As some of you already know, I am running a Kickstarter campaign during the month of May. We are currently 14% funded! The beauty of Kickstarter is that if you don’t get enough backing, the project isn’t funded and no one is out any money. That doesn’t mean I’m not Read more »
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Tour de Fleece 2012
It’s coming! Preparations and Team Signups have opened on Ravelry. The Tour de Fleece is a challenge month for spinners that runs parallel to the Tour de France. The idea is that while they’re spinning their wheels, we’re spinning ours! (Spindles are mini-wheels; they totally count.) Of course I will Read more »
Rhinebeck!
This year I attended Rhinebeck with a couple of lovely ladies from a Rav swap group I participate in. We had a great time checking out the fibery goodness, meeting up with other Ravelers, and seeing the animals. Yes, I am poor. However, I got a job this semester and Read more »
Every Stitch is like Petting a Kitty
So, I’m doing the thing that everyone says you shouldn’t do. I’m making a sweater out of Alpaca. See the thing is that I love soft, bulky yarn. Alpaca is wonderfully soft. Not terribly elastic, so not great for a sweater with elaborate designs, but this one is plain stockinette Read more »
Selfish Knitting and Saying No
This weekend I finished reading Knitting: a novel by Anne Bartlett. The novel captivated me at the very beginning with its tactile descriptions of knitting. It made me want to try knitting lace (which I have) and to knit for myself. The book is a great story, and a fairly Read more »