• Giveaway WINNER // Della Q

    Random number generator chose comment no. 20, which was Pam, who wrote: I keep my circular needles in my Della Q combination knitting needles and crochet hook case. The other circulars live in a clear scrap…

  • sweater knitting.

    Over the years, I have knit many many sweaters*. And I’ve made tons of mistakes: Yarn too dense for a pattern, yarn knit at too dense a gauge, yarn knit at too loose a gauge, wrong pattern…

  • a waltz.

    After my previous post about this yarn, I got to thinking about why most projects have some area of angst or turmoil about them. If I can see that turmoil through by letting it be, leaving…

  • Fibre Friday

    Each week, we all work on various fibre-related things that we are excited to share with one another. Some share on  Instagram (use #fiberfriday – note the American spelling to keep things simple on Instagram!) but…

  • the aftermath.

    It is difficult to write about this sweater because it has gone on for a very long time. I started this back in the fall with high hopes of finishing it quickly but I became distracted…

  • Fibre Friday

    Each week, we all work on various fibre-related things that we are excited to share with one another. Some share on  Instagram (use #fiberfriday – note the American spelling to keep things simple on Instagram!) but…

  • Is making yarn enough?

    There have been some very interesting thoughts circling around in my mind recently about my making. Some of it may have to do with the ‘Slow Clothing’ movement, which has been steadily gaining momentum. I have…