…) I’ve also been super into bead crochet! I’m getting ready to open up the shop next Tuesday (after Labor Day) and I’ll have a whole selection of beads available. Squee! Great (yarn-y) Links I just added a books category to my site. It includes my books as well as some of my faves! Check out the bead crochet one! I’ll be heading to Stitches Texas, will I see you there? I love these stitch markers that @kiwafruit made from o…
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…I realized there’s no way for me to reply individually! Many of the comments in this section were compliments… and for each and every one of those, I thank you wholeheartedly! It makes me so happy that you love my site! More video tutorials. I’m so happy you like the videos! I’ll keep trying to add more! More magic balls? Yes, the magic balls are everyone’s favorite! They are very time consuming to create, and they a…
Continue ReadingHow much yarn does crochet use? Single vs. double crochet
…one stitch covers more surface area. In this month’s Ami Club ebook download, I crochet swatches and directly compare how much yarn you’ll need to crochet the same size swatch in these two stitches. And then you can carry out the same calculations for your own project! Knitting, too? You can do the same comparison for any two stitches… even comparing a knitted stitch with a crochet one! Check out Not So Granny’s post on Do…
Continue ReadingThe Yarn Barn: Lawrence, KS
…ress: 930 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044 website: www.yarnbarn-ks.com/ date of visit: November, 2009 Let me begin by saying that even if the Yarn Barn were in the middle of nowhere, it would be worth the drive to visit. But, it’s in Lawrence, KS, which is (in my opinion) an adorable College Town- and putting the two together make for an excellent day. The Yarn Barn’s reputation precedes it: known as a yarn, weaving and spinnin…
Continue ReadingStore Spotlight: Lancaster Yarn Shop
…ld Philadelphia Pike, Intercourse, PA 17534 website: www.lancasteryarnshop.com/ date of visit: July, 2012 I visit a lot of yarn shops. Most of the nice shops have a few things in common: a lovely selection of yarns and notions, friendly staff and a relaxed & peaceful vibe that makes you want to hang around. The Lancaster Yarn Shop had a nice selection of yummy yarns, needles & hooks, books and patterns. Even a couple of yarns that I don&…
Continue ReadingWant to make socks w/o knitting? A Review of the Sock Loom!
…and instructional DVD (as well as further videos/support on their website: www.knittingboard.com). Once you get a hang of the basic operation of the hook, you can create knit and purl stitches (and make an entire sock!) with ease. Grooves in the pegs make it very easy to use the hook to manipulate the yarn. Since the loom is adjustable, you can make socks of any size. The design of the loom takes away many of the complicated calculations associate…
Continue ReadingFancy Tiger Crafts: Denver, Colorado
Address: 59 Broadway, Denver, Colorado Website: www.fancytiger.com Date of visit: June 2014 If you’re a long-time follower of this blog, you may have noticed that the blog posts in my Store Spotlight category have become sparse. It’s because the more yarn stores I see, the rarer it is that I find a shop that truly sparkles! It’s only the amazing and unique shops that I tell you about… and I’m happy to report I’…
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…: Kraemer Yarns address: 240 South Main Street Nazareth, PA 18064 website: www.kraemeryarns.com date of visit: July, 2012 Kraemer Textiles is located in Nazareth, PA and spins thousands of pounds of yarn a week for various textiles markets. Their factory has been spinning since 1907, and the company started producing yarns for hand-knitters in 2005. When I spotted Nazareth, PA just a few miles off our course on the way to Lancaster County, I knew…
Continue ReadingGather Here: Cambridge, MA
…e address: 370 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 website: www.gatherhereonline.com date of visit: Ma, 2013 Can I confess that I have a weakness for a yarn-fabric combo store? I’m not hugely into sewing, but I’m dazzled by a lovely array of colors… Gather Here is a lovely yarn and fabric store in Cambridge, which is just on the other side of the river from Boston. It’s not a huge store, but it’s packed with amazing high-qu…
Continue ReadingA Verb for Keeping Warm: Oakland, CA
…6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608 website: www.averbforkeepingwarm.com/ date of visit: April, 2012 In my recent trip to San Francisco, I just had to make the drive out to A Verb for Keeping Warm… retail shop for the indie dyeing company by the same name. I was a little nervous venturing off into a stray city to visit, but the shop was easy to get to (just a couple of turns off the main road) with easy street parking. But as soon as I…
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