One question I get asked a lot is whether or not I’ll keep teaching online now that folks are gathering together again. One might assume that teaching knitting in person is better than online but, I disagree. I LOVE teaching knitting. I especially love teaching knitting online. Here’s why: it benefits both the student and […]
Every night my family sits down for dinner and we ask “How was your day?”. Before the quarantine, shelter in home times, the question was sufficient to elicit a decent enough response from my boys and husband; we all got a good sense of everyones’ day. Now, the question can seem hollow and insincere since […]
Knitting and I met in my child’s parent and tot class three years ago. The parents made the needles and we wound a small ball of cotton yarn. The needles were huge but smooth from sanding; it was a clunky and awkward start. The “washcloth” has since been unwound and used as play yarn and […]
LOVED is the theme this week for Slow Fashion October: as in your proudest accomplishment / most loved item / most frequently worn item / thing you saved up for / investment pieces / thing you worked a long time on / oldest thing that’s still in rotation. – Karen Templer, Fringe Association Many of my clothes hold stories, […]
I was introduced to Karen Templer’s blog Fringe Association and Felicia Semple’s The Craft Sessions this past summer. I was instantly inspired. It led me to think about how I approach creativity and what it means to me (and how I haven’t been making much time for it these days). The Stash Less posts not […]
