I consider myself to be pretty lucky with my kitty. While she will totally go after a piece of yarn dangled in her face, and knitting needles left poking out of a project are awfully tempting for a chew, she mostly ignores my yarn. I can safely leave a ball,… Read More »She knows I like yarn
Or, I guess I need to buy more yarn A few weeks ago I ordered some yarn for a new project I want to do. I selected The Fibre Co Lore because I’d used it previously to make my leg warmers, and I choose Brooklyn Tweed Shelter because I loved… Read More »Back to the drawing board
You may recall that at the start of the year I said it was really good I hadn’t resolved to go on a yarn and fiber diet, because I’d already been shopping online. Well, I thought I’d show you what’s arrived in the mail since then. But first, my lovely… Read More »Recent Stash Acquisitions
I brought a mix of yarn from the US to Germany – different colors and weights, and also a mix of yarns with a specific pattern in mind and others with just a general idea of what I might do. Take the yarns above – I was pretty sure I’d… Read More »What makes a project special enough?
(or crochet, spin, or otherwise use yarn) … you convert your cat’s growth into skeins of yarn. Kitty and I had a trip to the vet today for a booster shot, and the vet said she’d gained 300g* since our last visit four weeks ago. When it comes to people… Read More »You know you knit too much when…
I feel like I’ve been on a it of a yarn buying spree – but for other people – lately. Well, mostly… there were those two impulse skeins of Regia, but what sock knitter can resist inexpensive sturdy and pretty sock yarn? Irresistable combo. I still haven’t learned to head… Read More »Yarn Fairy
Know what’s great? When you learn that a friend/family member/colleague or similar has decided to take up knitting (or crochet, spinning, etc…). Why? A couple reasons. The first is frankly probably the most important: I genuinely believe fiber and textile arts/crafts to be really fullfilling and fantastic pursuits. They involve… Read More »Putting on my enabler hat
Sunday was our day at the festival. We picked Sunday because: – it’s when there was still room in the classes we picked – more stuff was likely to be closed in Brecon on Sunday – festivals are often a little less crazy on Sunday than Saturday. Since I can’t… Read More »Wonderwool Wales
I confess. I went shopping for more yarn online and I put yarn in my cart, and I finished checking out. Some people would offer mitigating circumstances – there was an ad on Ravelry, they were looking for yarn to finish a project in progress, somebody talked them into it,… Read More »Premeditated
Yesterday I had a really important mission: find a blanket. My aunt is coming to visit us for the holidays, and while we have a comforter, we feel a second blanket for a little extra warmth is a good thing to have. I can’t count on her having arctic/alpine animal… Read More »Irrational Dislikes and a Mini Project
