There’s a ton of cast on types to choose from. As a beginner knitter, learning any cast on is a feat! Now, I learned from a book back when YouTube was just for watching music videos. I find that I fear YouTube for beginners because there isn’t a right or wrong cast on to use … Continue reading “Choosing a Cast On”
Category: News
Tidbits, announcements, stories, tutorials and such.
New Logo at Last!
It’s not perfect, but I like it and it’s all mine, not some easily forgotten/irreproducible font because it’s not a font! I have been playing around on my Samsung S7+ tablet that has a stylus and I wrote Knits Knacks with a calligraphy pen one day and here we are.. I couldn’t easily export it … Continue reading “New Logo at Last!”
Happy New Year!
I hope you all have had a lovely holiday season! This evening I will be finding some sort of indoor exercise to do to off set the karmic points for the snacks I’ll be eating later. Then some dishes and other things around the house, like cleaning up some to make a new sitting area … Continue reading “Happy New Year!”
Knitting Needles
Size does matter! If you’re looking to get started, I’d recommend checking out my Getting Started post for which needles to get. If you’ve been knitting a while and are looking to move forward in purchasing another pair of needles for a project then you’re in the right place. The size of needle you need … Continue reading “Knitting Needles”
Yarn Crawl Schedule
Yarn crawl is coming! Here’s my Custom map for all the participating stores on the crawl. Still no idea what stores I’ll be doing when but I’ll post here when I’ve thought about it! I did get my bag while I was at Needlecraft Cottage!
Busy Bee
Yarn crawl is coming! I have created a custom map with just the Yarn Crawl participating stores: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZNYHKQ0qQJuORe-ACn70llazfF8&usp=sharing I haven’t decided what stores I will be going to on which days and the order yet, that will come later as time permits. However, I took time off this year so no more cram-13-stores-in-2-days-for-crawl experience. Yarn … Continue reading “Busy Bee”
Apricot Yarn Grand Opening!
OMGOMGOMGOMG new yarn shop!!! And guess what!!!! OMGOMGOMG it’s right next to where I knit on Saturdays with the San Diego Central Knitters!! That’s all I have to say right now, time to get dressed!
Apricot Yarn Grand Opening!
Happy Sunday Yarners!!
One quick blog post for you all today, too interested in watching
Day in the Life of ..
So excited that I finished my Rock Island Shawl! I haven’t blocked it yet but that’s just not really my kind of thing. I am also happy to say that I am working on my next project, Persuading Jane. This will be the first bottom up project I have done in 5 years! Nothing to show for … Continue reading “Day in the Life of ..”