Stash for Good

day 23 the clearance sale

On day 9, I described the ‘elephant in my rec room’ which in short, is my current hobby room.

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days 20, 21, 22: the good, bad and the surprising

Life came crashing down a bit over the last few weeks and it was difficult to stay focused on bootcamp or on blogging.

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If you are interested in switching out organic and sustainable yarns for standard ones, I’ve tried to to highlight the basics of yarn substitution in this post. standard yarn weight system The Craft Yarn Council of America has developed a chart of Standard Yarn Weights as shown above. Source: Craft Yarn Council of America’s www.YarnStandards.com So, […]

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scaling up (or down) a knitting pattern

Someone recently asked me how to scale a children’s sweater pattern for an adult sweater. The largest size in the children’s directions was a size 4. The pattern was a sideways knit, starting at the left cuff and knitting across the back/front and finishing on the right sleeve. The pattern calls for size 8 needle. […]

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day 19: hobbies

If you didn’t catch my post on the elephant in my rec room, my hobby stash isn’t just a small problem for me. When I returned to work, the stash was expanded by the closing of my small business which sold organic yarn, fabric and notions.

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