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April 19, 2021 5 min read
“I’m afraid it won’t fit”. When I asked you to tell me your biggest fear when it comes to making a sweater, that’s what you told me. Not at all surprising. We are all afraid that our sweaters won’t fit. Spending the time, money, and effort going on choosing the garments, buying the yarn, and making the garment, only to have it not fit -- I don’t think there’s a more disheartening moment.
There are lots of reasons a sweater might not fit, in order of least likely to most likely.
February 01, 2021 3 min read 2 Comments
Cooking and knitting have a lot in common – and I don’t just mean that they’ve both literally saved my sanity during these tough times. They are both constructive, creative outlets that help me focus and create a calm headspace from which I can better view the world. Both cooking and knitting are things we do for ourselves and also for others, enjoying both the process of creation and the joy of sharing the product of our efforts. There are many other ways cooking is like knitting, perhaps that’s why so many knitters are also really excellent cooks, and people who hate to cook often eschew the fiber arts as well
But there is one really important difference between cooking and knitting that bears mentioning. I will get to that, but first, let share with you a conversation
July 13, 2020 3 min read 10 Comments
At the shop, I say “You’ll have to swatch it and see,“ at least fifty times a day. That guidance is always met with a groan or at least a heavy sigh. Knitters hate to swatch. I get it. We want get started NOW, because the project is going to take a while, and swatching feels like a waste of precious knitting time.
Casting on a big project without swatching is like marrying someone we met at the bar last night. It might work out great, but maybe not, and it could be a while before we figure out that it was a horrible mistake. By then, we’ve already invested so much time and energy that we’re tempted to just soldier on and hope it gets better and turns out okay. It doesn’t. As painful as it is, just cut your losses and head to the frog pond – Rip it, rip it, rip it.Love it or hate it, swatching is important, and here are five things more
May 26, 2015 2 min read 4 Comments
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