My BFF knits too

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 […]

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That moment when….Yarn Happens

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

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More than enough yarn, very little time

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

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Inspiration or distraction?

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

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What's in a name?

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.

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I love my mailman

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

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The string that binds: YARN

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

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Knitting has helped my self confidence

If you Think you can’t In my opinion I am a fairly new knitter and therefore certain projects are for folks that can knit. I mean I never tried to knit because I was so sure I couldn’t. I mean it looks so polished and professional and not like anything I could do, right? RIGHT!

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I passed the Test

The “I did good” measurement is my daughter. When I make something that she puts on immediately, I feel like I hit the jackpot. When I have to go in her room to find said item, yes I won the Ms Knitter of the year. I am mom of year. We won’t talk about the

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I have yet to meet a yarn I didn't like….

So I told you all about this yarn I found on Instagram in this post. It was hand-dyed by Nicole Frost and I think I love her. I mean I was so eager to watch these colors come together that I just started knitting. I didn’t have a goal, or a pattern or what I

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