Today’s post begins with a short story about why I love living in San Francisco. Once upon a time (like, earlier today, perhaps), a fiber addict (me) and her fiance’ were on their way to a Gigantic Fabric Store to procure some fabric for making general home-decoration items — table runners, throw pillows, curtains, that [...]
Entries from September 2008
September 25, 2008
“A Bit Prone to Yarn Vomit”
I’m pretty sure, after the time I spent rewinding my ball of Zitron Lifestyle yesterday that I may never opt for the center-pull ball option again.
My understanding is that the beauty of the center-pull ball is that the yarn on the outside has enough tension for the ball to hold its shape… and that, when [...]
September 9, 2008
An Unexpected Result of the Ravelympics
I’ve been remiss in writing here. I suppose that’s the trouble with starting a blog with pictures in every post. When you haven’t had the time to take, much less post-process all the pictures you hope to post, the ones that would make your story much prettier and more worth telling, it becomes tempting to [...]