Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Fun with Photoshop Elements
Since my son was born, I have been taking digital pictures all the time! I just love cataloging his growth and development. I've also learned how to print quality photos from home, with the help of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. I have discovered the Magic Extractor tool, which has helped me colorize portions of a black and white photo. I started with both the full color and black and white photos of the same picture. With the magic extractor, I isolated the portion I wanted to remain colored on the color photo and copied it over to the black and white photo. The results are below. I love how the final photo turned out! It's reminiscent of the tinted blacka and white photographs of old.
One Skein Exchange Has Begun!
Well I finally got my information on my secret pal for the One Skein Exchange after not getting it the first time around. It ended up in my Junk Email folder, which is probably where the first email landed and I didn't notice before I deleted it. (I get a lot of junk email.)
It turns out that there are over 700 people participating in this exchange, with participants throughout the world. That is no small undertaking for the two Interweave moderators!
Now that I've got the info on my pal, I'll be sending her an introductory email and requesting to get to know her better. I have some yarns set aside to potentially send her and will make my decision on which ones to send her once I find out her yarn likes and dislikes.
I'm looking forward to corresponding with my other secret pal who will be sending me yarn. As a start for her to get to know me better, I have to answer the following questions:
1. Which yarn is most like your personality (you can be specific or general with your answer- brand, type, color, fiber, whatever)? I'd say I'm most like a multicolored novelty yarn. I like glitz and color!
2. What is your favorite color yarn to knit/crochet with? Purple! I love all shades from orchid to deep royal purple.
3. Have you ever used variegated, or magic, yarns? Yes! I love using them! I even have a skein of Prism yarn's Wild Stuff that I'm still trying to decide what to use it for.
4. Do you tend to favor certain fibers when choosing yarns? I prefer natural fibers and blends, but will buy high quality acrylics.
5. Do you prefer to work with center-pull or traditionally wound balls of yarn? Either one is fine. I have a yarn swift and ball winder to wind yarn into center-pull balls if necessary.
6. Have you ever worked with organic yarns or are you interested in trying them? No, but I wouldn't mind trying them.
7. How many and what projects have you made in the last year? I've started quite a few for myself that I haven't completed, but I've done fine with the gifts I've made for others. I've completed a slew of scarves both knitted and crocheted, a felted bag, and a crocheted baby blanket to date. I've also made scrumbles for challenges in my Freeform group, which can be viewed on my blog.
8. Will you be knitting any gifts this year? Most definitely! I enjoy making gifts for loved ones. I think it is more meaningful and enjoy putting in the effort to do it.
9. What is your favorite one skein project? I love Glampyre's One Skein Wonder and the Baby Petal Bib in One Skein, although I own neither patterns.
10. How much yarn do you have in your stash and how do you store it? Oh my gosh, I've lost track! I have a sleeping porch full of it, a closet full of it, a cabinet full of it, and bins full of it! It drives my husband nuts, but he tolorates it along with my bins of fabric. Mostly I store it in bins, boxes, and clear plastic bags.
11. Do you have a yarn in your stash that you love so much you can never use it or part with it? Yes, that Wild Stuff yarn I mentioned before and most of my Berrocco and Colinette yarns.
12. Do you knit less or differently in the summer? No, I just take it with me when I'm out enjoying the weather! I knit/crochet less now that I have a 5-month old to take care of, though.
13. Do you belong to any knitting groups (online or offline)? I belong to a local SnB group and am a member of the International Freeform Crochet and the Multidirectional groups on Yahoo
14. Pal, please confirm for me your mailing address (some East Coast zip codes may have lost the beginning Zero value and appear as four digits, and some pals were in the process of moving when they registered). 48061
It turns out that there are over 700 people participating in this exchange, with participants throughout the world. That is no small undertaking for the two Interweave moderators!
Now that I've got the info on my pal, I'll be sending her an introductory email and requesting to get to know her better. I have some yarns set aside to potentially send her and will make my decision on which ones to send her once I find out her yarn likes and dislikes.
I'm looking forward to corresponding with my other secret pal who will be sending me yarn. As a start for her to get to know me better, I have to answer the following questions:
1. Which yarn is most like your personality (you can be specific or general with your answer- brand, type, color, fiber, whatever)? I'd say I'm most like a multicolored novelty yarn. I like glitz and color!
2. What is your favorite color yarn to knit/crochet with? Purple! I love all shades from orchid to deep royal purple.
3. Have you ever used variegated, or magic, yarns? Yes! I love using them! I even have a skein of Prism yarn's Wild Stuff that I'm still trying to decide what to use it for.
4. Do you tend to favor certain fibers when choosing yarns? I prefer natural fibers and blends, but will buy high quality acrylics.
5. Do you prefer to work with center-pull or traditionally wound balls of yarn? Either one is fine. I have a yarn swift and ball winder to wind yarn into center-pull balls if necessary.
6. Have you ever worked with organic yarns or are you interested in trying them? No, but I wouldn't mind trying them.
7. How many and what projects have you made in the last year? I've started quite a few for myself that I haven't completed, but I've done fine with the gifts I've made for others. I've completed a slew of scarves both knitted and crocheted, a felted bag, and a crocheted baby blanket to date. I've also made scrumbles for challenges in my Freeform group, which can be viewed on my blog.
8. Will you be knitting any gifts this year? Most definitely! I enjoy making gifts for loved ones. I think it is more meaningful and enjoy putting in the effort to do it.
9. What is your favorite one skein project? I love Glampyre's One Skein Wonder and the Baby Petal Bib in One Skein, although I own neither patterns.
10. How much yarn do you have in your stash and how do you store it? Oh my gosh, I've lost track! I have a sleeping porch full of it, a closet full of it, a cabinet full of it, and bins full of it! It drives my husband nuts, but he tolorates it along with my bins of fabric. Mostly I store it in bins, boxes, and clear plastic bags.
11. Do you have a yarn in your stash that you love so much you can never use it or part with it? Yes, that Wild Stuff yarn I mentioned before and most of my Berrocco and Colinette yarns.
12. Do you knit less or differently in the summer? No, I just take it with me when I'm out enjoying the weather! I knit/crochet less now that I have a 5-month old to take care of, though.
13. Do you belong to any knitting groups (online or offline)? I belong to a local SnB group and am a member of the International Freeform Crochet and the Multidirectional groups on Yahoo
14. Pal, please confirm for me your mailing address (some East Coast zip codes may have lost the beginning Zero value and appear as four digits, and some pals were in the process of moving when they registered). 48061
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Spiral Baby Blanket
I finished this spiral baby blanket for a friend at our local SnB group. I gave it to her last week. She is expecting a girl, which she should have had by now. I found the pattern online at AngelCrafts (member site) and had been wanting to try it out for a while. I think I'll have to make one for my son in blues and white!
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