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 […]
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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 […]
Yarnista Files: Do you cheat on your projects?
Sorry. I may have read one too many click-bait headlines lately. I was really tempted more than I should have been to add something like, “You’ll never guess what secrets we learned!!” Ugh. Maybe I’ve been on Clickbait, ehr, Facebook too much lately. AHEM. But in all seriousness – the question of the month is: […]
Yarnista Files: Our go-to patterns
I have been noticing that certain someones on staff have a habit of repeating patterns. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. (No, really.) It just piqued my interest because I personally am not one to repeat patterns often. So, what inspires a repeat – or even a three-peat or more (coughTrudycough)? Here’s our conversation […]
Yarnista Files: Our favorite ways to cast on
For the longest time if a pattern didn’t call for a specific cast on I was a long tail girl, every time. After coming up short one too many times, I switched to backward loop cast on. Yes, it’s even more basic than long-tail. Of course the big drawback is it can look a little uneven […]
Yarnista Files: Apps & other tools in our stash
I have been using some apps more than paper lately to help with my current projects – but I haven’t gone completely digital because I haven’t found the perfect project app. And that made me wonder what our other yarnistas were using. So I asked everyone two things: 1) Have you been using any apps for your projects […]
The Yarnista Files: Process or Project?
Our staff here at fibre space™ has been stitching up a storm. At our last staff stitch night (we like to get together and knit & crochet too!), we got to talking about what we get out of our fibre crafts. We asked each other “Do you like the process of making the object or […]