' target='_blank'>MayaB<\/a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>A funky use of t-shirt yarn was also displayed over at <a href=\"http:\/\/dmy-berlin.com\/\">DMY Berlin 2012<\/a> where Andrea Brena showed off his arm knitting technique to create both furniture and rugs. If you follow the trail clicking the photo, via Pinterest, you\u2019ll find a video explaining his technique.<\/p>\n<p>En virkelig funky m\u00e5te \u00e5 bruke t-skjortegarn p\u00e5 ble vist frem under <a href=\"http:\/\/dmy-berlin.com\/\">DMY Berlin 2012<\/a> hvor Andrea Brena brukte en egen armstrikketeknikk til \u00e5 skape m\u00f8bler og tepper. Hvis du f\u00f8lger bildet, via Pinterest, s\u00e5 finner du ogs\u00e5 en video som viser deg hvordan dette teknikken fungerer.<\/br><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/23855072996705111\/' target='_blank'><img src='http:\/\/media-cache-ec9.pinterest.com\/upload\/23855072996705111_LzkQVuwl_c.jpg' border='0' width='600' height ='413'\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'>\n<p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/weblog\/cat\/8\/view\/21715\/andrea-brena-knitted-army-at-dmy-berlin-2012.html'>designboom.com<\/a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/pinterest.com\/mayaknits\/' target='_blank'>MayaB<\/a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http:\/\/pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>So guys, there\u2019s no excuses, I showed you what you need to know. Now dive into some massive knitting!<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e5 folkens, det finnes ingen unskyldning, jeg har vist deg hva du trenger \u00e5 vite. S\u00e5 n\u00e5 er det bare \u00e5 hive seg rundt med massiv strikking!<\/br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I love most about the revival of knitting that we\u2019ve witnessed the last years is the new innovating uses of knitting, and crocheting too! And sometimes size really matters. 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