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
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
Infrastructure
Tools are amazing. I love ‘em. I used to be a machinist. I like to work with wood, and clay, and food. I have a motorcycle, two spinning wheels, a couple of looms. I’ve owned horses, fixed cars, done plumbing. … Continued
Persepective
I am, for all intents and purposes, a Californian. I live in New Jersey, but in the same manner as New Yorkers who leave take their city with them, I too carry California in my heart. I don’t know if … Continued
By the sweat of our brow
I’ve never set up a website before. I’ve owned several, but always it was on an established framework, and all I was doing was putting text, and images, on the page. I learned some pretty basic HTML, so that I … Continued
Off and running
After some fiddling around in the guts of the site we have (so it seems) a functional shopping cart, which means I can sell you some yarn (just hit the “Shop”, or “Yarn” buttons at the top of the … Continued
Teething pains
Slowly, but surely, the back-end work needed to make a shop is proceeding. Right now the hiccup is making it possible to ship things. While we get that sorted out we’re also working on getting the present supply of yarn … Continued