While most of my planning and goal setting happens in the autumn, I often use the new calendar year as a time to make small changes for my business. This year’s shift is to meet the modest goal of flexibility and finding new ways to adapt during this continued and prolonged period of change and … [Read more...] about Hello, again, world.
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Gifts for creative individuals
It's that time of year—you want to support your favorite makers and organizations during the holiday season. This year's edition of this post is a revised and recycled regift. I'm cleaning up and revising all the posts I've written about this topic over the years and updating for the new world we … [Read more...] about Gifts for creative individuals
Book Review: The Step-by-Step Guide to 200 Crochet Stitches
We know that I have a thing for stitch dictionaries. I'm especially fascinated by crochet pattern libraries because I didn't know they existed for the first decade or so I crocheted. The Step-by-Step Guide to 200 Crochet Stitches is the book I wish I had when I first started to figure out how to do … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Step-by-Step Guide to 200 Crochet Stitches
3 tips for washing wool
It's my favourite time of year -- I'm no longer the only person wearing and washing woolen items. Today I'll discuss 3 tips for caring for items that are made with wool. While this post is written mostly geared to knit socks, it does apply to other woolen items. A future post will discuss both short … [Read more...] about 3 tips for washing wool
knitting stripes, a tip to “carry up”
The first time I worked a project in stripes I was confused what it meant to "carry up". How did I do that? My sole reference book at the time simply stated: "Wrap the working yarn around the other yarn(s) every 2-3cm (1in). Make sure the yarns do not pull."[1] Did I twist the yarns together to the … [Read more...] about knitting stripes, a tip to “carry up”
preparing for sheep and wool
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). As we know, the pandemic has changed … everything. Some events have opted to go completely online, others are in-person, and a … [Read more...] about preparing for sheep and wool