It’s done, it’s done, and it’s time to talk about it! I finished this capstone pullover back in March, actually. I had so much fun knitting it that it was finished in just a couple weeks. But now, I’m about to talk about it on the next episode of the Wool Circle, so I wanted … More Capstone Sweater: Finished
It’s been a while since I talked about my “Track 2” sweater project! I’ve finally had the big reveal of this yarn on the Wool Circle: Episode 115 this month. These are all progressive yarns, made of several combo spins that change and shift through the length of the yarn, so there’s only so much … More Capstone Sweater: Yarn!
I’ve been in a bit of a verbal creative block lately. I’m certainly creating a lot of stuff, but I’m having trouble wording, at least anything longer than an Instagram caption. I think when Jared left on his week-long trip in mid-March, part of my brain just compartmentalized. I need it to wake up now … More I Turned Thirty-Eight
“Dyeapalooza” of last summer was Part 1 of the exercises at the end of chapter 4 of Color in Spinning by Deb Menz. The combo spinning that resulted in the “Skep” blanket (pattern by Kate Davies), is Part 2 of those exercises. This is all from page 110 of her book. I used these exercise … More How I Spun and Knit Through Skep
The fall flew by. December is always so busy. Even January had enough deadline and events to buzz past. But this month, February, finally ground to a crawl. Every December, I look forward to the deep winter. January, February, and March are just less demanding. I did the math, and on a very good week … More February 2024 Round-Up: Deep Slow Winter
So for the Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs book study we’re doing over at Wool n’ Spinning, we’re offering two ways to spin along as we go through the book. You can, of course, go through the book and spin sample by sample. But not everyone is in a sampling place, so we created “Track … More Capstone Sweater: Fiber and Prep
Happy New Year everyone! It’s the first day of a new year, but I’m not quite done looking back yet. You’ve maybe heard of a “Make 9” – an Instagram grid of 9 projects that you plan to make. I didn’t make one of those last year. But looking backwards instead of forwards, I decided … More Made 9 2023
I had one (1) goal for December this year: Keep Christmas simple enough that I could actually enjoy it. For me, I succeeded. There was stress, there was yelling, but much less than usual. There were coping mechanisms, there were screens, but there was not as much angst about it. We prepared the way for … More December 2023 Round-Up: Christmas Blast
After yesterday’s one-week impulse project, the other finished project I have to share with you was a long-term project! Very long-term, as it turns out. The story of this item begins in 2010, when I was working for a yarn shop in Maryland called Cloverhill Yarns. The shop had a prime booth at the Maryland … More Attuned
I keep expecting some part of this fall to drag, and it keeps not happening. I can’t believe it’s December already. It honestly doesn’t feel like much of anything is happening all month; I stay at home most of the time and the days start to blur together. So let me take a moment to … More November 2023 Round-Up: Suddenly Winter
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