There are three things I feel that I need to accomplish before I am a real knitter: Being able to correct my mistakes Casting on and completing a sweater Making socks So far I have only accomplished a bit of number one. I can “read” my work and see where I make mistakes and I am getting comfortable fixing dropped…
Words and thoughts from Rachée
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Each year I tell myself that I want to present a homemade holiday to my family and friends, sharing and exchanging gifts that are either made by me or carefully selected from a businesses with a message. This is the year that I am actually going to do it!
I NEVER thought I would be that person sneaking bags of yarn into the house yet here I am. I am not blaming my local yarn store but since I have been taking a class there, I find myself being pulled towards the siren song of the skeins of yarn hanging on the wall. They just look so lonely hanging…
The end of August was a good month to play with yarn. I was able to use the act of knitting as convalescing time when I wasn’t feeling well and it was fruitful end to the month. Some of my inspiration was from some new tools. I won an Instagram contest and received the Lykke Driftwood Interchangeable Gift Set in…
Every so often there will be a call for pattern testers on Instagram. I saw such a request for testers to knit up a hat called “The Adventurer Beanie from Zuri, aka 12littlethings, , and I volunteered as tribute er…tester. Because I thought I published this before (I did not?!) I am sharing now since this hat was easy and fun to…