http://thriftyknitter.com devoted to rationalizing my shameful yarn habit Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:25:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm one of those people who has a really hard time cutting loose stuff from my to-do list until it's so late in the game everyone's rolling their eyes and shaking their heads and muttering "no duh." So I was kind of relieved my current 4-ounce challenge project, which I've already ... http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=542 Good news for anyone who wanted in to fall Yarn School but didn't make it in time: openings! We have one small private room, one shared double, and a few group room slots. If you register for both sessions (Yarn School + Felt School), you get a bonus session in the ... http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=541 Drum carder dyeing is my favorite kind of dyeing. Lots and lots of random pots of all kinds of fibers and colors. I love not having to think or plan or make the colors repeatable or worry whether I've already done this combination or mix enough dye for a whole ... http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=540 I was sulking about what an unproductive evening I've had when I realized I had a really productive day. I got caught up with all my orders and destash, and dyed a shitload of fiber, inluding all these stupid random bits of unlabeled stuff that I can use in batts. I ... http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=538 For the record: Swatch, you're kind of a dickhole. As much as I like the feeling of security I get from swatching, as often as not, it's useless. That's not entierely true. It's usefull for wee projects and fine yarns, but man, for worsted and up, knitted fabric is just so ... http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=537 Man. Well, today's grant panel was a completely different experience than yesterday's. The response was yikes-level negative. I'm the writer in the family, so I feel the failure was on me. Actually, I'd say it's about half a failure in the application, about a quarter a disconnect between the application ... http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=536 I'm loving this Lorna's Laces yarn. It's so softy softy, but it's not making up for the fact that I'm well behind schedule, which means I've got a couple full days of knitting before my V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N! Today I got to observe the review panel for a Kansas Arts Commission. It was ... http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=534 Here's a mom forward worth watching: http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=533 Still lots o' yarn in the destash department. Here are the first 15 on the list: new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5019727, 'shop','gallery',5,3).renderIframe(); http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=532 Aside from keeping out the dirt, burrs and hay, the jackets also help preserve the color of the fleeces. Here you can see the edge of Hokey Pokey's reverse bikini line. And this picture just kills me. It makes me think of two hopeless old biddies in some Merchant Ivory ... http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=529