If I was feeling really creative and had more time before I have to leave for work, I would write a poem for this post in honor of the featured yarn! That’s because it is a skein of Ellyn Cooper’s “Yarn Sonnets,” and it seems like a sonnet would be the most appropriate way of [...]

My Christmas present from Rob was a subscription to a monthly fiber club, and I just got around to spinning January’s installment. The art club batt was called “Blue Streak” and was reaaally pretty with its subtle variation within the deepest of blue shades. I’m calling the resulting yarn “Midnight Special,” because the blues are [...]

By popular demand, I took a picture to show off what the insides of my thrummed socks look like. I didn’t use the Yarn Harlot method of making thrums– I just used slightly twisted little bits of fiber that didn’t have the ends doubled over into themselves. The Yarn Harlot thrums are more puffy and [...]

I know I already craftily engineered a way to keep my feet warm this winter, but it turns out I couldn’t stop there. I had to knit some thrummed slippers to further seal out those cold drafts! These are the greatest. I’ve been wearing them for the past few nights with great delight. The Cascade [...]

I finally broke the spell of my knitting slump over the weekend, by forcing myself to cast on for a new project. For several days, I was desperate to start something new, but I couldn’t decide what! But I knew I was interested in knitting with my handspun, so I finally just grabbed my most [...]