Crap, I joined Ravelry

Yes, I followed the herd… baaaaaaaaaaaa….baaaaaaaaaaaaa,
It’s a super neat place, but I can see where it can become a time and pocket synch… there are a lot of lists of handspinners and dyers who have websites and products linked up there… some with intriguingly beautiful products.
My name on Ravelry is of course natknit.
Yarn from [...]

Where to find good tutorials

I really like the Knitting Help site as a tutorial site.
I recently held a Knit Nite at my house and made sure we had a laptop computer set up in the crafting area so that we could reference sites like Knitting Help or even stitch references/instructions and patterns. Okay, we also used it to [...]

This makes sense

I know I should now start learning fair isle. It might explain why my most recent book purchase was Scottish Highland Knits.

What kind of yarn are you?

You are Shetland Wool. You are a traditional sort who can sometimes be a little on the harsh side. Though you look delicate you are [...]

She’s NOT blinding me with science

Ah, Thomas Dolby…where are you now? I started listening to Miriam’s Knit Science podcast late last year. She does a wonderful job researching styles, techniques, and various topics on the subject of knitting. Her work has been sort of an inspiration to me. Who knows, I have been thinking… maybe I’ll start [...]

Jam and Jerusalem Craft Night

I’ve recently been really into this show (of course a BBC item) called Jam and Jerusalem. Here’s the first section of the fourth episode. Remember Absolutely Fabulous… this is a creation of Jennifer Saunders. Also, it features an actress from one of my favorite shows ever Father Ted… I’ve included all segments from [...]

Learning Inventory

I need to organize what I want to learn this upcoming year. I’m going to start with the things I learned (that my feeble brain can remember).

Picot edging
Cable-cast on – yeah, can you believe that I didn’t know this? I’ve been knitting for many years and just learned it last year. I think I [...]