If you read this blog, it's likely that you are a fiber lover and that you appreciate the lengths people (like yourself) go to to manipulate string, thread and yarn to create something amazing. With that in spirit, I hope you check out some wonderful happenings taking place in Summit right now. Most pressing, the… Continue reading Yarn and Painted Threads
I just had my first foray into mosaic knitting, and for one, I can’t believe it had taken me this long. This method of color-work knitting has been around forever, but it was truly mastered in the1960’s by Barbara Walker. In the last handful of years there’s been a huge resurgence of mosaic knitting, and… Continue reading Mosaic For All
We’re back with super-bulky yarns, with new colors of old favorites (fun, punchy colors of Rasta are here from Malabrigo) and we have a brand new coffee table book from Loopy Mango with several of their most popular knitting patterns (and a few new patterns exclusive to the book)! There’s a bunch of reasons to… Continue reading Fall 2019 Super Bulky Favorites
Laine’s Issue 9 arrives to stores today, and many of us in the fiber community are aware of the uncertain future of this publication. I began by reading the editor’s letter which Jonna Hietala titles “Confessions of a Broken Mind” and discusses living with bipolar disorder and its recent impact on her mental state. I… Continue reading The Confessions of Laine Issue 9
I have to credit Carrie with planting the seed for this week’s blog in the last several weeks. First of all, Carrie has been working a ton over the summer and watching beautiful yarns sprinkle into the store throughout August. We have some gorgeous new fingering-weight yarns in the store (Cascade’s Merino Dream, Malabrigo Sock)… Continue reading One Skein Wonders: Fingering Weight Shawls and Cowls
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