It's autumn and that means the fall sheep & wool festival season. These events are fun for the entire family but can be overwhelming the first time (and ever after). This post shares my tips for attending a festival in person. I walked many trade shows before I went to my first sheep and wool …
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tunisian crochet resources
Over the past few years, I've fallen in love with Tunisian crochet. It was a long time coming. Honestly I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. When I was a child, I wanted to learn to knit and couldn't figure it out. My mother couldn't and said it was "too hard" so she hated it. We both knew …
technique tuesday: granny squares (& other motifs)
Happy Granny Square Day! Don’t worry if you didn’t know that was today (15 August); I hadn’t heard about it until earlier this week. May your counting be correct and your ends weave themselves. Granny squares were the next thing I learned to crochet after perfecting miles of chains. When I was 7, …
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Making with Notes
Notes and notebooks are an invaluable part of everything I do. By recording observations, ideas, triumphs, and failures, I've created an environment that I can review and learn from. This process enables me to find new patterns (in all senses of that word) and draw different connections to create …
Thoughts on my supply & tool organization
My studio is a feline friendly space so I need to keep it tidy. That task is easier when I also keep it organized. The system evolves as my work and priorities shift. Today's post shares a few thoughts about my system. Why organize? In addition to helping me safely share my life with a cat or …
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Swatch Thoughts: Focused vs Sampler
There are as many ways to swatch as there are to create. Two of the most common methods are sampler and single swatches. A sampler can combine multiple techniques, materials, or tools in one. A single swatch, by contrast, decides on the variables and keeps them consistent throughout. Is one swatch …