Posts Tagged ‘yarn’
Knit & Needlepoint: Boston, MA
store: Knit & Needlepoint address: 11 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 website: http://www.needlepoint-boston.com date of visit: August, 2010 Knit & Needlepoint is located on Newbury street- the 'high fashion' street of Boston- less than a block away from the Boston Common. It's a long street, so don't despair... as long as the street [...]
Why yarn labels can be deceptive…
Let's say that you're in the yarn shop, looking for a yarn. The gauge of your pattern is 5 stitches to the inch. You see these two labels (pictured below). You may be inclined to think that the first yarn is perfect (because the gauge is exactly what your pattern says), and the second yarn is the wrong yarn... ...and, you'd be wrong. [...]
Knit New Haven: New Haven, CT
store: Knit New Haven address: 26 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06510 website: http://www.knitnewhaven.com date of visit: ongoing I always find the store spotlight posts the most difficult to write. After all, how can you be sure that you're properly conveying the calmness that a yarn store has, or the softness of the wonderful yarns on [...]
Making yarn from fabric strips
I recently knitted a bath mat using yarn that I had made from fabric strips. Unfortunately, I didn't photograph the entire process (because I didn't know I'd like the end product so much!), so this post is more of a guideline than an actual tutorial... but I hope you'll get the idea about how to make your own. Making yarn from fabric is a lot of [...]
Banana and Recycled Silk Yarns!
I love yarns from unique fibers... and I just stumbled upon a couple great ones! Frabjous Fibers makes yarns from lots of incredible fibers, such as nettles, sari silk (a by-product from making Saris) and banana fibers! Above, you'll see photos of two colors of Banana Silk yarn, celery and turquoise. It's handspun by women in Nepal, so not [...]
Fibre Space: Alexandria, VA
store: Fibre Space address: 102 N. Fayette Street Alexandria, VA 22314 website: http://www.fibrespace.com/ date of visit: May, 2010 Alright... I'll be honest. I have a crush on Fibre Space. Yup, I'm infatuated with a store. It's everything you could want a yarn store to be. It's beautiful, it's comfortable, it has an awesome supply [...]
The Yarn Spot: Wheaton, MD
store: The Yarn Spot address: 11406A Georgia Ave, Wheaton, MD 20902 website: http://www.theyarnspot.com/ date of visit: May, 2010 The Yarn Spot is a newcomer to the DC-area yarn-shop scene... but don't let that fool you! They're a fabulous, beautiful and well-stocked store! The first thing you notice about the store is that it's [...]
Organizing the new yarn room!
I'm happy to report that I'm making steady progress on organizing my yarn after the move! In contrast to our previous apartment, I now have my own room for crafting! It's an amazingly beautiful room, too... it has an entire wall of windows (not pictured) that face onto the street and let light in all day long. It's so bright, I haven't even [...]
Using a Nostepinne (replacement)
In this blog post, I'm going to show you how I used a sunscreen bottle to wind beautiful balls of yarn! When you purchase yarn that comes in a hank, you'll need to wind it before using. You can usually wind your yarn at your local friendly yarn store when you purchase it... however, if you want to wind your yarn into a ball at home (maybe [...]
Silk yarn production spotted on TV!
If you know me, you'll know at least two things: I care about our environment (especially as it pertains to yarn production) and I watch a lot of TV (particularly, the History and Travel channels). So, I was delighted the other day when these two interests collided with Andrew Zimmern (on Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel) visited Thailand, and [...]
