September giveaway!
This month, I have a bright giveaway for you: It’s a skein of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino DK in the colorway Pop Rocks. It’s insanely bright! Madelinetosh merino dk is what I made my Raphaelite with: I love this stuff for […]
Yarn
Favorite types of yarn
There was a post on Ravelry awhile back about favorite yarn weight… That one’s easy, for me: DK. DK (Double Knit) yarn is between sport and worsted weights, and it’s thicker than sock (fingering) yarn. For reference, if I hold two […]
Where WERE you?!
Okay, okay, I dropped the ball, and didn’t update for, like, EVER last week. But in my defense, I closed on a house, had a root canal, and had a pretty brutal fall (onto my heavy, solid, metal SEWING MACHINE), […]
June Giveaway!
Woohoo June! Summer has descended upon our city, and I thought I was going to melt on the sidewalk outside today: 100 degrees is like breathing air through hot fleece! I could really use a sno-cone right about now… At […]
OMGAWESOME
So remember our May sponsor, Sheepy Time Knits? She just (and I do mean just) tweeted this awesome photo of her Avengers-themed yarn! I’m not much of a comic book person, but this is awesome on many levels: 1) The […]
May Giveaway!
Happy May! Are you as excited as I am for a new giveaway? This month we have some awesome springy yarn, courtesy of Sheepy Time Knits! This lovely little gem is STK’s Sparkle Feet base in “Teal Deer”. It’s a […]
Plum Street Fiber Art yarn inspiration
This afternoon, I took a peek at some pattern options for the Plum Street Fiber Art yarn I’m giving away. If you win, you could make: A Madelinetosh Honey Cowl (short version). Churchmouse Yarns and Teas Welted Fingerless Gloves Susie Roger’s […]
March Giveaway
Giveaway time! We had 38 comments, but one was a duplicate. Thanks to the Random Number Generator… Our winner is Chels! Congrats to you, and thanks to everyone for entering! For the month of March, I’m giving away an incredible […]
Acquisition: Tosh!
Last weekend, I happened out to Nimblefingers, an awesome little yarn/needlework store in Houston. This store isn’t as close to my house as others, but I’m drawn to it because they’re my primary supplier of Madelinetosh yarn! I was initially […]
Trend: LOVEly yarn
Valentine’s Day! I have some project updates for you, but for today I wanted to share some gorgeous love-themed yarns with you: First off is Viola Viola‘s Old Rose M/C/N. Worth mentioning that her “love” colorway was the one I […]