Please treat everyone kindly. Stay home if you can. Wear a mask. If you can't avoid an in-person interaction, keep the mask on and stay as socially distanced as possible. This includes everyone you interact with, the package delivery person, the salesperson at the register, and even the … [Read more...] about 5 Gentle Reminders
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Creativity when you can’t focus
If you are anything like me this week, you want and need to be doing something with your hands to either wake up your brain, calm your thoughts, or perhaps both at once. However, you may be wary to work on an existing project. Stress tends to wreck havoc on yarn tension and the ability to focus on … [Read more...] about Creativity when you can’t focus
3 Book Reviews: Natural Colors & Customized Shawls
I read voraciously and love when I read books in groups that create possibilities I hadn't expected when I started each title. That's the case with these three books. First, I'll provide short thoughts on each title of the trio and then how they could be combined for exciting new … [Read more...] about 3 Book Reviews: Natural Colors & Customized Shawls
Fixing Mistakes
If you look closely at my progress on the High Sierra Shawl in my last post, you'll see that the edge looks different from other samples. I read the instructions and intended to follow them, but my fingers did what they wanted. My eyes warned me it wasn't correct, but I was too excited by the … [Read more...] about Fixing Mistakes
in progress (25 September 2020)
Instead of becoming distracted by posting to social media, I periodically write about the projects I’m working on here. Honestly, there hasn't been much progress on existing projects since the last time I wrote. The humidity this summer was not kind to my planned work and there were too many large … [Read more...] about in progress (25 September 2020)
local yarn store day, 2020
Tomorrow, 12 September 2020, is Local Yarn Store Day. I hope you'll find a way to support participating stores and businesses. This day was designed to celebrate and support local yarn stores, think of it as a yarn crawl of sorts. This year, like most everything, things are different. Please check … [Read more...] about local yarn store day, 2020