Hi there! Today is the first day of Knitting and Crochet Blog week, and I’m really excited to be participating. If you’d like to join in, click on the banner above for details! Today’s post is a tale of two purple yarns… one loved, one less loved. And, it’s not like the less-loved one is a bad yarn… he just wasn’t the right yarn for me. Let’s begin… The most-loved One of my favorite yarns is…
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A Year of New Techniques- 2KCBWDAY2
Hooray! More Knitting and Crochet Blog week! Today’s topic is to discuss new techniques you’ve learned this past year. As some of you may know, I’m a crochet designer (I design amigurumi), and I’ve been crocheting for as long as I can remember. And, I’ve been knitting for less than 3 years (so, still TONS to learn!). So, today, I’m going to talk about the new knitting techniques I’ve learned this year, a…
Continue ReadingOrganize that stash! 2KCBWDAY3
It’s day three of Knitting and Crochet Blog week! today’s topic is about how yarn is stored…. so, I’ll give you a little tour of my studio! First of all, I should confess… I don’t have a very big stash. I don’t like having a stash. If I want to make a new item, I’d like to go to my LYS and get the perfect yarn for that project… I don’t want to feel obliged to sift through yarn that I wa…
Continue ReadingWhere are they now? 2KCBWDAY4
It’s day four of Knitting and Crochet Blogging Week! Today’s topic is to talk about some projects you finished a while ago, and say what ever became of them. I have over 300 finished projects on Ravelry, which is a lot of project to talk about! So, today, I’m going to focus on projects that I’ve made, that I love and still use nearly every day. (Maybe, on a different day, I’ll chat about the ones that only got used…
Continue ReadingA Monkey’s Morning- 2KCBWDAY5
…Today’s theme for Knitting & Crochet Blog week is to do something ‘a little different’… perhaps to use a format we don’t usually use. So, Owen the Monkey asked me to photograph what he was up to this morning… I hope you enjoy! Owen is now working the day away… hope you enjoyed his morning! Happy Friday!…
Continue ReadingSkills on the Frontier!- 2KCBWDAY6
We’re still rolling with Knitting and Crochet Blog Week! Today’s topic is to discuss the skills that you hope to acquire in the next year! This topic is definitely something to think about! I’ve been learning to knit pretty vigorously- so I have amassed quite a pile of skills: I can knit right and left-handed, continental and American (throwing), forwards and backwards. I can make socks on double points, on either one or two ci…
Continue ReadingMy Knitting Time- 2KCBWDAY7
Today is the last day of Knitting and Crochet Blog Week! I’m sad to see it go, but also excited to get back to my regular postings, like Tip Tuesday and Work in Progress Wednesday. If you’ve found my blog through KCBW and like it, then please subscribe to the blog’s feed, because I’d love to keep seeing you! Today’s topic is to talk about your knitting and crochet time. Where do you spend it? What do you do? Well…
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