Category: general
August’s Current Projects
I’ve been very focused on a big project for my other business so there hasn’t been much spare making time away from the computer. In the few free moments, I’m working on knitting and crochet comfort food projects to help sooth my brain. For me that means garter stitch and granny squares. The brilliant Miriam…
July’s Current Projects
It feels, at the rate the summer is speeding by, that yesterday was mid-June and tomorrow I’ll wake up to August. While there is progress to report on many projects, it feels that there isn’t much new to show. This Happy Fuzzy Yarn project in DK Merino is waiting for me to finish revising the…
June’s Current Projects
I came back from TNNA/Columbus with a few goodies in my carry-on, including a Cricket Loom. I’ve been slowly weaving through the sample warp of Lion Wool I put on while I wait for a 12-dent heddle. Look for details about these adventures when I fully review
adopt some new artwork today!
I’m always on the lookout for great gifts for my friends. I’m very lucky to be surrounded by talented and creative people. I wish I could make everything I give, but that’s not practical. Mercedes (of Brioche Chic fame) has been posting gorgeous watercolors to her Instagram for a while. She opened a redbubble shop…
sample swatches
I finished the swatch project for Happy Fuzzy Yarn and my handspun, knit, crochet, and woven samples were displayed in the booth at the summer show for TNNA, The National Needle Arts Association this past weekend. Fibres and colourways shown are: 100% BFL in Hemoglobin, 100% Falkland in Crete, 100% Polwarth in Sunset, 100% Merino…
May’s Current Projects
It’s mid-May already? I’m in pre-TNNA focus, I finished spinning all the Happy Fuzzy Yarn samples and am now knitting, crocheting, and weaving my heart out. Fibres and colourways shown are: 100% Bombyx silk in Death & Taxes (center); clockwise from top: 100% Falkland in Crete, 100% BFL in Hemoglobin, 75% BFL/25% Silk in Kelp,…