Am I the only one that looks at the early handmade stuff and think “I remember when I couldn’t do that?” Well in honor of throwback Thursday I pulled out the first cowl I made, circa 2011 The pattern is Knit Ridge Cowl by Lion brand and it was my first attempt at purling in …
I have declared today as #wiw I have asked all my crafty friends to post pics of what they are wearing that they made today. On Instagram and Facebook, so why not here too. It appears olemanwinter is confused as hell, therefore, everyday I am wearing something I made so I don’t freeze to death. …
I am so sure you read this title and was like wait what? 👀 ha I made you look 😆 The yarn The fact that I need therapy, devine intervention even is neither here nor there. Wait, what’s does that really mean? Why is that something one says? Anyway I have a yarn addiction we …
Ya’ll know I LOVE to knit and for someone who doesn’t I can be annoying as hell! Yup I know there are other things in the world to discuss and well, so! I wanna and am gonna talk yarn and knitting, ALL THE TIME! Insert this woman right here, the one and only Teresa Williams …
So I find a yarn in my stash that I have no idea where I got it from. I mean I normally keep the tags so I can tell folks when asked. All I remember about this one is I got it from the NJ Fiber Arts Festival last year (2013) and I remember she …
Every now and then I will grab a bunch of hanks to wind them into cakes…..just in case. Just in case I grow another set of dayum arms and can knit two things at once. Just in case I hit the lottery and I can knit all day and night in my studio. Yes I …
Have you ever been inspired by a picture you come across on Pinterest or Tumblr? I mean you stroll through the internets with that goal in mind right? I mean my pins and my favorites on Ravelry are all FULL of whenigrowupimmamakethis. Is that not the case with every one or am I strange? For …
I opened up my ETSY shop again. So me, some super bulky hand painted yarn, US50 needles AND a couple of hours = instant gratification. I am the CEO of #teamlazyashell so I love bulky, chunky yarn and some big needles. Yes I do indeed. So here is the deal, I need you guys help. …
Happy Monday my fiber friends! I hope you all had a fiber filled weekend. This post will be short and to the point, which is: I got mail! 😍 Friday I came home and my new baby was waiting for me. Guys meet Mia. She is completely handmade by Don’t Get It Twisted Crochet and …
The connection It’s Friday morning, I am on the train platform waiting for my train. As usual I have my Fringe Supply & Co bag full. On this day it’s full of completed projects that didn’t sell last season. I had a few folks at the location I am currently assigned ask what I had …
