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I’m thinking about #NAKNISWEMO2016 already
I’m one of those people who gets annoyed at seeing Christmas decorations come out right after Halloween. I like my holidays low key and in discrete, small chunks. But uncharacteristically, I’m getting...
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Succumbing to KAL Peer Pressure
I’m attending the January Thaw retreat in 2017 and I’m struggling with retreat KAL peer pressure. The KAL is to knit one of Laura Aylor’s patterns using Sun Valley Fibers Yarn (the host of the event)....
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Spinners love to share their tools
My little Akerworks spindle is my favorite travel spindle. It fits into my purse easily. And because it’s made out of carbon fiber and plastic, it’s pretty hard to destroy. I’ve been carrying it around...
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Fickleness, Thy Name is Knitter
I’m in a CLEAN ALL THE THINGS phase at home. Organize, organize. Sweep, vacuum, dust, cough. I’m de-cluttering as fiercely and quickly as my husband will permit. Out go the old snow boots, too small by...
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Destashing is Good for the Soul
I have a tendency to horde yarn. When I buy yarn, I invest it with possibilities: a story of what it will be someday. It’s hard to give up those stories. So I tell myself a new story. The story of a...
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Four Little Yarn Turtles
Four little yarn turtles All in a row Two big ones A small one And baby without a proper shell Cat crashes the photo Great furry body Dwarfing the frightened turtles It’s an irresistible compulsion...
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Two yarns, both alike in dignity
It’s amazing how fiber choice and spinning technique can change the appearance of your finished yarn. Both of these yarns were dyed by the same dyer (Into the Whirled) in the same colorway (The Woods)....
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Spin Guilt
After several months of no spinning, I’m back with a vengeance. And before I’m allowed to spin any new singles, I’ve tasked myself with plying the singles I’ve already spun. I need to free up some...
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Spinning woolen like it’s worsted
Tried a new experiment this week. I had a bunch of hand carded Corriedale left over from a previous spinning project. I decided to try spinning it worsted. I know, I know. Why go to all that effort to...
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The Stupid Button Band Betrayed Me
It’s hard to conceal my ire. I was so proud of how this Reverb cardigan was turning out. The purple yarn was lovely. The pattern was easy to follow. I knew the cardigan would look super-hip on, and...
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A troubling hat trend
I said I wouldn’t overdo it this Christmas. You know, with the whole knitting thing. Last Christmas I made myself a little crazy and I swore I wasn’t going to do that to myself this year. But somehow I...
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Coming to a critical, woolen juncture
I was sorting my Ravelry projects page the other night and came to a startling realization: in the last few years I’ve knitted myself a LOT of sweaters. The hand-knit side of my winter wardrobe is...
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An Experiment with Yarn Dominance
I’m so into stranded color work these days. No matter what, I’ve got to have at least one stranded project on the needles. A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a simple stranded mitten pattern on Ravelry...
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A Cozy New Sweater Just in Time for Autumn
It’s going to be 80 in southern Minnesota today. The leaves are still firmly attached to the trees and stubbornly green. But in a few weeks all of that is going to change and I’m going to be ready....
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Playing with Mom’s Drum Carder
During a recent visit home, Mom and I took some time to play with her new Pat Green Duncan drum carder. For those fellow fiber geeks who want to know, Mom has the hand-cranked Blender/Carder 8 Inch...
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Appreciating the Small Things: A Shout Out to Imperial Yarn
Imperial Yarn, I am taking this opportunity to publicly applaud you for two things you are doing right. Thing 1: The way you tie your tags The tags are securely attached, but with a firm bow, not a...
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Shepherd’s Harvest Wool Festival, in Photos
My Saturday at the Shepherd’s Harvest Wool Festival in Lake Elmo, MN. Rabbit Agility, it’s a thing. 4-H shows off the skills of their highly-trained rabbit athletes. They all seem to like to hide in...
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Yarnover Recap in Photos
Last weekend, Mom and I made the joyful trek up to Yarnover. We shopped. Adorable felted ride-em horsies We took a Fearless Two Color Mittens Class from Mary Scott Huff. Mary started out the class with...
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What I’m Excited About In Knitting Right Now
1. Yarnover is coming up this weekend. I’ll be driving up to attend with my mother, another yarn-junkie. We’re both taking classes (fearless two color mittens and spinning cabled yarns). I’ll try to...
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My Favorite New Spring Knits. I’m Casting Them All On Right Now.
Usually I have more self control and knit-scipline than this. I can pick one or two projects and work at them diligently. I may have yearnings after other patterns and yarns, but I’m able to stay...
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