Category: tips
My 3 step method to evaluating a new tool
What better way to test ergonomic knitting needles than during a super stressful period in your life? Days before my world turned upside down for a few months, Stacey Trock (the Creative and Marketing Director of Louet North America) sent me not one but FOUR different knitting needles to review (the FTC wants you to…
rest for creative inspiration
Rest improves creativity. Personally, I am most inspired when surrounded by nature. I was privileged to spend last weekend in Banff National Park. It was beautiful and I’m slowly processing what we experienced and the photos we took. Photo shows Lake Louise, within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. If you would like to help…
trade show preparations
This weekend is the summer trade show event for the needlearts industry. It’s an event I look forward to each year. There are many benefits to attending a trade show no matter your industry, in my prior life I looked forward to Legaltech each January. Why attend a tradeshow? Trade shows offers a concentration dose…
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…