Laine has set a high bar for knitting mags. I’ve written before that it’s really more than just a knitting magazine - it’s a quarterly published tome that exalts the work of those who make things by hand. For me, I find myself unable to dive into praise when looking at other knitting mags or… Continue reading In La La Land with Laine
Last week Akari arrived to Wool & Grace. This is a brand-new yarn from Noro. It comes in ginormously round skeins - 526 yards or so - of beautiful and soft, worsted-weight yarn. It is a blend of cotton, silk and mohair - plus a few other materials that make it easy to work with.… Continue reading Behold the Blarf
During a recent polar freeze, an intrepid Wool & Grace knitter came in for help. One of my former Thursday students, I recalled that she’d made herself a Her Sweater from Loopy Mango the previous winter, and I told her that I was feeling jealous and wanting one of my own. She nodded in agreement… Continue reading Get Loopy
It's no secret that all of us at Wool & Grace love love LOVE Katia's Cotton Merino yarn. It's a heavenly soft blend of cotton (giving it a sturdy core) and merino wool (which is ultra soft and wraps around the yarns cotton core like a halo of wooly loveliness). We've made a Better Than… Continue reading Two New Things to Make with Katia’s Cotton Merino
Last week I talked about selfish knitting, something I fully endorse. This week the universe is telling me to think about knitting selflessly. First there was my daughter’s teacher who asked another knitter in a big group conversation to make she and her daughter a hat (matching… adorable). When the other knitter explained… Continue reading Knit Selflessly
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