The National Needle Arts Association meetings are a great time for the fiber arts community to get together and learn what’s new in the world of yarn and design.
I’ve only been once but it was an overwhelming lot of … Read More ...
Classic Elite Yarns Closing its Doors
We hear a lot these days about local yarn shops closing their doors, but less often do big players — or what we think of as big players, anyway — in the yarn industry shut down.
But that’s what’s happening … Read More ...
New Knitting Subscription Box Service by Vickie Howell
Have you heard about Vickie Howell’s new yarn subscription service?
Called Yarn Yay, it’s a monthly subscription box that includes large (100 yards and up) samples of fun yarns, a knitting pattern you can use with some of the … Read More ...
Learn What to Do with All those Great Gradients
Gradient yarns are having a moment, and with good reason. People love the ease of being able to work from one ball of yarn and have amazing color changes appear before their eyes, or using mini skeins in a range … Read More ...
A Stash of One’s Own by Clara Parkes Review
Yarn stashes, like any other collection, are highly individual, and every knitter probably has a slightly different feeling about his or her stash (or lack thereof).
Clara Parkes (who you might know from Knitter’s Review) asked a bunch of … Read More ...
The Trick of Variegated Yarn: Different Looks in Different Crafts
I know a lot of knitters are multi-crafters, doing knitting as well as crochet or weaving or other yarn (or non-yarn) crafts.
And of course yarn looks different when we use it in different crafts, but I’ve never done a … Read More ...
Yarnit Creator Competes on FUNDERDOME
I had never even heard of the Steve Harvey show FUNDERDOME until I saw that Kate from Yarnit was going to be on it.
It’s an entrepreneur competition show where two different ideas are pitted against each other for funding. … Read More ...
How to Estimate Yardage in an Odd Ball of Yarn
If you have a bit of yarn left over from a past project or any ball of yarn that has lost its ball band, it’s natural to wonder exactly how much yarn you have there.
It’s never a good idea … Read More ...
Fun Things to Do that Aren’t Exactly Knitting
I think most of us sometimes make things with yarn that are not knit, or delve into other crafty areas that might be somewhat connected to knitting. So here’s a quick roundup of projects that have come across my radar … Read More ...
Yarn Line Celebrates the National Parks
I received word recently about an interesting project that I thought some of you might be interested in.
Knitting Our National Parks, a project at Indie Untangled, is bringing together indie dyers to create colorways inspired by photos of … Read More ...
Does Knitting or Crochet Take More Yarn?
Most of us know that crochet tends to be — or at least feel — a little faster than knitting, because the stitches can be a lot taller than a standard row of knitting. But does crochet also use more … Read More ...
Why Alternate Skeins When Knitting with Hand-Dyed Yarn?
Hand-dyed yarn is so beautiful and unique, so much so that every skein is a little bit different.
That doesn’t mean we have to confine ourselves to single-skein projects. It does mean we need to do a little extra work … Read More ...
A Great Idea for Sorting Your Yarn Stash
It’s well documented that my yarn stash is a mess. And while I’ve never been able to completely document it, that’s something I would like to do.
I can’t handle putting it all on Ravelry, but this analog version might … Read More ...
Is There a Right Size for a Yarn Stash?
As I’ve mentioned a few times this year, I’m working on clearing out my office and decluttering, organizing and getting rid of some things I don’t need or won’t use.
I have focused a lot on getting rid of books … Read More ...
Gift Idea: A DIY Kit and Gift Cards
It’s a little late in the game to be ordering gifts for people and expecting them to arrive on time, especially from artisans at etsy or specialty yarn shops.
But if you happen to have a local yarn shop nearby, … Read More ...
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