Today I'll share what I learned while swatching Oink Pigments Mystic. This is a relatively new yarn, it debuted last summer. It's my new favourite and absolutely delicious to knit and crochet. Mystic is a 3-ply DK weight yarn and is 100% 17-micron (µ) Superwash Merino. It retails for $29/skein. Oink Pigments Mystic in Poison Apple What does that … [Read more...] about swatch project: oink pigments mystic
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swatching & schedule
Instead of writing here, the time that I normally set aside for this has been devoted instead to swatching. Here's the resulting pile of some of what I've worked up over the past several weeks: This includes yarns from Anzula, Artyarns, Lorna's Laces, Oink Pigments, and Yarn Over New York. What will these swatches become? A few are for … [Read more...] about swatching & schedule
five gift ideas
I know. It's the time of year when we're bombarded by lists about the best gifts for everyone we know. While it's not my personal tradition to go gift crazy this time of year, here are my suggestions for now and year-round! Gift one: Time Right now everyone wants more time. Perhaps you could help out with chores or errands. Maybe offer … [Read more...] about five gift ideas
tangled frogs
I didn't mean to vanish. Sometimes yarn has other plans for you. It can also happen that one issue cascades others. Over recent weeks I've felt that my superpower has been to tangle yarn and redo the same project multiple times. drops It began with dropping a couple of stitches off the knitting machine. While I'm speedy with a crochet hook, … [Read more...] about tangled frogs
book review – Vanishing Fleece
Clara Parkes has a new book out, Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool. While I was able to secure an advanced reader copy through Netgalley, it took a rainy Monday afternoon a week after the book's official publication date for me to curl up and enjoy her journey. In Vanishing Fleece, Clara Parkes' love song to American wool, follow the … [Read more...] about book review – Vanishing Fleece
swatching, storage
Now that my September Swatch Project has ended, the problem to solve is: how do I store them? It's a problem I need to find an answer to. I'm not thrilled with my current solution for the Anzula swatches. First some personal background and my swatch storage history. My academic background is in computer science as well as information and archive … [Read more...] about swatching, storage