If you would have told me twenty years ago or even just six years ago that today I would be running a business based around knitting, that I would quit my full time steady income job, that the mere act of twisting string into fabric would direct my career path, I would have said you … Continue reading How Knitting Changed My Life (Part 1)
Back in January I posted a photo on Instagram of some yarn for a project I was planning to knit. I tagged the designer of the pattern and thus began a wonderful connection. The yarn was my own Twigs + Twine Yarn Co. line in the colorways Thistle and Granite Falls and the pattern was … Continue reading Where The Mermaids Live
Every couple of years during the Olympics Ravelry holds a comparative competition of knitting, spinning and frogging (yes, frogging) called the Ravellenics. Now, it use to be called the Ravelympics but the Olympics didn't like that and made them change it. Which I just find ridiculous but...that's a whole other blog post so we won't … Continue reading The Ravellenic Experience
Raindrops on roses And whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things Those are lyrics from the song "My Favorite Things" sung by Julie Andrews in the movie The Sound of Music and this months Secret Bag Society … Continue reading April Secret Bag Society – A Puurrrrrfect Movie Night
Sometimes when I find a yarn I love I know exactly what I want to knit with it. I can envision the pattern knit up it that beautiful skein. But...sometimes I have no idea what that gorgeous yarn should become. I know I love it and I know I must add it to my stash … Continue reading Five Patterns to Knit with Twigs + Twine
You may have read on the Twigs + Twine Yarn Co. website that my daughter has decided not to continue in the yarn dyeing business. Yes, it's very sad news and I will miss working with her. But we all have to take the path that is best for us. This has left me with … Continue reading Changes
Happy New Year! I'm so excited about starting a new year. 2017 was not a great year for me. But the beginning of a new year is a time to reflect and put new goals into action and I'm looking forward to making 2018 my best year ever. And one way I'm doing that is … Continue reading My Year of Knitting – 2017 Review
Every year I see lots of people doing Christmas Eve cast ons and Day After Christmas cast ons. Honestly, I don't know how they do it. I'm always so busy I don't have time to think about a new cast on. In fact I'm usually finishing up my gift knitting. I don't know why I … Continue reading #newyearcaston2018
Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to travel back in time to 18th century Scotland like Claire did in Outlander? I'm sure life was hard then but I would love to be able to go back just for a while to see what it was like. One of my favorite scenes in Outlander is … Continue reading Lallybroch Knitting Club
If you don't already know I am a huge Outlander fan. I've watched all the Starz episodes several times (so many that I've lost count) and I've completed reading (uh, well...listening to) the first two books. I'm currently reading (listening to) Voyager. (Side note: I love audiobooks.) That's why I'm so excited to be a … Continue reading My OUTLANDISH Collaboration
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