Month: July 2023

  • All your questions about silk yarn answered

    All your questions about silk yarn answered

    In previous summers, I’ve been all about the cotton yarn, whether that’s a pure cotton like the lovely Krea Deluxe Organic Cotton, a cotton-and-plant mix like Kelbourne Woolens Mojave or a cotton-and-wool mix like BC Garn BioBalance. But this year I’m going in a different direction with my summer knitting, and I’m going for silk…

  • Let’s translate some of the most common knitting lingo

    Let’s translate some of the most common knitting lingo

    When I’m teaching people to knit, or helping them knit their first sweater at one of my workshops, there’s one thing that comes up time and time again. It’s that knitting patterns are like a different language. And yes, I can understand that view, which is why I’ll be writing another post all about how…