Patterns, projects and techniques
Liven up your scarf-making. Embellish your hats. Or simply relax and sink yourself into a down-like pillow. All this is possible when you are creating with the newest novelty yarn from Red Heart®, Pomp a Doodle™.
This new fun and … Read More ...
I learned something new today! Thanks to Alice of TheKnitStitch.com
All yarn is not equal (that part I did know).
Besides being many different colors and styles, yarn comes in different weights, and makes a huge difference in what we … Read More ...
Twist Collective is a pretty cool online knitting magazine. It has patterns of all shapes, sizes and kinds. This latest features men’s, women’s and children’s sweaters, articles about painting lace, Four Seasons from Sheep To Skein, Socks, Knitting with Wire, … Read More ...
So, my daughter is in serious trouble. She calls and says, “Go to this yardsale. They have TONS of yarn”, she says. “More yarn than I’ve ever seen in one place, ever!” She recants. “It’s your heaven”, she teases, “your … Read More ...
Nashua Handknits announces two new yarns for Spring 2009:
Creative FocusTM Silk: We are very excited about our 100% bourette silk in a bright palette of fifteen shades. Creative FocusTM Silk knits at 5 sts to the inch with each … Read More ...
First of all, that question is just ridiculous. If we didn’t pay for yarn we didn’t need, our stashes would be in dire shape.
But, if you only need just a bit of a certain color and don’t want to … Read More ...
We’ve all done it. Don’t even try to deny it. Happily knitting along and
What to do, what to do. Well, in keeping with the Valentine’s theme this week, we’re going to learn how to marry yarns … Read More ...
Ingredients:
1 batch of humorous cartoons about knitting and everyday life.
3 shakes of the inevitable boo boos
and a generous helping of short essays.
Bake until it’s green and you’ll have the cutest little … Read More ...
Kookburra Wool Wash is the latest product to fall victim to my use and abuse list. I like to try these things myself, without reading all the hype, so I can realistically make up my own mind about the products.… Read More ...
Muse in My Yarn
Full of color, yards of magic abound;
In baskets, boxes and trees all around.
Such a feeling I have never enough.
Do I imply that I could need more stuff?
Two or three more cones or … Read More ...
Winding Wool
by Robert Service
She’d bring to me a skein of wool
And beg me to hold out my hands;
so on my pipe I cease to pull
And watch her twine the shining strands
Into a ball so … Read More ...
Ok, so maybe sheep and goats should not be reffered to as “Walking Yarn” but anyone addicted to yarns will know how I feel.
Dreamend of owning your own yarn supply? But Don’t have room for some “Walking Yarn” in … Read More ...
CaronYarn Company introduced the newest member of the Simply Soft family of yarns—Simply Soft Heather. A true marriage of soft lustrous fiber with soft, sophisticated colors makes Simply Soft Heather a truly special new yarn for fashion garments, … Read More ...
I’m still reading my [tag]Interweave Knits[/tag] magazine and drooling over many of the [tag]patterns[/tag] and [tag]yarns[/tag] showcased.
One new yarn that caught my eye is made from [tag]Mongolian Camels[/tag]. This is a new fiber brought to the United States … Read More ...
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 … Read More ...
