Anna on December 2nd, 2009

OK, so I’ve been doing a lot of learning. Learning about yarn, how to make it, how to use it, various stitches… and also about myself. One thing that I have learned  about myself and yarn on this journey: it has to be fun and not stressful. Otherwise, it’s not really worth doing it. Not [...]

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Anna on June 14th, 2009

I knew there was a need for a consistency before. It’s even more obvious to me now. Every night it’s the same thing: How do I spend my time? Do I knit? Spin? Card? Dye? All of the above? I need to create an evening schedule for myself, so that I [...]

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Anna on June 1st, 2009

I simply love how the alpaca yarn turned out:

I also got the EBtKS finished:

I love it! I’m going to be making a hat out of it… but have to wait to get the right type of needles. I tried it on some circular needles that were a bit too long, and the size was [...]

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Anna on May 6th, 2009

I really wanted to blog my entire fiber experience.  Really!  But I have a confession to make.  I started becoming fiber-enchanted in January sometime.  It is now May, and truthfully, my fiber experience has moved so fast, I have not been able to keep up with it.  I started crocheting, moved quickly into knitting and [...]

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Anna on April 25th, 2009

Or “Why I learned to knit.”
One of the sites that was brought to my attention was the site Ravelry.com.  I submitted my request to join and waited on the edge of the seat for my invitation to arrive.  It came a few days later, and I was excited to check the whole site out.  It [...]

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