Entries from September 2008

September 28, 2008

A Quick Detour to ArtFibers

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 [...]

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 [...]