Reaching Out, One Stitch At a Time
Have you ever found a project you love, but you don’t love the yarn they use and you wonder, “Can I substitute that for a different weight yarn?” The quick, one word answer is no. BUT, there are a few small instances where you can …
Do you budget for yarn – or does your yarn spending feel out of control at times? Have you put yourself on a yarn diet only to break it after a month? Whether you’re on a limited income, or you’re just ready to cut back …
Normally my monthly interview & reviews feature industry crochet designers. Today I want to introduce you to someone I met recently. Melanie is the founder of Go Knit Yourself – which makes “sustainable yarns for a cozier world.” While she has done some design work, I decided …
Do you every build dream lists? Things you’d love to buy someday. I have one many of those kinds of lists. One of them is a dream board of yarns I would someday love to design patterns with. I decided to pick my top 5 …
Winner of Thursday’s giveaway is…….Tami Dragon. As I think back to all my mother has taught me, I am reminded of just how dedicated she was to her children. Her second greatest accomplishment (in my opinion) was teaching me to crochet. ;) As I began …
Ok, I admit it, I’m not really good at diets. Especially ones that involved giving up something I love. LOL So, I’m trying not to think of this as starving myself of more beautiful yarn out there, but to use some of the beautiful yarn …
> Ok, I did a post the other day about my opinions on the pros and cons of yarn bombing. (click here for post) Some made comments that they didn’t know what it was, so I thought I would shed some light on the subject. According to …
>I’ve decided to take part in the 2nd Annual Knitting/Crochet Blog Week. This is going to be a stretch for me because, as most of you know, I don’t blog daily. I’ve been wanting to do more blogging, and eskimimi has picked the topics, so …
>My goal for 2011 was to use up as much of my yarn stash as possible . . . without adding to it. I told my hubby its my yarn diet. Let’s just say it hasn’t been going very well. I started out great by organizing my …