Untwisting Stitches

Today I had to rip back about 4″ of work on my daughter’s poncho. The first row I knit with increases (M1) I used my right needle to pick up the bar between stitches to make a new stitch when I should have used my left needle instead and consequently it left holes every five…

My View This Morning

While the snow is beautiful, it can play havoc on shipping to and fro. I received an email from UPS and apparently my yarn bases won’t arrive until Monday. Sigh. In the meantime I have orders to pack and ship and some knitting to get finished. Knitting time is always a favorite time. I ordered…

PETA are Wrong About Wool!

There’s a disturbing and dishonest campaign right now by PETA against the wool industry. This push is misguided and ignorant. Not only do the animals benefit from being sheared but so do we who utilize that wool. And most importantly so does the environment. Synthetic fibers are petroleum based, are not biodegradable and shed microplastics…