Thoughts about crafting in general, or people who have influenced me.
A little over a month ago, my husband and I learned that one of my family members has a terminal cancer diagnosis. As we don’t live nearby and due to Covid can’t even visit (literally probably can’t get there – definitely can’t in any helpful way thanks to quarantine rules),… Read More »A Last Project for a Very Knit Worthy Person
Every profession, hobby, sport, etc… has it’s own humor. Some are inside jokes based on the vocabulary and jargon unique to the subject. These, I’ll admit, tend to be my favorite. Some are based on stereotypes of the people who participate in it or create broad (and harmful) generalizations. These… Read More »Thoughts on Knitting/Crafting Humor
On Sunday, we had our family needle felt session, with Cecilia Ho from FelTastic Fashion as our instructor. My husband comes from a large extended family – his mother is one of six children, and he has quite a few cousins. They are a family with a fairly strong creative… Read More »Family Holiday Felt Session
On Saturday, the last two months of my Clan of Igor subscription from Undercover Otter arrived. They were dyed and shipped together due to some challenges in getting the yarn sourced for November – it was going to be late. Thanks pandemic. Anyway, as usual, I realized I hadn’t shown… Read More »A Year of Igors and Otters
The vote was unanimous – pick one of the photos of the Cliffs of Moher. Ok, so The Vote was what AwesomeE said to pick. Y’all gotta step up if you don’t want her to let the power get to her head. After some careful deliberation, I settled on one… Read More »Cliffs of Moher and Kitten Prevention
Alright, so I’ve gone through photos and narrowed it down to, well, still eight to choose from. But hey, I have a LOT of photos! So that’s progress. What do you think? I figure post-Thanksgiving dinner will be the perfect time to get started.
A little while ago, I mentioned my plans to make a totally kick-ass bright knit jacket from several of the Clan of Igor colors I received in the spring. I knit up my gauge swatch, washed it, measured it… and then sat on it for a while as I slowly… Read More »Drat you gauge!
I finished my “Chocolate Sensations” batt last week. It’s still sitting on the spindle where I can admire just how much fiber I crammed onto the spindle: I’m not sure I’m a fan of the fire-star. It was annoying to spin with, tried to fly everywhere, and left a bit… Read More »Another batt down…
I’ve been plugging along on the Arequita Tunic, and while I know I’m only a few inches from the end, I feel like I’ll never get there. I’ve been on staycation all week, which you might think would lead to spectacular knitting progress. But it’s been bloody hot, and also… Read More »Will it ever be done?
Fiberworld 2020 I recently learned about Fiberworld 2020 in a Facebook group I’m in. It’s occurring from August 19-23rd and consists of online vendors, demos and classes. I’ve bought my ticket because it looks promising – it’s attracted Abby Franquemont as one of the teachers and it was put together… Read More »Needlefelt and Fiberworld 2020
