Monthly Archives: April 2012

Knitting Comics

I am fond of knitting comics. (I have yet to find comics about spinning, weaving, crochet, or felting… perhaps I’ll start one if I don’t find a job soon!) These are the two I currently read. Check them out! Worsted For Wear Knit Princess Seeing other people (even fictional ones)  Read more »

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April 27, 2012Permalink

Kicking Off a Kickstarter Project!

With graduation looming, I’m super excited to get my creativity on again. My brain is a little bit fried (3 years of law school will do that to you), but itchy fingers want to resume drawing. Since I enjoyed my Zodiac project so much (I drew a series of 12  Read more »

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April 26, 2012Permalink

Spinning from a Batt

I sell blended fiber batts for hand spinning in my Etsy shop, and one of the questions I sometimes get is how to prepare them for spinning. There are many ways you can do it; anything you can think of that actually lets you go from fiber into yarn is  Read more »

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April 24, 2012Permalink

Promotion for Deserving Yarn

My very first sweater was knit from Plymouth Baby Grande Alpaca. This is a lovely yarn, but it is bulky alpaca! As might be expected from a new sweater knitter, I was unaware of many of the qualities of alpaca (incredibly warm, drapey, heavy) and did not choose an appropriate  Read more »

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April 24, 2012Permalink