Her Handspun Habit: Handspun Socks Fit For Goldilocks
This week I finished my handspun socks, which I knitted for Spin Off’s Second Annual Spin and Knitalong.
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This week I finished my handspun socks, which I knitted for Spin Off’s Second Annual Spin and Knitalong.
Do you have a sheepish project in your fiber closet that needs some love—or is it time to start frogging knitting?
Although the World Wide Web offers access to an unlimited variety of spinning wool and tools, nothing beats a trip to the fiber shop—even if getting there requires a plane ride! Some fibers must be experienced in person. With this in mind, the family-ow
There are many ways to begin a new knitting with handspun project and work through the process of designing yarn, estimating fiber needed, choosing pattern and gauge, and staying consistent. I’ll share my approach with you step-by-step in a post series.
The last thing you may be thinking of on these hot summer days is school, and maybe you thought your classroom days were long gone. But what if you could go back to school and study only your favorite subject—fiber? The Harveyville Project has a fresh l
There is a special holiday for everything these days: donuts, ketchup, even—I kid you not—punctuation. Today is National Splurge Day, which means, on the surface, that you should go out and treat yourself.
’Tis the season for going to fiber events and woolly gatherings! Maybe you’ve added a fiber excursion to a family vacation or planned a solo getaway to indulge in your craft. Wherever you roam this summer, traveling plus attending a fiber festival equ
I’ve just resurfaced from Eugene Textile Center’s Fiber in the Forest retreat. This annual retreat welcomes fiber artists to delve deeper into their craft for three full days.
Today is a day of “celebration for those who have survived cancer, an inspiration for those recently diagnosed, a gathering of support for families, and an outreach to the community,” according to the National Cancer Survivors Day website. Let us hon
It’s no secret that knitting with handspun yarn makes you a better spinner. However, whether you’re spinning with a specific project in mind or just spinning your default yarn, what you create might not be a flawless match for the original mill-spun y
I gave my husband a pair of handknitted socks (or at least the promise of the pair on the needles) for Christmas. He has barely worn them, but not because he doesn’t appreciate them—he’s terrified of losing one or wearing them out.