As we were sitting around the big table at Knit Night this Tuesday last, the subject of favorite children’s books came up. This led to extemporaneous declamation of favorite bits of favorite books all around the table, ending with a duet (Katie and myself) of dear Mr. Lear’s classic, “The Owl and the Pussycat”. The…
Yarnbombing Tucson – All you knit/crochet is love
Once or twice a week I make my way downtown to the other side of the train tracks to Rail Yard where TEDxTucson resides, to open packages of yarn love. The packages come from Finland, Spain and Australia, even from my hometown of Liverpool, UK and from states and provinces across North America. The yarn love…
Dreaming of colorwork knitting
When colorwork knitting becomes part of your sleep routine
I dream of yarnbombing – Dreamer 2017
Artist Yarn Bombs Santa Barbara Mountains from Chelsea Lyon on Vimeo. Yarnbomber is coming to Tucson! Stephen Duneier aka The Yarnbomber is working on a new project for right here in Tucson. Now, we have yarnbombing in Tucson, and we love it, but this is on a whole ‘nother scale. When Stephen dreams he dreams…
Tangeknital Podcast Episode One
Where Amy and Rachel try their skills at podcasting. Listen to it here, or even better subscribe on iTunes! Show notes to follow.
Packing and travel tips for knitters with yarn addictions
If the first thing you do when planning a trip is sort out what local yarn stores are in the vicinity of your destination, or if the destination is dictated by the yarn possibilities, this post is for you. WARNING: Enabling ahead You could accuse me of enabling your travel yarn purchases in order to…
A Hat in the Heat
What kind of nut, you may well ask, casts on a worsted weight cable-y wool hat in 100° weather? Residents of The Old Pueblo who realize a) hats are nice and small and won’t drag on the lap, and b) it’s cooled off 10 degrees from two days ago, so best take advantage of the…
Let’s start at the very beginning
Where Rachel writes the initial blog post on Tangeknital.
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