Sep
26
Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival, this weekend at the Fairgrounds in West Branch, MI.
I can personally guarantee a fun time will be had by all. Free parking. Free admission. Food on the grounds. And lots and lots of yarns…
Sep
25
I love knitting cables. I love gadgets. I’m always looking for new gadgets and things to try out in my knitting. New techniques, new ways of doing old things. Actually I just love knitting, but then….
So. Cables.
Cables can turn an ordinary…
Sep
24
2 books have recently stumbled down my path, found their way into my life, and depostited themselves on my coffee table. Here’s what I found:
Knitty Kitty is an engaging tale, written by David Elliot, complete with gorgeous illustrations, by Christopher…
Sep
23
These beautiful socks are the design of Gardiner Yarn Works. They have decided to donate profits from the sale of this pattern toward the
Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund,
which has been totally depleted by Ike and Gustav.
http://www.gardineryarnworks.com/patterns/hurricane.html
Buy this pattern between…
Sep
22
I’ve figured out why I don’t like to de-stash. For one thing, it involves using yarns that have outlived their “O.M.G I Need To Knit With This Right Now”-full ness.
But, I think mainly, it’s like using up an emergency cache…
Sep
18
My current WIP is the Sunrise Circle Jacket from Interweave Press. Apparantly I didn’t do the math real well when I figured that the amount of hand-dyed, one of a kind yarn I bought over a year ago was enough.
Almost,…
Sep
16
Sep
15
Grab the jerky, gatorade and your portable guide to knitting on the go. Knit 1 For The Road includes 10 beginner and intermediate projects, all using the same size 8 needles and a small, standard assortment of accessories. This book…
Sep
13
Jane Thornley. I first was introduced to Jane’s innovative “free knitting” techniques on Ravelry. She was knitting a beach! Yup! A beach. And not only that, there were lots of others knitting beaches too! Hmmm. Fascinating. That one I couldn’t…
Sep
12
Whils’t wasting time surfing the net for cool and interesting stuff, I found this:

What is “this”? You might ask?
Just type in your zip code and it brings up all of the yarn stores in the vicinity! Going on a road trip?…
Sep
11
The fall issue of Knitty is out! And now they’re print friendly.
Good grief. So much for canning tomatoes tonight. I’m going to have to cast on for at least 2 more projects. And Jane Thornley’s Feather and Fan KAL is starting…
Sep
10
roomy enough for the whole plastic Denise Needle Case if you want to put it in there, but you…Sep
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Sep
5
CraftGossip’s own Jewelry Making Editor, Barbe St. John is a spinner in disguise! Gasp! Who knew???
And, to make room in her area, she’s giving us a 35% discount on her handspun yarn!
She’s got lots and lots of different…
Sep
4
A local school, George Mather Forbes School No. 4, is starting a knitting club for girls in grades 5 & 6. School No. 4 is a Rochester City Elementary School comprised of 420 students in grades K-6.
In January 2008, School…








