Category Archives: knitting

A Little Progress

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Byopia Press

I did more papier-mâché experimenting this past week as well as coming up with new forms. The test piece on the right went a little wobbly along two edges of the opening.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2023: Day Fourteen and Wrist Warmers

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Byopia Press

Today’s project is for the knitters in the audience. A wrist warmer, when worn, contains part of the human anatomy. I call them wrist warmers because the name finger-less mitten or finger-less glove has always seemed slightly silly to me. … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Eight and Some Knitting

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Byopia Press

This isn’t a knitting blog, but I knit and I occasionally write about it. I have even posted knitting patterns. Today’s post contains one old pattern and one new one. ***** From March 1, 2020: Last summer when it was … Continue reading →

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DIY Hallowe’en Slider Card

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Byopia Press

I haven’t posted a new DIY paper project for a while, but the approach of Hallowe’en gives me an excuse for a seasonal slider card.

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Inheritance

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Byopia Press

I now have new confirmed dates for my exhibition Square Dance. It will be on at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery from January 16 to March 6, 2021. (Covid-related rules will apply.) The last wall piece for the show —Inheritance— … Continue reading →

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It’s Too Darn Hot

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Byopia Press

It’s actually quite cool this morning, and yesterday wasn’t too bad, but most of the week had temperatures around 30ºC. It was too hot to work with folding paper in the daytime —my hands sweat at that temperature— so I … Continue reading →

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Memory Bank

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Byopia Press

I spent the week folding paper and assembling the five cubes for the work tentatively named Memory Bank. The cubes will be displayed as a group, but also work individually.

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Chinese Checkers aren’t from China

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Byopia Press

I have been working on an artist’s book for the March #areyoubookenough_hexagon challenge on Instagram. It includes a game of Chinese Checkers. In doing some research I discovered that Chinese Checkers are not Chinese at all.

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Some Simulated Stamps

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Byopia Press

After completing I’ve looked at clouds I got G is for Geography back out of storage. In all the excitement at finishing the embroidery on the covers for the interior intersections, I forgot about the stamps! All the stamps used … Continue reading →

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Meteorological Memories

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Byopia Press

I continued work on I’ve looked at clouds this week.

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