It’s impossible not to be inspired by the vibrant colors and unique marling effect of Plied Yarns. When it launched last year, I realized I couldn’t just choose one color to knit with – I wanted to try a bunch! I picked out a fun four-color combo for the Greydient shawl by Jana Huck, […]
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Terra KAL: Week 4
We’re entering the final week of the knit-a-long here at the shop, and I was lucky to be able to snap a quick photo of my progress on a handy dress form on Sunday. Needless to say, I was tremendously excited to bind off the bottom edge of the body and kept telling myself “hooray, […]
Yarnista Files: What’s your favorite sweater construction?
Sweater weather has returned! OK, and it’s gone away again … because we live in D.C. and that’s how we roll here. But it’ll be back! It always comes back. And fall, after all, does inevitably turn into winter. So in light of that — and our fall knit-a-long — I wondered what everyone’s favorite sweaters […]
Yarnista Files: Break out the pumpkins — and ALL the projects
Breaking news, guys. Fall. Is. HERE! But since my favorite season always seems to go by way too quickly, let’s get to it already! The question of the month is: What projects are on your needles this season and/or what are your fall project plans? Sarah I’m working on a test knit cowl right now, […]
Yarnista Files: Yarn & needle/hook storage
I don’t know about you but, um, is it fall yet? It kinda sorta almost is, with (some) kids heading back to school and a somewhat cooler late August (weird, right???) weekend under our belts. And with the hope that summer may finally be coming to a close, the Q of the month is: How […]
Yarnista Files: Seasonal summer projects
Getting this post up just under the July wire. And, in seasonal fashion, it’s meltingly hot and humid out there. So, the Q of the month is: What are your go-to summer projects? And what say you to a seasonal knitter/crocheter who avoids doing so in the heat? What should they try to get their summer project […]
Yarnista Files: Calling all podcasts
It’s recently come to my attention that podcasts are having a renaissance. … Um. Is it possible for something that gained popularity as recently as 2004 to have a renaissance? For the context of this article? Yes. Yes it can. So while audio was king — and still is, really — video podcasts have been gaining speed, […]
Yarnista Files: Well-traveled yarn
The long Memorial Day weekend is over. While that sadly means we’re back at work right now, it also means we have something else to look forward to: Summer trips! Naturally that got us to thinking about travel projects. So: What’s your most well-traveled project that you can remember (past or present)? And let’s be honest now. […]
Yarnista Files: Who inspires you?
Now that we’ve been doing this for a while, we’re getting to more meaty questions. Trudy asks: Who inspires you? (Did anyone else queue up “Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey” in their heads? Uh… Sorry, not sorry.) Arthella, ever the enthusiastic one when it comes to all things knitting, said, “The entire fiber community inspires […]
Yarnista Files: What’s your biggest fibre fear?
Some projects we absolutely adore. Others bore. Some irk. And some? Some make us drop our yarn and run away. Faaaar, far away. This month’s topic comes to us via Yarnista Nicole. She wanted to know: What are you afraid to knit/crochet and do you have plans to tackle your fear this year (or have […]
Yarnista Files: Hobbled by your hobby?
I think the recently injured Trudy had injuries on the mind because she came up with the question of the month: “Have you ever injured yourself knitting – and how do you avoid injury?” I added: Do you find certain types of knitting (or crocheting)/weight of yarn/size needles hurt your hands more than others? Despite my usual […]