December 2016

Month

Knitting—My Favorite Things

(with a nod to Rodgers & Hammerstein)

Skeins in a basket and needles nearby,

patterns stacked up high in a pile,

the smiles that a hand knitted hat brings:

these are a few of my favorite things.

Norwegian sweaters and Fair-Isle gloves,

headbands and cowls the whole family loves,

knitting with cashmere and fancy stitch rings:

these are a few of my favorite things.

Hand knit stockings hanging beside the tree,

crocheted afghans draped across the settee,

angels in the garland with roving wings:

these are a few of my favorite things.

When the wind bites,

when the news stings,

when I’m feeling sad,

I simply remember my favorite things,

and then I don’t feel so bad.

December 22, 2016 0

We won’t be knitting into the night, but I’ll have cookies and tea for knitting during the shortest day! Even if you haven’t knitted the cowl for Project Peace, which asked you to knit 4 rows a day in a meditative manner, tomorrow we’ll be knitting, pushing out the busy-ness of this week and welcoming in the calm before the storm. Hope to see you in the shop! screen-shot-2016-11-22-at-12-01-45-pm

December 20, 2016 0

This ain’t your auntie’s crochet…

The same day one friend was regaling us in the yarn shop with tales of her auntie’s crochet (a crocheted Christmas tree door hanging survived a meth lab explosion), another friend emailed me a New York Times article about street artist crocheter London Kaye, who is creating large pieces for large companies: Starbucks, Gap, to name a few. It’s exciting to see the fiber arts exploding onto to the art and fashion scene, bringing fresh eyes to a craft which has languished in granny squares and dishcloths for too long.

December 5, 2016 0

Making sense of society one stitch at a time.

To make sense of their world, painters paint, photographers photograph, and knitters knit…sometimes with more purpose than at other times, sometimes for the process, sometimes for the product. The Pussyhat Project (clever women), is definitely with a purpose—to wit, knitting and crocheting pink hats for every single woman marching on Washington D.C. on January 17, 2019, as a show of solidarity with women and for women’s rights. Women from all over the nation will be descending upon Washington, and the hats represent all those who are there in spirit. The hat is a simple rectangle knit on both sides. You can drop off the hats at Love.Yarn.Shop. and we will get them on a woman’s head at the march.

December 2, 2016 0