How to: Use RSS with Ravelry
I really love Ravelry’s RSS options for monitoring friend activity, so I thought I’d show you how I keep tabs on everyone! My queue grows more by the day, but it’s definitely a way I locate the patterns I love […]
A tumblr!
For those of you who love gifs, I’ve created a tumblr with some observations I have about all things knit-related. There’s also a link to it in the top navigation bar. I hope you enjoy it! – YX
Queued: Sunny Delight Shawl
How cute is this? It’s Brian Smith‘s Sunny Delight shawl. It’d be a great scrappy shawl, especially if you had some great complimentary colors you could cut with a neutral. Seascape colors- mint, navy, light blue, a cream, sand… AMAZING. […]
May Giveaway!
Okay, I’m finally back in the states and ready to share this month’s giveaway with you! It’s a gorgeous project bag from Daydee’s Doodads! It’s a great size, about 10×12 inches, enough to fit a good-sized project in it. Definitely […]
Italia!
Where in the world have I been? I realized that I haven’t updated since the 22nd, right before my parents came into town, my semester grades were due, and I had a whole trip to Italy to prepare for! I […]
Recently Queued and Excitement
Did you all have a good weekend? I spent a bit of mine cleaning up around the house, because I’m expecting guests. Also, on Saturday I got the prize for my May Giveaway, and it’s awesome and I can’t wait […]
National Tragedy
Over here in the United States, we’ve had quite a few awful things happen in a short period of time. First, as most of you know, was the Boston Marathon bombing, followed quickly by an explosion at a fertilizer plant […]
Technique: Buttonholes
Fasten up, friends! Today we’re looking at buttonholes. I totally wanted to do some little swatchy examples of buttonholes for you, but I have totally screwed up my wrist and it’s hard to knit! So instead we’re getting chatty. I’ve […]
How to: Photographing knitwear
This morning has been rainy and a bit dull, and on top of everything, I’ve somehow hurt my wrist! Since my knitting has slowed down, I figured I’d do a little instructional video on my process for photographing knitwear: I […]
My mojo!
Can I start out by saying that I have a general distaste for the word “mojo”, but I have no better way to describe what I’m talking about– the feeling of excitement and desire that comes with working on knitting […]