What Type of Yarn Should I Learn With?
Occasionally I get a question like this from a student: “What kind of yarn is best to learn with?” Most classes, online and in-person, will include in the description a specific type of yarn the student is…
Tips and Tricks for Devious Knitters: Yarn Substitution
There is both an art and a science to yarn substitution, and whole classes have been taught about the subject (in fact, it’s something I address at some length in my upcoming lecture, “What Makes a Knitting…
How the Knitting Landscape is Changing in Response to COVID-19
Money is tight, and knitting can be considered a luxury item, but lots of us rely on knitting either for our livelihood or for the maintenance of our sense of well-being. This makes me even more grateful…
10 Yarn Commandments
1. Thou shalt makest the projects thou enjoyest making, and use the yarn thou enjoyest using and can afford, yea verily even though it be not the yarn or projects all the "cool knitters" prefer. 2. Thou…
Virtual Fiber Festivals
Since the cancelation and reorganizing of so many events this year, I've found it hard to find listings of those events that are still happening online (and the new ones that have been added). The good news…
What Do You Do With a Swatch?
I was sorting through my bits 'n' bobs basket this morning... you know, the place where you keep the leftovers from your projects? That one. I found a few swatches shoved in there that had
