Until recently, I have never considered myself a *crafter*. At the age of five, I was a young first grader. And who would have thought that I would have picked up a skill, a crafting skill, at that age, that would stick with me for life. Now, almost thirty-five years later, I am still knitting [...]
If it ain’t in progress… …don’t start it. Ok. So I paraphrased here. The point is…I have an incredibly BAD habit of starting new projects. I start them, all gung ho…ready to go and then… They sit. Current works in progress: 1. A Cardigan for Arwen. This was to be my masterpiece. I selected a [...]
The Olympics are a time of friendly competition, forging new friendships, overcoming personal challenges, reaching personal bests. In the deep, dark recesses of the internet, out where everyone can see, we find Ravelry.com which is a knit and crochet community, for anyone who is not familiar with it. And thanks to Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, who started [...]
I’ve seen some amazing things. And I’m sure this isn’t new. But my friend Tina just showed me how she uses a crochet hook to bind off. Have you done this? I tried it. It was AMAZING!!! No more too-tight bindoffs. Rock on!
The celebration of the New Year is always a challenging time, filled with joy for the celebrating, sadness as we say goodbye to all the good things we’ve accomplished in the past year and relegating them to mere memory, and apprehension as we enter a new year filled with possibilities. Maybe you look at the [...]
I am curious to know what bits and pieces of your craft you are constantly buying (aside from yarn!) My own personal list includes the following: Tapestry needles Stitch Markers Tape measures Stitch Markers Oh, did I mention stitch markers?
In early 2007, Kate Jacobs spawned a whole new generation of knitting clubs. I have an email in to her, via her website, www.katejacobs.com, to get an exact number of how many clubs reported that they were started because of her book. But Kate Jacobs is easily accessible, in the sense that she will make appearances [...]
…and the things I wish I could knit. I realized today that my ever-growing list of gifts has not even been started on. I better get cracking. I also started reading Zen and the Art of Knitting. Will let you know what I think. For now, to bed.
So three days ago, I received what I assumed was a marketing email from Lands’ End. Usually, I don’t read them, but the subject of this one caught my eye. ”Celebrity Knit-Out at your Lands’ End Shop.” So I opened it. It promised a book signing with Kate Jacobs, New York Time best-selling author of [...]
Take a ride headed northbound on Rt. 119 from 495 in Littleton. You’ll find yourself on a nice drive through a rural area, past a farm with a stand to sell its wares, and you’ll be on your way to The Woolpack, which is owned and run by Janet Hampson. The shop itself is one [...]
