Time. Seems that's one thing that every stitcher of every skill level struggles with! Here are 9 great ideas to help you create more time for stitching: 1. Set aside a specific time each day or week for your crafting. It could be a short amount of time, like 30 minutes before bed, or a … [Read more...] about 9 tips for creating more time for your crochet and knitting
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Peach-Mango Chicken Chili
One of the things that I hear from my stitchers A LOT is that they often feel like they don't have as much time as they'd like for stitching. One way we can open up more time for stitching is to make meal preparation less time consuming! And doing that without compromising nutrition and quality … [Read more...] about Peach-Mango Chicken Chili
I Already Have So Much Yarn
I have been hearing this for all of the 8 years that Perfectly Knotty has been open.I have said it myself over the course of my stitching lifetime! Now, here we are. Summer of 2022 finds the United States, and the world really, in a financial state of inflation and recession. Prices are going up … [Read more...] about I Already Have So Much Yarn
How to Wash Old Yarn
There have been many times in my life and when I had my store, when people would come to me because a loved one had passed and left behind yarn and supplies they didn't know what to do with. Often saying something like "You do yarn stuff. You can use this." Not always the case, but their … [Read more...] about How to Wash Old Yarn
Peace for Your Heart
This isn't about yarn or knitting or crochet. This is about YOU 🥰 Your well-being. There is so much fear and unrest in the world, especially the last few weeks with Russia invading Ukraine.My children have heritage there, and my memories from history lessons remind me that this nation has … [Read more...] about Peace for Your Heart
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 chose the wrong yarn for that stitch? Or the wrong stitch for that yarn? A swatch is a better place to discover that mismatch that halfway through a sweater you … [Read more...] about Hate Swatching? Here are 4 things to consider: