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The Story of a Yarn: Cactus Hill Farm
I’m excited to share the next yarn for the “Story of a Yarn” series. This time we focused on Worsted Merino yarn from Cactus Hill Farm about 25 miles south of Alamosa, Colorado. Cactus Hill Farm is a certified organic farm. They offer raw fleeces, yarns, and roving raised on Cactus Hill. Cactus Hill Farm is a…
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The Story of a Yarn: Cunnington Farms Fibers
I’m excited to share the next yarn for the “Story of a Yarn” series. This time we focused on Cunnington Farms Fibers near Moab, Utah. Cunnington Farms Fibers is located in Red Rock country near Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park. The area is beautiful with red rocks and blue, blue skies. Sam Cunnington runs the…
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Why Slow Fashion Is Important
In a recent Geminate podcast episode, Sherri and I spent some time talking about the problems with Fast Fashion and why Slow Fashion is important. I enjoyed our conversation about this. And I’ve been thinking a lot about the issue. I’m sharing some of what I’ve learned here. Screenshot of the book cover. Fast Fashion and the waste…
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Jogless Stripes
I love knitting in the round for garments since it makes seaming pieces together later unnecessary! But I don’t love the jog created when knitting in the round with different colors. When you knit in the round, you are knitting in one long spiral. This means each round stacks above or below the next round…
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Why do designers REALLY want you to get gauge?
The short answer is that designers want you to finish with a project that you love and that meets your expectations. And because we know that tiny differences in gauge can make a big difference over a large project. Larger differences in gauge will make an enormous difference in a large project. Here are some quick…
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Knitting Bags
My go-to knitting bag for years has been the heavy duty clear plastic kind with zippers and purse-like handles. I’ve got them in multiple sizes from small sock-sized projects to huge sweater-sized and larger projects. Recently I decided it would be fun to branch out and try other kinds. So I spent my birthday fun…
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Knitting Needle Storage
I know I’ve mentioned “the tiny cat” before. And I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about the kinds of trouble she can cause. So you might be concerned when I tell you that the tiny cat recently noticed my circular needle storage. It definitely worried me. It worried me enough that I’ve just changed the way…