I have a pet peeve. (Shocking, I know) It hurts my soul when I hear people say, “The swatch lied to me!” I understand why knitters say this. I used to say, “the gauge lied to me again.” I was terrible at gauge swatching. I would consistently end up with inaccurate swatches. This resulted in …
It was a simple question…On one of my FB groups someone asked about “I Dissent” patterns to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg- May her memory be a revolution. Justice Ginsburg was known for wearing jabots, an ornamental, frilled collar judges wear with their robes. Justice Ginsburg did not have just one jabot. There are several. However, the collar …
I Dissent…from searching for the Notorious RBG on Ravelry Read More »
Sunday’s Knit Tea Live: English vs Continental Knitting was full of great conversation. We discussed English vs. Continental knitting and finally got Pattern Spotlight going, even if not in the way I planned. Near the end of Knit Tea Live, I started down a road I hadn’t planned to travel. My thoughts were not organized or …
So often I see it on the Intertubes “I hate the provisional cast-on.” “I just can’t wrap my head around it!” “I avoid the Provisional Cast-on.” These cast-ons have gotten a bad wrap as hard, fiddly, and worst NOT WORHT THE EFFORT. Well, I am here to tell you, PROVISIONAL CAST-ONS ARE WORTH THE EFFORT! …
I do not want to discuss Ravelry and NuRav. Not really. I mean nothing has changed since my videos on it, and likely nothing is going to change. Ravelry continues to be ableist while claiming they are inclusive. But, their latest blog post has triggered such a hard eye roll it’s distracting me from my …