Our dream: By moving towards selling yarn from local-ish, ethically sourced fiber, we hope you bring your sweater a little bit closer (figuratively speaking) to the sheep it came from. (Or alpaca, or goat, or bundle of flax!)
For those about to craft, we salute you.
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Quilt made of vintage ladies handkerchiefs.
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this is one of my all time fave pictures on tumblr
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Reflection and Emission Nebulas
— Rho Ophiuchi Cloud ComplexCredit: Gerald Rhemann // Astrostudio
woolen wings by amona on Flickr.
This blanket is amazing! I find the color choices/layout super inspiring.
I know, tough, right? I’m knitting a carrier for my chainsaw here.
WORK THOSE DPNS YOU SEXY MOTHERFUCKER I COULD BEND YOU OVER MY NEATLY ORGANIZED STACK OF YARN BOXES KNIT ONE PURL MY HEART FUCK YEAH
This came up on my feed and then I suddenly realized that it’s from Wet Coast Wools - and that’s my hand-dyed cotton and hand-woven notion bags in the background.
That’s like an advertisement, right?
“Buy my wool, because Misha Collins was once slightly near it”
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Have you seen the ultimate yarn storage idea? I am so jealous. The minute I get a house or at least a two-bedroom apartment, I am going to start planning this sucker.
I got a pegboard for my sewing/knitting tools but I definitely never thought of this! Looks like I need a second pegboard.
Well, I have found my next sock project. The pattern is called “The Bird”.
I can sit in meetings and be giving everyone the middle finger under my boots.
BEST
So ECCC was incredibly great.
We met so many awesome knitters (and got to see their WIP’s) and spread the gospel of The Knittrix.
The floor was so much bigger this year, and there was a ton to look at. Lots of great cosplay - we particularly dug all the Mabel Pines’.
There were a few…
Y’all should check out my comic - Issue #1 now online!
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Is there anything binder clips can’t do? This is genius. DIY yarn bowl from Pocket Pause.
YES! Why spend $50 when you can just do this?
Finally! A Life-hack I’ll actually use!
Hey Everyone!
This weekend is Emerald City Comic-Con and we’re hoping to see you in the fine city of Seattle.
Our booth is N-10 in Artist’s Alley, and we’ll have the first issue of The Knittrix available, as well as buttons and some freebies.
Please stop by and share your love of knitting and/or superheroes!
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Here’s a handy guide for finding us:
(For a full map, check out the ECCC website.)
