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tips for after sheep and wool

23 October 2023 | by penny | No Comments

two goats: a dark grey and a light natural colored laying on hay in a barn

The days after a sheep and wool festival (or any large event) are ones which can cause a range of emotions. Today, the day after Rhinebeck is one of work and recovery. To help you process, I gathered a few of my favorite tips for recovering from a large creative event. My Number One Tip - …

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preparing for sheep and wool

21 September 2023 | by penny | 2 Comments

a knit sheep on a dark grey background. The lighting casts a shadow.

It's autumn and that means the fall sheep & wool festival season. These events are fun for the entire family but can be overwhelming the first time (and ever after). This post shares my tips for attending a festival in person. I walked many trade shows before I went to my first sheep and wool …

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tunisian crochet resources

15 September 2023 | by penny | No Comments

mannequin with a black long sleeve tshirt wearing the multimesh cowl looped three times

Over the past few years, I've fallen in love with Tunisian crochet. It was a long time coming. Honestly I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. When I was a child, I wanted to learn to knit and couldn't figure it out. My mother couldn't and said it was "too hard" so she hated it. We both knew …

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technique tuesday: granny squares (& other motifs)

15 August 2023 | by penny | No Comments

stack of multicolorful motifs in progress on a black background. in front are 6 centers, the stack includes the first 3 rounds for the "literary fragments blanket"

Happy Granny Square Day! Don’t worry if you didn’t know that was today (15 August); I hadn’t heard about it until earlier this week. May your counting be correct and your ends weave themselves. Granny squares were the next thing I learned to crochet after perfecting miles of chains. When I was 7, …

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Making with Notes

06 July 2023 | by penny | No Comments

Tuxedo Cat on a messy desk with a ball of pink yarn in her mouth.

Notes and notebooks are an invaluable part of everything I do. By recording observations, ideas, triumphs, and failures, I've created an environment that I can review and learn from. This process enables me to find new patterns (in all senses of that word) and draw different connections to create …

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Thoughts on my supply & tool organization

03 June 2022 | by penny | No Comments

Two shelves, the top shows labeled containers with crochet hooks or knitting needles, with a container behind holding larger straight needles, and a jar with yarn scraps. Below is a wooden chest of drawers labeled with washi tape:"notions, scale", "chiaogoo", "hiya", "crochet", "3.75mm". There are some books partially visible in the image

My studio is a feline friendly space so I need to keep it tidy. That task is easier when I also keep it organized. The system evolves as my work and priorities shift. Today's post shares a few thoughts about my system. Why organize? In addition to helping me safely share my life with a cat or …

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