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Knitting Socks – An Experiment with Making a Thicker Short Row Heel
I have never seen this as a sock technique before, so if you have, please let me know where. If not, please share my post…
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Hate Swatching? Here are 4 things to consider:
Swatching is about getting to know you yarn. Making friends with it, before you start the “real” project. What if it turns out that you…
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National Brother Day – May 24, 2021
There were many years when we were super close, and many when we were not, but I always have a deep love for him, that grows every year as we are now in our (gasp) mid-50’s. Today, he’s one of my favorite people on the planet. He has taught me so much about grace and perspective, and I cry when when I think about how proud of him I am and how much I love him. He is amazing and I couldn’t imagine my life without him.
Knitting Socks – An Experiment with a Thick Sole Technique
I have knit many pairs of socks in the last 25 years, but I cannot list myself officially as a Sock Knitter. But I do…
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I didn’t always feel welcome in yarns shops
When I was a kid, learning to crochet, then knit, I used to save up my chore money to buy my Red Heart Acrylic Worsted…
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Knit or Crochet Something Wearable
What’s the point of investing your time, talent, effort and yarn to crochet or knit something that is going to sit in a pile or…
Christmas 2020 Shop Update
It’s Christmas break, and I’m spending some extra time with my husband, the fabulous JQ. The shop space is almost cleaned out, but Google Maps…
What’s in Store for Perfectly Knotty as we wrap up 2020
I have sat down to write this a few times, but it always feels like so many words or then again not enough.Funny … since…
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My roots as a designer
I started crocheting about the age of 6, a kindergarten classmate showed me how to make a chain. I made miles and miles of it.…
Great Qualities of Llama Yarn
Llama is one of my favorite yarn fibers in recent years; the more I use it and the more I learn about it, the more…
What are the different types of yarn?
A recent trending questions asks: What are the different types of yarn? I will start out by borrowing words from one of Perfectly Knotty’s regulars…
What is a good quality yarn?
What is a good quality yarn? This sort of feels like a trick question sometimes. I will NOT give you a list of brand names,…
Does Perfectly Knotty teach knitting and crochet or have get togethers?
Well, the sad thing is that due to covid-19, no, right now Perfectly Knotty is not offering in-person knitting or crochet lessons or classes, or…
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What kind of yarn to use for crochet?
A recent trending question on Google asks “What kind of yarn should I use to crochet?” Choosing the right yarn to crochet with begins with…
How You Can Support Perfectly Knotty During the Covid-19 Shutdown
I’ve been getting questions about how you can support Perfectly Knotty during this Corona Virus Shutdown Thank you to everyone that has reached out to…
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Find Patterns on Ravelry
Have you ever had a pretty pile of yarn, maybe 3-4 skeins, or even just 1-2, and wondered how to figure out what you could even do with it? Maybe you want to know how to find the right project for that yarn.