In the workshop we learned that wristers can be made with a single color of yarn or stripes, with contrasting beads all of one color. White beads were the most popular in Lithuania.
Found this today on the internet. Use a drill to spin the fine silk of the milkweed plant into a yarn that you can use.
Wool tends to be an attractive, classic and itchy fabric. While classic wool garments are warm, long lasting and can be very attractive, the itchiness of the clothing sometimes makes you less than inclined to wear wool items.
[one_half]Discover any new yarns in 2011? I did and I’ll tell you about them over the next days. First up, Quince & Co., a new yarn company founded by Pam Allen and Carrie Bostick Hoge, features wool yarns in multiple sizes and organic linen. Their wool yarns are, according to their website, “sourced and spun […]
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An iPhone app that let’s you search for a yarn store in your area for that item you forgot to bring with you. Let MapMuse’s Knitting Shop Locator help you locate knitting shops across the United States. With this app you can easily search an interactive map of knitting shops and knitting clubs. Get it […]
As the Great Sock War rages, the world wonders who will prevail, toe-up or cuff-down? Pick your side, or be brave enough to fly both flags.The Great Sock War: peace at last?craftsy.createsend5.comIn an effort to make peace amongst the Great Sock War fa…
“It’s pretty much agreed that the origins of knitting are placed somewhere in the Middle East.”Ancient Middle East Craft is Knitting Bridgeswww.greenprophet.comSome of the earliest examples of knitting have been found in Egypt: a tatty pair of Egypti…
Merry Christmas Eve. I love that my mom has knitted so many warm cuddly things for me to steal.
Cold hands at work while using your computer? Worried about computer security and someone stealing your passwords while you type? Check out the photo.