Thursday, June 3, 2010

My two main hobbies are genealogy and knitting. With that in mind, I have written lots of How-to Guides for Helium. These are the ones I have completed for knitting. Do any of them sound interesting to you?

http://yarn-needle-crafts.helium.com/how-to/10718-how-to-bind-or-cast-off-in-kni
http://yarn-needle-crafts.helium.com/how-to/10429-how-to-avoid-ladders-when-knit
http://www.helium.com/how-to/10385-how-to-cast-on-knitting-stitches
http://yarn-needle-crafts.helium.com/how-to/9180-how-to-control-stitch-tension-i
http://crafts.helium.com/how-to/9367-how-to-join-yarn-and-change-colors-in-knitt
http://crafts.helium.com/how-to/9368-how-to-knit-and-join-yarn-using-circular-ne
http://yarn-needle-crafts.helium.com/how-to/9349-how-to-knit-with-double-pointed
http://yarn-needle-crafts.helium.com/how-to/10255-how-to-make-a-cable-in-knittin
http://yarn-needle-crafts.helium.com/how-to/10224-how-to-make-a-double-moss-knit
http://yarn-needle-crafts.helium.com/how-to/10717-how-to-pick-the-right-knitting
http://yarn-needle-crafts.helium.com/how-to/9348-how-to-pick-up-dropped-stitches
http://crafts.helium.com/how-to/9217-how-to-use-circular-knitting-needles
http://yarn-needle-crafts.helium.com/how-to/10223-how-to-read-a-knitting-chart
I have been furiously making How-to Guides for Helium with the goal of completing 100. If I am one of the first 15 I will get a prize incentive. Maybe a stupid incentive, but I'm on my way. These are the Genealogy How-tos I have done.

http://hobbies-games.helium.com/how-to/10651-how-to-obtain-veteran-service-recor
http://hobbies-games.helium.com/how-to/10654-how-to-organize-your-genealogy-data
http://hobbies-games.helium.com/how-to/10683-how-to-find-vital-records-for-your
http://hobbies-games.helium.com/how-to/10652-how-to-prepare-a-pedigree-chart
http://hobbies-games.helium.com/how-to/10682-how-to-store-your-genealogy-data
http://hobbies-games.helium.com/how-to/10472-how-to-use-the-social-security-deat
http://hobbies-games.helium.com/how-to/9550-how-to-plan-a-genealogy-research-tri