I was always terrified of buying yarn from a LYS (local yarn shop). I would browse online for luxurious, non-acrylic yarn but would never purchase any because I had no idea how they felt. I had always wanted to buy the expensive stuff but feared that once I started I would never go back to acrylic and in turn bankrupt …
WIP Wednesdays
The daisy stitch baby blanket that I’ve been knitting is coming together much slower than I anticipated. I was trying to stick to a schedule but my husband was sick last week and his work schedule has been sporadic which in turn means my schedule has been thrown off balance. So I’ve only managed to knit up a few rows …
Yarn Types and Ideal Projects
When I used to find a pattern that I wanted to knit, I would buy whichever yarn I liked the most. Regardless of its weight and type. This proved to be problematic because my projects wouldn’t turn out right. I once tried making an afghan out of 8 x 8 knitted squares, where all the squares were knitted with different yarn types and …