Sampling
I don’t do enough of it, partly because it’s different in spinning and weaving than it is in knitting and crochet. I can’t really undo the work and use it in something else if I don’t like the way it’s … Continued
Life, and other stuff
I am spinning. I am dealing with photographic issues, health issues, yanno, life. I’m trying to remind myself how to knit. I was never any good at it. I am competent to make a scarf. I never got to … Continued
Distillation
I’ve been spending the past week as the guest poster on @peopleofcraft, on Twitter. It’s been interesting. The limited space of the format forces me to take what I’m saying and break it down into bite-sized pieces. What I’ve found … Continued
Where the rubber meets the road
I have a commission. This sweater has a hole in it. The yarn is a pretty standard guage, but the material is 100 percent cashmere, so getting the yarn is a little less trivial than popping round the local … Continued
Public and private
I’ve been doing a lot of the latter and none of the former for the past couple of months. Right now I have a dozen skeins that need to be “boiled” and another half dozen to catalogue/process. I’ve got … Continued
Yarn to order
I do commissions. Why would you want one? Control. What sort of control? Quantity. If you look at my shop you will see a fair bit of yarn. You will also note that most are one-offs, of four to six … Continued
Doing for oneself
I’m a crafty sort of fellow. I make yarn, I fiddle with wood, I sharpen my own knives, change my own oil, etc. I also cook. I’m pretty good at it. This is a good thing because a number of … Continued
The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease
Tools (remember tools… I love tools) need to be maintained. Knives, cameras, cars, wooden floors, etc., all require some level of care to not fall from disrepair to decrepitude. Most have levels, and schedules. Kitchen knives want honing, on a … Continued
On “Stick to your knitting”
There is a trend, in defending things like knitting, to compare them to STEM job; in particular coding jobs. Yes, it’s true that crochet, and knitting, patterns are programs. That determining sett is easier if you not only know, but … Continued