Granny Square Plan

About this time last year Lora of Campfiber Yarns announced that she would be doing seasonal yarn collections about the forest for 2023. I decided to join in the fun. When each season came up for preorder I got one skein of non super wash DK in each color. I have all 36 colors now!Continue reading “Granny Square Plan”

How many repeats?

One of the most difficult things when working a pattern that contains repeats, either within the row or round or as a set of rows or rounds, is figuring out how many times to work them. A set of directions can feel clearly written and even make it through tech editing. If a pattern isContinue reading “How many repeats?”

Spit and Splice and other Joints

There are many different ways to join a new ball of yarn or a new color, some are neater than others. I published a tutorial yesterday of 3 of my favorite ways to join yarn together. Here I will also include some pictures of a couple of those joins in action. The Magic Join isContinue reading “Spit and Splice and other Joints”

Preparation Counts!

From cooking to road trips to movie night, preparation can make a big difference. Like many other areas in life, fiber arts is no exception to this idea. The better you prepare for a project, the better that project will go. For a new stitching project you gather the yarn, thread, tools and instructions. ThenContinue reading “Preparation Counts!”

Design As You Go or…

There are many different kinds of people in the world all with various amounts of levels of planning and details. I teeter between two of these different types. All planned out before the first stitch on the “final” project is made or let’s get started and see what’s going to happen. These two extremes areContinue reading “Design As You Go or…”

Somethings are Never Forgotten…

One of the first patterns I ever wrote down was for these baby booties. I have them from all sizes of baby feet. From 16 weeks gestation to 3 months old. This was a popular pattern in the community stitching group I was part of in Aurora, Colorado for many years. Then I made someContinue reading “Somethings are Never Forgotten…”

Shawls and Their Charts

This is an eBook I got as part of the Swatch Studio Circle. I’m not sure where to find a copy now. You can message Frenchie here on Instagram and ask. She is the author. There is both charted and written directions. I started this with the 5 day challenge Frenchie does on occasion onContinue reading “Shawls and Their Charts”