Going to StitchesEast was like diving into a box of chocolates. Not that everything suited my taste, but, boy, I sure relished what did. Delicious would be a word I’d use for some of the new and favorite yarns I brought home.
Posts Tagged as ‘Yarn’
June 11, 2009
Talk about a knitalong…
Award-winning artist Rania Hassan loves her knitting. I mean, she really loves her knitting, as evidenced by her marvelous sculpture/mixed media work “Knit Together.”
June 6, 2009
Real Men Knit…
It’s pretty obvious I’m passionate about knitting. Lots of women are, in fact. But did you know that Real Men knit?
May 28, 2009
UFOs!
I’m sorry, but aren’t I supposed to blog about my stuff? My ideas, theories, thoughts, wanderings, and pasttimes? Yes, of course I am. Except I came across this blog that…well….it’s far more deserving of a post than anything I can think of right now.
May 23, 2009
Wild Linda Cortright and Her Fab Fibers…
Writer, publisher Linda Cortright is an uncommon human. Her commitment to her magazine, Wild Fibers, is vast. Equally vast is her commitment to the wild “fibers” that walk on four legs all across our spinning globe. In pursuit of her passion, Linda’s traveled from Kyrgyzstan to Tanzania to New Zealand and just about every place [...]
May 11, 2009
New Hampshire Sheep & Wool…Had a blast…
Saturday morning the skies threatened to open up. I donned rain gear, boots, a hat. I packed two cameras and notebooks and some dollars for food. For yarn, I slipped my checkbook into my bag. Nothing would deter me from the New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival. My friend Chris and I left for the fair [...]
May 5, 2009
Teach Yourself Visually Hand-Dying…
Barbara Parry’s Teach Yourself Visually Hand-Dyeing is out. Barbara, of Foxfire Fiber & Designs, should be proud of her first book. Congrats! I’ve seen Barbara’s hand-dyeing up close and personal. As I write this, I’m knitting with her hand-dyed sock yarn. It’s delicious. Believe me, she really knows her stuff. Hand dyers and spinners will [...]
April 27, 2009
World Record Tea Cozy…
A new Guinness World Record has been set for the largest tea cozy. Knit in England and just completed. A COMMUNI-TEA event in Great Dunmow set a new Guinness World Record for knitting the world’s biggest tea cosy.Residents of Croft House Nursing and Residential Home used 1924 squares of wool to knit the cosy, which measures [...]
April 26, 2009
Knitting Mentors…
West Annapolis Elementary School needs knitting mentors. I’d love to be one, except living in New Hampshire puts me out of the loop. Shucks. Here’s the article from The Capital, HometownAnnapolis.com: Around Annapolis: Annapolis knitting club keeps ‘em coming back A tightly-knit group has formed at West Annapolis Elementary School. You could say their after-school club has [...]
