Project Organization: The Stash (Design Yarn)

As noted in the previous organization post, I have one big major division:  yarns for designing vs yarns for personal use.  There’s a bit of overlap when it comes to Shetland yarns — I have a lot in my personal stash but do consider those as both...

MFPP September: Autumn Nostalgia

I just published my MFPP ebook, Autumn Nostalgia! As I’ve gotten older (old enough to have college age kids of my own) I think I’ve gotten more nostalgic about college. As I note in the introduction, my college experience, at West Point, was NOT...

Project Organization: Overview

“Organizing your knitting” encompasses so much, when you really start thinking about it. I divide it this way: 1.  Yarn Stash a. Personal yarn (note: some of this yarn also counts towards Designing, such as my Shetland yarns I purchased prior to...

Project Organization: Introduction

I’ve occasionally alluded (often by “procrastinating by decluttering” sorts of tweets, or my posts here; here and here; here; and here) that I’m one of those people who enjoy decluttering and organizing things. This may, too, be why I design,...

Wrought Socks KAL

The Wrought Socks KAL has started!  Cast on now, finish by Oct 31st.  Prizes so far include Knit Picks Aloft yarn in Tranquil to knit your own Undersea Garden & stitchmarkers, and a PDF copy of Anna Dalvi’s new shawl book, Ancient Egypt in Lace &...

Rhinebeck Bound

I’m going to Rhinebeck again this year!  Cooperative Press will again have a booth (I’m thinking it’s in the same location as last year — in the covered buildings, opposite end from the barns).  Of course all of us authors there will be...