On Creativity and Making: Knitting, Adult Coloring, Embroidery
Knitting Hiatus During the height of my knitting-induced repetitive stress injury in my left wrist, when I was still working in the yarn shop, I met someone who...
Tag: knitting
Knitting is back in my life
For the first three Wednesdays in November, I taught a knitting class that I had committed to before I’d injured my wrist. I hadn’t canceled, becaus...
Garter stitch alpaca cowl and little trips around Duluth
One-handed knit stitch cowl with squishy soft alpaca yarn On Saturday, we went to Apple Fest in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Even though I can still only knit with one ...
Fiber Tourism: Visit to Frosty Ridge Alpaca Farm
As you may know, my recent inspiration to get out and about in my hometown of Duluth, and to blog about it, was inspired by nostalgia for my study abroad days. ...
Fiber arts adventures, inspiration.
Working in a yarn shop, there are a lot of things I am tempted to buy every day that I work. On Friday, I finally gave in to the temptation to purchase the Wild...
Summer linen lace stole
After a spate of hot and humid days, we had a sudden change in weather yesterday, with gusty winds and overcast, but not rainy, skies. I’m not a person wh...
I wish I were better at taking pictures of my knitting
Priorities: Writing, Knitting I’m so overdue for a blog post, but blogging often falls to the bottom of my priority list. Once Astrid is asleep, my priori...
Astrid’s not-so-baby blanket.
I’ve been working on this blanket for Astrid since early December and I’m not tired of knitting it. I’m 3/5 of the way done. I say 3/5 because...