Category: tips
quick tip for balance and focus
In today’s hyper-connected-media-saturated world, we’re faced with constant demands for our attention. I find it important for my creativity and mental health to take time away from the allure of constant media consumption, especially social media. Whether it’s a sabbatical for a weekend or only a few hours, taking the break aids in finding balance…
a quick crochet tip
I love coil-less safety pins for marking my crochet stitches but sometimes I don’t have one at hand. This happened to me the other day while I was waiting to pick my husband up at the train. I was crocheting a crochet cat toy for my foster kittens and wanted a way to mark the…
swatch checkin!
Just a quick checkin with my Saturday swatch project! It’s still going strong and each week I look forward to finding something new or different to swatch. You can follow along by searching my instagram tag, #psgswatches. I’m no longer working exclusively from sample mini skeins, in a few cases I’ve used my Saturday swatch…
Spinzilla!
Spinzilla starts tomorrow October 5th and runs through the 11th. If you are spinning, good luck and have fun! I won’t get a chance to start spinning for team Happy Fuzzy Yarn before Tuesday night*, but I thought I’d put together an updated post of spinning resources as it’s been a year since my last…
today’s tip: tracking the tapestry needle
I’ve tried various methods over the years to keep track of my tapestry needles. Nothing helped no matter how cute the packaging was. I never seemed to have a tapestry needle when I needed one. I’d often walk around the house with one stuck in my sleeve. Years ago I started pinning spare coil-less safety…
a bit about my notebooks
While I rely on Ravelry to record quite a bit about my knitting projects, I keep track of even more in my notebooks. Beyond tracking the contents of my various project bags in my current log book, I also keep a volume for what I’m making. In my daily logbooks I record just about everything…