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My top 5 favorite tips for knitting with handmade yarns

Feb 4, 2015 | Knit like a fiber artist, Knitting Pattern Resources

As many hand spinners know, roving for hand spinning usually come in 4oz increments. But, what to do with 4 oz of yarn? And, seriously, if you were able to get more than 4oz, is using a whole garments worth of handmade yarn really the best way to highlight that yarn?...

The Procrastinating Yarn Ho’s Holiday Gift Guide 2014

Dec 10, 2014 | Crochet pattern resources, Knitting Pattern Resources

I have no doubt that most of you are way better at preparing for the holidays than I am. This year I have been in the throws of planning for 2015, I JUST TODAY noticed that we have about 2 weeks to Christmas. TWO WEEKS, PEOPLE!!! Remember this article where I seemed...

Fiber Crush: Recycled Sari Silk Yarn

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...

Yes! You Can Do Stranded Knitting with Hand Dyed Yarn

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...

My Favorite Sari Silk Ribbon Projects

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...

Easy Knitting Stash Busters: Sweater design in less than 6 rectangles

Jul 30, 2014 | Freebies, Knit like a fiber artist, Knitting Pattern Resources

Stash Busting with easy knitting sweater patterns using just 6 or less rectangles. UrbanGypZ.com

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Fiber artist Stacey Budge-Kamison AKA UrbanGypZ lives and works in Cary NC. She can also be found knitting in public, hammering out her latest e-course at local cafés and spinning yarns in her booth at her favorite arts festivals. A designer at heart, Stacey has decided that her mission is to help fellow knitters, crocheters, weavers and felters embrace their own style and creativity by exploring fiber art as it is a part of their everyday life and helping them embrace the title of artist no matter where they are in their journey.

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