Category: tips
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…
counting in spinning
Counting in spinning is very different than how we count for knitting or crochet. Yes, we still (generally) use base-ten to count, but the whats and whys are very different. Counting helps me spin a more consistent yarn. While you can make art yarn, I tend to focus on more traditional results and the resources…
counting in crochet
A few weeks ago I wrote about counting in knitting. Today it’s time to review counting in crochet. Counting is different for crochet than for knitting as you generally only have one stitch on the hook at a time and need to count not just to make each stitch, but along the way. As you…
counting in knitting
We learn to count as young children and often take great delight at successfully counting, well, everything. Why is it that when we add yarn and needles to the equation we discover counting isn’t as straightforward as we thought? I know I’ve often uttered the trite refrain “be quiet I’m counting”! This post is not…