One of my favorite parts of designing surprising lace is choosing yarns that would not normally be considered fine or feminine. Read More
Tag: yarns
Knitting is making a come back….in the U.K.
“Today’s yarns and patterns are very fashionable and fit with the vintage trend. “Knitting improves co-ordination, problem-solving skills and concentration. We’re getting a lot of calls from schoolteachers.” Read More
Yarn discovery 2011 (#3)
Another 2011 yarn discovery. I found oodles of yarn in Williston, Vermont. I was in Vermont to visit family, but of course I had to scout out at least one yarn shop. The Northeast Fiber Arts Center calls itself a “candy store for knitters, weavers & spinners,” and that is definitely just what it is. Read More
I Discovered new yarns in 2011 (#2).
String Theory Yarns. Yummy! I wasn’t going to look at yarn we were in port in Bar Harbor, ME during the knitting cruise I was teaching on last October but DH talked me into going to the String Theory special sale. Read More