April, 2010 - Knitter's Review

How Much Yarn is in that Skein? Kitchen Scale to the Rescue!

What on earth could a kitchen scale have to do with knitting? A lot more than you may think. Take a look at your stash. See all those leftovers from projects past? Assorted oddballs and mini-skeins of this and that? What if you wanted to use

April 29, 2010

Clara Parkes

How-Tos, Tools

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Sweet Grass Wool

In October 2014, Sweet Grass Wool was purchased by Kristine Vejar of A Verb for Keeping Warm. This review has been kept up here because it was one of my favorite breed-specific wools ever, and because Patti deserves to be remembered. Patti's legacy is in

April 9, 2010

Clara Parkes

Yarns

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Fiber Preview: Quackmere

China has brought us many exciting fiber innovations over the last decade, from bamboo to crab shells, jade, milk, and soy. Today, thanks to an enterprising ex-reindeer-herder in the Evenk Autonomous Banner of Inner Mongolia, we have an extraordinary new fiber on the horizon. The Evenk

April 1, 2010

Clara Parkes

Potpourri