Nov 26, 2014 | How to think like an artist, Knit like a fiber artist
I don’t know about you but when It comes to actually getting some knitting projects completed, It really comes down to one single thing. I just need to get out of my own way. Usually what keeps me from moving forward with my creative work is the fear of making a...
Oct 8, 2014 | Crochet pattern resources, Fiber crush: Stuff I love
This past labor day weekend I spent a solid 3 days working my hand dyed and hand spun yarn using freeform crochet. Freeform crochet is a way of making a series of motifs created improvisationally and pieced together to create a fabric. Prudence Mapstone is known for...
Sep 24, 2014 | Fiber crush: Stuff I love, Knitting Pattern Resources
It is easy to see why lots of people fall in love with sari silk yarn. I personally LOVE IT. Rustic and colorful, I get my yarn directly from a fair trade collectives in India and Nepal and is hand spun but village women for a fair wage that supports their families...
Sep 17, 2014 | Knitting Pattern Resources
Okay, maybe I am a knitting nerd, but I find it fascinating that stranded knitting is part of so many different knitting traditions. Fair Isle, Estonia, Norwegian, Icelandic. Stranded knitting was used to thicken the knitted fabric by carrying the two strands and...
Sep 10, 2014 | Knit like a fiber artist
It is a question that stops me dead in my tracks. You may even see me tilting my head a little as if I do not quite comprehend the question. One of the questions I am most frequently asked is “How many yards will it take to make X?”(X=any give project) I...
Sep 2, 2014 | Knit like a fiber artist, Knitting Pattern Resources
It was love at first sight. Straight up I am carrying sari ribbon because I love it myself. So thick, I had absolutely no idea how I was going to work with it. But I was determined to find a suitable sari silk ribbon pattern for my new fiber crush. Here is what I...
