Homemade Caramel Recipe
Many years ago when my husband was in grad school and we were young and poor, I decided to learn how to make candy so I could gift everyone something homemade (and cheap) for Christmas. My experiments…
A Really Good Idea
Have you ever had a good idea get a little out of hand? A little while ago I decided it would be fun to teach sock knitting by way of making a little Christmas stocking. I set…
You’re Doing What Now With That Knitting?
I’m cutting it. I also threw it in the washing machine on hot. Then I put it in the dryer. Also, I didn’t weave in any ends. At all. I just sort of let them dangle out…
Tips and Tricks for Devious Knitters: Testing Yarn for Color-Fastness
Here are two questions with one great answer: 1.) What do you do with your yarn ties after removing them from the hank, other than throwing them away? 2.) Is there an easy way to check for…
What’s Next: A Christmas Stocking Class (That’s Really a Sock-Knitting Class in Disguise)
After a fantastic (and very full!) weekend of teaching and socializing at Rhinebeck, I’m looking forward to what’s next. And that, if you are wondering, is a series of classes that I’m teaching outside of any festival…
10 Things I Love About Virtual Festivals (and 10 Things I Miss About In-Person Festivals)
I can attend in my pajamas. Everyone can see my hands easily when I teach. No one can see the mess on my floor. I can afford to attend more festivals when there are no travel costs.…
Where to Find Me at Rhinebeck
You won’t have to wander the aisles or search the food lines to find me at Rhinebeck this year … just follow the links! Free and open to all Rhinebeck attendees: Friday, Oct 16 6:15 PM Eastern…
2020, What Have You Done To Me?
I’ll be attending my first Rhinebeck next week, and though it will be virtual, I’ll be attending as a teacher. I didn’t see that one coming. This time last year I was between weekends away, looking forward…
On the Road Again (Not Really)
I suppose it is one of the delicious absurdities of life during a pandemic that although I have been physically going nowhere, my weekends have been jam-packed with fiber-related activity, as more and more events are moving…
