also ran

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did you ever have one of those weeks when you felt harried and frantic to keep up the whole time but had nothing to show for it at the end? the nice thing about blogging is that you actually end up with a record of your activities—it’s not to say they are all productive but at […]

A Voyage Into Color Territory

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Understanding how yarns perform is an essential knitting skill. To gain this knowledge, it’s important to know about the fiber from sheep to yarn to knitted fabric. Or to learn fibers have long or short staple lengths and are good for particular types of knits. Plus, the construction of the yarn – plies, blends, weight – is […]