Category: tips
How I choose my travel projects
While there’s always a small project in my bag, the projects that travel are chosen with different criteria. It’s always tempting to try to bring everything with me, the question “what if I want to work x, y, z” is a tempting siren song. Over the years I’ve discovered what travels best with me and…
notebooks for travel
When it’s a regular knitting journey either to knit-night or a short road trip, choosing what to bring is easy. The question becomes daunting when faced with longer travel and further complicated if an international trip is on the horizon. We’re approaching peak travel season here in the US. Early next month, I’ll be in…
swatching for fun(damentals)
Whisper the word swatch in a yarn shop and I bet most who hear it will either shudder or groan. Sometimes I grumble with everyone else; while swatching isn’t yet my favorite part of every project, as I work through year two of my saturday swatch project, I’ve learned to love to swatch for fun…
reference books – knit and crochet
The internet can be a vast and wonderful space, full of information beyond your wildest dreams. It can also be vast and overwhelming, full of information beyond your wildest dreams. It doesn’t really matter whether you’ve knit or crochet for weeks or years, sometimes the urge of curiosity strikes. Sometimes a mug of warm tea…
tips: needles, hooks, and an iron
The needles and hooks in my collection are varied and diverse for a good reason: they are used in different situations. There are three main factors to how I choose one particular needle over another: size, material, and tip. Size For me, size refers to both the hook or needle size and the actual length…
comfort foods, comfort projects
I won’t deny that it’s been a rough week. I’ve found my tips on project selection from last week very helpful. Most of the meals I’ve made are those that make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, and I’m choosing similar projects. What projects am I finding comfort in? I’m weaving more. The warp on…