Recorded Monday, August 1, 2016 Listen here. Thanks Yous From the Introduce Yourself thread in Ravelry: SweetLoveliknits lucygoose88 FOs Half Double Crochet Beanie by Elizabeth Roggasch (free on Ravelry) - I've made 3 so far for the Hats for Grammy KAL … [Read more...]
How to Calculate Yardage of an Unlabeled Skein
Ever lost a yarn label? Or ever bought yarn without one? Just how *do* you figure out how much yarn you have? Grab a scale and either a tape measure or a niddy noddy and follow me. You may remember that in my post titled "Ugly," I talked about preparing to knit a sweater … [Read more...]
Why Handknit Sock Fit is SO Important
I'm a freak show. There, I said it. The truth is - my left foot is noticeably bigger than my right foot. It turns out I'm not alone in this. According to the Healthy Feet Store (which is on the Internet, so it must be true), about 60% of people have one foot that is … [Read more...]
Ravelry Queue Management
Today I wanted to share some tips that you might find useful for managing your Ravelry queue. This idea came about because, like many of you, I've long since acknowledged that my Ravelry queue is more aspirational than reasonable and that I could knit for many, many years and … [Read more...]
My Favorite Podcasts
I've knitted like a fiend for about 10 years now, but it's really only in the last 6 months that I fell down into the rabbit hole of the online knitting community. The initial part of this journey began when I started listening to knitting podcasts. I had never really understood … [Read more...]