Stacey

I first heard about Extreme Double-Knitting when it was in its infancy… I met Alasdair Post-Quinn on Ravelry and heard that he was writing an ‘encyclopedia of double knitting’. I was intrigued. I volunteered to knit a sample for the book. I’m delighted to see, now that I have the actual book in my hands, […]

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I’m super-busy this week… I had a book signing at Knit New Haven last night, and I’m hopping on a train in an hour or so for a signing at A Tangled Skein in Maryland tonight (if you’re in the DC-area, come by! 7-9pm!). But busy is no excuse to not make progress on projects, […]

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After you knit or crochet your first project, you’re immediately faced with an organizational problem: weird bits of leftover yarn. The more projects you do, the more these scraps build up. And, if you don’t organize your scraps well, they have a habit of tangling themselves together into one giant knot. Not good. So, even […]

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Love knitting cute monsters? Rebecca Danger’s Big Book of Knitted Monsters has been on the wish-list of every monster-knitter I know! And for good reason: it’s packed full of adorable monster patterns. This book isn’t for every knitter out there, so you’ll want to skip down to reading my review to see if it’s for […]

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Happy Tip Tuesday! I get asked pretty often, ‘how do you wash your amigurumi, especially if you use non-machine washable yarn?’ Well, that’s today’s topic! As you may have read on Friday, I crocheted two owls that I used as cake toppers. Even though the icing was pretty hardened, one owl inevitably ended up with […]

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Remember on Wednesday I told you I was crocheting some little owls that were going to be part of something very special? Well… Today is 11/11/11, and Tim and I are getting married! And the owls are the topper for the wedding cake! We thought 11-11-11 was the perfect date since I’m American and Tim’s […]

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I’m fairly proficient at hand-winding center-pull balls of yarn… so I put off getting a ball winder for a long time. However, a few weeks ago, I made the move: I purchased a Yarn Ball Winder, and I’m so glad I did! My hesitations I’ve worked in 2 different yarn stores over the past few […]

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store: Homespun Boutique address: 314 E. State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 date of visit: October, 2011 I had no idea what to expect when I visited Homespun Boutique. it’s a store with no website or Ravelry listing… which often means it’s an outdated yarn store with not so lovely yarns. Fortunately, Homespun Boutique far exceeded […]

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I’m super excited to have Kristen Rask on the blog today for an interview that will give us all a little insight into the world of plush! Kristen is the author of Plush You! (an adorable guide to sewing plush creations) and has just released Yummy Crochet! Besides writing, Kristen runs a storefront called Schmancy […]

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Most of us have a couple of knitting or crochet Works-in-Progress going on at one time. For today’s Tip Tuesday blog post, I’ve gathered ideas about different ways to store in-progress works. Store them neatly, and you’ll avoid the perils losing your hook or spare yarn associated with the project! I gathered ideas by asking […]

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