Author Archives: Azariah Fibre Arts

Even After All That, Sometimes Swatches Lie…

I got my sweater edit back from the grader, but I’ll talk about that in a bit. Before I opened that file I used an old trick I have to see how well the clothes I’m making are going to for the size I’m making them for. I took my partially finished sweater to theContinue reading “Even After All That, Sometimes Swatches Lie…”

Crocheted Socks?

I have been a crocheter since 2002 when I finally conquered it. I have been chaining since I was 4 years old but could never understand what to do next. This is long before YouTube and having the internet readily available. I was blessed to have 3, yes 3, generations of crocheters within a blockContinue reading “Crocheted Socks?”

My First Grading Adventure

I know I have shared the difference between tech editing and grading before, so I’m not going to do that too much here, if you are interested jump over HERE for more. What I want to share with you in this post is my first actual grade of a pattern. A few years back IContinue reading “My First Grading Adventure”

Blocking Day!

I recently shared a video on YouTube about a blocking day I had this past summer where I blocked three shawls at one time, on the same table and a project that I never show in the video. I’m here to follow up and share how each of those pieces turned out and where theContinue reading “Blocking Day!”

Cost of Pattern Publishing

Currently to buy one of my patterns costs the purchaser $6 US. Of that I receive about $5.50, sometimes less because of the different fees involved. Let’s say I sell 100 copies of that pattern and I received $5.25 for each copy. For a total of $525. Sounds pretty good for a four page patternContinue reading “Cost of Pattern Publishing”

Not on your first try!

That is close to a one-liner from an old 1980s movie, but that has nothing to do with what this post is about. Just a peek inside my head. I have often started a project, crochet, knit or weave, only to put it away shortly after, for different reasons; too difficult, not enough time, bored…Continue reading “Not on your first try!”

Ball, hank, skein… What’s the difference? Does it Matter?

Yarn comes to us in many different forms. Some of them are easier to work with for crocheting or knitting than others. Some require a bit of work and another person or a tool or two to make them user friendly. Why does yarn come to us in so many different ways? Do the namesContinue reading “Ball, hank, skein… What’s the difference? Does it Matter?”