Best Knitting Blog News Updates!

I compile my best knitting blog news updates and post them here! Things I feel you should know about this blog or others of note!

May 2013 Giveaway – Another Hat Box of Yarn! Plus more!

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May 6, 2013
yarn giveaway for free

I’m giving away another hat box full of yarn! I enjoyed SOOOO much doing this f-r-e-e hat box full of yarn contest last month, so we’re doin’ it again! This month’s hat box has a beeeautiful range of blues and greens… it’s got: Wools, Silks, Ribbon yarn, 2 of my HAND SPUN yarns, including cashmere [...]

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1. You Are Amazing 2. New Items! 3. Random Updates

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October 9, 2012
al the owl finger puppet stuffed animal

Say hi to Al, my new owl finger puppet. More on him soon… but first! I have to thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I’m sitting here in my new studio, drinking my coffee, listening to the hot water pipes creak and complain and feeling the chill creeping in from the cool 32 [...]

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Finally…the time has come!

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May 21, 2012

I know it’s been awhile since I last posted, but I’m back now and ready to go! The past month has been a time of reflection, change and excitement for me. 1. I quit my job. I was working for our local borough in a happy, fun department with amazing people. But I have never [...]

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New Yarn, Gradient Shades and Club Opening Soon

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March 12, 2012
gradient dyed wool roving

So I’m delighted to announce that my shop is almost empty. Yikes! This is a good thing as it means I’ve been selling yarn and fiber like crazy recently. Several hundred skeins are being packaged and shipped this week. As such, I wanted to give you an update with where I’m at stock-wise and what [...]

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Join in the Love of Yarn!

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February 23, 2012
thank you card business cards

♥ ♥ ♥ “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” -Herman Melville I hope you’re enjoying your week! I know I am. I spent Monday making these [...]

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Change is in the Air!

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January 30, 2012
wool knitting green hat

“Everything flows, nothing stays still.”-Heraclitus There is something so comforting about things staying the same. What is it? It makes us feel safe and warm and protected somehow. Like everything’s okay. But inevitably, things change and shift and flow. And in truth, that is the way it should be. We wouldn’t want to stop the [...]

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It Appears I’ll Never Get Finished

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December 8, 2011
pretty thing cowl qiviut

One of the things that has always bugged me about knitting is that I’m never done. I’m the type of person who thrives on accomplishment. I get my kicks from achievement. So I would start a project with all the glee and gusto in the world, knit as fast as possible, get bored halfway through, [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 24, 2011
sun and sky in alaska

To those of you in the US, I wish you a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving Day! We all have so many things to be thankful for. I so appreciate all of you who read my blog and have purchased yarn or fiber from me. I’m grateful for the emails I receive thanking me for [...]

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New About Me Page

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September 28, 2011

~~~ Just a quick post today. I wanted to let you know I’ve created my about me page! (Finally!) And it’s not just about me. It’s more about you and what you can hope to receive by reading this knitting blog! It’s got pictures! I hope you enjoy it. Enjoy your day! I’ll post more [...]

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Today I Threw Caution To The Wind…And Realized My Mulberry Hat Wasn’t Finished.

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September 8, 2011
curling edges on my knitted mulberry hat

Today I threw caution to the wind. I slipped into that “non-thinking” state where all over-analyzing and paralysis cannot exist, and… bought a bunch of stuff. Yes, stuff. It felt as if time stood still and I hovered near a precipice of decision. Act now. That was all I knew. 1. I decided on a [...]

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