News & Notes From FGF
Defeat Festival Overwhelm!
Do you get overwhelmed at yarn or fiber festivals? Do you feel like you buy yarn that sits in your closet, mocking you and demanding to be used? Do you feel like you have a stash but not a collection? You are not alone! You have plenty of company. I hear the anxiety...
Is it Too Hot to Knit?
I hear all the time from people who can't think about knitting in the summer time. Have you heard this too? Maybe it's just me and maybe it's just my job, but I knit when it's cold and I knit when it's hot. But I don't knit outside, in fact I don't do much outside in...
Color 101- Color Harmonies Part 3
Triads, Tetrads and Sequences In previous videos I have taught about color principles and color harmonies We are down to the last 3. Today we will be talking about Triads, Tetrads and Sequences. If you would like to watch this video, click here. Triads are simple 3...
Color 101-Color Harmonies Part 2
Complementary Color and Splits This is the 3rd in the series about color theory and how to use this knowledge to pick colors and patterns for your knitting or crochet. If you want to watch the video, click here. Last time we talked about the soothing color harmonies...
Fixing Mistakes
Fixing Mistakes Have you ever realized just how hard it is to proofread your own work? When I was teaching, I would suggest that the kids read their work backwards, word by word. Because we already know what it is we wanted to say, but did we really say it? That's the...
Color 101- Color Harmonies and a Look at Value
I've just started a You Tube Channel, did you know that? Here is the link to my channel. Last week I posted a video about color value and began to talk about color harmonies. Here is the video. If you would rather read about this topic here it is: Hi everyone,...
Color 101
This week I started a YouTube series about color. The intent is to help you to find your love and joy of your yarn collection again. I want to help you pair yarn and patterns. So today's session is for us to get on the same page about color. Some of this you may...
Finding Your Joy!
Joy is not the same as happiness. Joy is in the small moments. It is in the smell of cinnamon almonds and kettle corn. It is in the turning of the fall leaves. It is in the light playing off the Potomac as you are crossing over it. It is in the feel of a...
Be the Curator of Your Collection–a free ecourse
It’s summertime. It’s hot. It’s sticky. The last thing you want to do is knit. And when it is so hot outside, you may not be thinking about doing anything with your yarn. I know that I don't want to spend anytime outside in the humid hot air. My hair doesn't act...
Correcting Mistakes
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford It was brought to my attention that one of our patterns had a couple of flaws in it. Thanks Anja! That pattern has been out in the world for a couple of years. I wonder why I'm...
