Category: tips
working with wool in the summer
Summer in the New York metro area can become very humid and hot. I am working on a sample crochet project that is due in a few weeks. It is beautiful lace-weight wool shawl at a fine gauge. While I prefer small projects in the warm months, this was an opportunity I didn’t want to…
a quick tip for spinning, knitting, crochet, weaving … life
A good friend received a new spinning wheel yesterday and asked me for some advice this morning. I sent her to links of posts I’ve written, other useful articles, and we found an online class that she’ll start with. Tonight as I took five minutes to spindle and to keep up my #tuesdaysareforspinning streak, I…
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…