Apparently we were given a completely useless organ whose only purpose is to cause huge amounts of pain. With my knitting bag in hand, I headed to the ER in […]
Danielle's Obsessions
This video has everything
It has sheep (thus, I declare it relevant to this blog), it has sheep herding, it has dogs, and it has monkeys.
One of those days – now with beans!
It is just “ick” outside. For a yarn shop, this is handy because I imagine most of you are sitting at work looking out the window really wishing that you […]
things that are acceptable
As a knitter, there are things that might seem bizarre to the “oustide world” but are totally OK to the knitting world. For example: It is perfectly acceptable to paint […]
I got this email this morning
from a fibre space instructor who shall remain nameless…. Last night I had an incredibly bizarre dream starring you and the staff of Fibre Space. You came to my house […]
Extreme knitting taken to the extreme
Check out this amazing video of Rachel John putting together 1,000 balls and cones of yarn to knit with 1,000 strands.
Happy 100th Birthday EZ!
“Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence.” — Elizabeth Zimmermann, Knitting Without Tears. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of […]
Off to visit my “maker”
Everyone knows who taught them how to knit or crochet. With all the vampire lingo going around these days, I supposed we could call that person our “maker.” My maker […]
Knowing when to stop
Yesterday Veronica and I made a road trip to Chester, PA to the racetrack to see my Dad and his horse race. My father races trotters, and I rarely get […]
When you are over the hump
During my Sunday morning run, I realized that a long run is kinda like a knit or crochet project. There is a point at which you will finish, and you […]