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Tip of the Day: Auditioning Skeins that Work

by | May 3, 2021 | color, knitting

In this quick tip and trick of the day, I walk you though how I put together skeins that will work well together in a shawl, sweater or larger project where you want multiple skeins. Of course if you love any of these combos, you can get them in my webstore. I also...

getting closer WIP Wednesday

by | Feb 3, 2021 | fibershed, WIP

This is my Fibershed sweater. I’m working on the sleeves. And it’s almost done. I’m beyond the elbows. What’s taking so long you ask? Well I’m doing the sleeves two at a time. I’m doing a series of blips which is a 12 row repeat on...

WIP Wednesday: No Rhinebeck Sweater Update

by | Sep 30, 2020 | WIP, wool

Okay people. I’m on the second cuff. I’ll be finished with that this afternoon, I think. The next step will be to finish the bottom of the sweater. As a recap, I was worried about having enough yarn. So I put the sweater body on a cable and I decided to...

upping my knitting game

by | Aug 28, 2020 | knitting

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how I live every day during these pandemic times.  How many times do I get up and walk around the house or around the block…well our “block” is 25 acres of trees, grass, deer and rocks.How many times...

the no-rhinebeck sweater

by | Jul 31, 2020 | Yarn

So that’s it. All the fiber festivals that I was going to be at are now closed. They aren’t totally closed. Many will have a virtual marketplace instead and I’m participating in at least 3 of them. At this time of year, most Rhinebeck goers would be...