Feb
27
Are you interested in trying a new yarn, but afraid to spend the money to experiment? Check out this forum for information. There are posts about all types of yarns and help from those who have used them. Their experiences with major yarn…
Feb
22
In this post of 2/19 Marnie Maclean writes about gauge. Not important you say? Well, would you build a house that needs to be 20 blocks wide, but not determine the width of the block? Do you buy shoes without trying them on…
Feb
20
I spent this past weekend googling for yarn shops on the internet. Do you know how many shops have a presence on the web? The result of this search was 1,280,000 hits – almost 1.3 million pages that mentioned “yarn shop†somewhere on…
Feb
19
The Winter 2007 Happily Handmade giveaway will begin accepting entries on February 12th. You can only enter the giveaway through the fabulous Independent Artist sponsors. This giveaway is sponsored by a group of independent artists who are promoting their shops with…
Feb
15
Today I was disappointed with my local yarn stores. It may have just been a bad day for the clerks also, as we had 6 inches of snow drop last night, but I was ready to spend money and they didn’t…
Feb
14
I wrote earlier in the week about podcasts and how you can listen to them on your PC or mobile device (Ipod, Zune, Zen or other) and keep up with events and issues surrounding the knitting community while you knit.
Today,…
Feb
13
According to the Bank that Blue Moon used to receive cash and credit card payment for the Rockin’ Sock Club 2007.
I can’t believe that a bank actually thought a sock yarn club is a scam, because, after all, no one buys…
Feb
12
There are many places on the net to get free knitting patterns. Some contain pictures of the items, most are text only sites and you can just print the pattern. I am focused on socks currently (could be the cold Michigan winter…
Feb
11
Podcasting is not an old internet capability, but relatively new. In 2003 regular podcasts started showing up on well-known Web sites and software support for podcasting spread throughout the internet. Wikipedia describes podcast as a media file that is distributed by subscription…
Feb
10
Continuing on from the post of a few days ago, I came across this blog entry. It’s a challenge from Wendy Johnson. Wendy is a lifelong knitter and creator of one of the most popular knitting blogs online. She has been quoted…
Feb
9
Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting is the name of the current exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, NY. The exhibit runs January 25 - June17, 2007. List of artists in this exhibit can be found here - artists.
This…
Feb
8
Do you purchase yarns for their beauty and color, or maybe for the unique texture? Have you bought yarns that were rare, or extremely unique? Do you have a stash of yarns waiting for that next project, the project you haven’t found…
Feb
7
Knit-out events are held all year long. The next events are to be held February 10 & 11, 2007 in Pittsburg PA and February 17 and 18, 2007 at the Mall of America.
Stitches West 2007, February 22-25, 2007 Santa Clara Convention Center,…
Feb
6
Most knitters know that Barbara Walker’s Treasuries are indispensable. We use them constantly for designing, for help with a difficult pattern, and for pure inspiration. That’s where the Walker Treasury Project comes in.
A group of knitters have displayed on the web many…
Feb
5
Tired of making socks with DPN? Want to try something different? Try the Magic Loop method of using circular needles.
The Magic Loop technique has been around for ages, but it’s best explained in a booklet published by Fiber Trends titled “The Magic…






