By Tara, on April 25th, 2011% For first-time (or adventurous) dyers, the most wonderful time of the year…is this week!
Easter Egg dyes, a great way to experiment with food-safe, non-toxic dyes, are on sale…everywhere!
Even if you haven’t dyed before, or you think it might be complicated, Easter egg dyes are really the foolproof way to go. I promise, you can’t mess it up.
To get started, check out video that walks you through all the steps:
If you’re ready to get going and are about to bolt out the door to snatch up the last boxes of dyes, here’s a quick shopping list:
A box of easter egg dyes White or apple cider vinegar White yarn or wool (any animal fiber will work, but NOT plant-fibers (cotton, soy, bamboo, banana))
Some tips on buying Easter egg dyes: Don’t pay more than a dollar for a box of 5-6 colors. Really. . . . → Read More: The most wonderful time
By Tara, on November 4th, 2010% In which I fall in love with crocheting toys. . . . → Read More: Amigurumi Smitten
By Tara, on July 16th, 2010% Videos of the wrap-stitch and the bind-off. And an offer for a free shawl pattern. . . . → Read More: The wrap-stitch and bind-off how-to
By Tara, on May 11th, 2010% Share your Learn to Purl experiences! . . . → Read More: How did you Learn to Purl?
By Tara, on March 8th, 2010% I’m honoring National Craft Month by posting something crafty that catches my eye every weekday. Share your favorite crafty finds in the comments!
I don’t dye self-striping yarns.
In fact, I rarely dye nearly-solid yarns. (Those multi-color handspun skeins are made of dyed solids, spun together)
But when I first started dyeing, I played around with stripe patterns a lot. But the real challenge is getting the skein long enough to make your stripes long enough.
I did this by wrapping the yarn allll around my apartment. Yes, my apartment. Start at a kitchen chair, around the couch, around the TV, into the bedroom and around the chair in there and back to the kitchen. Yeah, it was a small space!
When I read Scout’s post on using a warping board, I realized I was crazy. And that I probably wasn’t going to be dyeing any more . . . → Read More: Dyeing Self-Striping Yarn
By Tara, on March 4th, 2010% The uber-smart Cosy has the answer to the eternal question: When IS the hat DONE?
It’s in her 2nd post in a super helpful series on knitting hats.
approximate hat heights
0-6 mo. – 5 in. (12.7 cm) 6-18 mo. – 6.25 in. (15.9 cm) 18 mo.-4 yr. – 7.25 in. (18.4 cm) 4 yr.-adult s – 8.25 in. (21 cm) adult m-l – 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Read her whole post here.
By Tara, on March 1st, 2010% I’m super honored to be interviewed by the fabulous Diane of CraftyPod about teaching crafts (and specifically, knitting). We had a great conversation about the experience of teaching and how to get started teaching.
If you’ve wanted to start teaching your craft, listen to the conversation here.
Diane mentions that my Learn to Knit kit taught her to knit (squee!), you can find the kits here. Even if you know how to knit, these kits are a great way to teach a family member and avoid frustration that comes from not knowing how to describe when-the-loop-does-this-you-do-this.
Have you taught your craft? Anything you’d add to our conversation?
By Tara, on January 13th, 2010% It’s been a while since I’ve talked about yarn (the New Year brought new projects), but it is still my first love.
Sometimes I forget and wander into the land of launching a yarn store in 12 days or teaching other yarnies…but all it takes is one great pattern to pull me right back to my first love!
This granny square is what drew my fervent adoration this week. Or maybe it was this entire rainbow-colored blog.
Or maybe it was Mercedes of Kitchen Sink Dyeworks (she’s kitchensinkdye on Twitter), who is crocheting the most amazing granny squares from her handpainted yarn.
(yarn dyed, squares crocheted and photograph taken by Mercedes)
But once I fell into this granny square vortex, I started scarfing up granny square information.
How to Granny from Meet Me at Mike’s How to Granny from Purl Bee
And then I . . . → Read More: Cro-Crazy
By Tara, on December 9th, 2009% Free shipping + $10 gift certificate = Learn to Knit Kit as a gift! . . . → Read More: Free Shipping on Learn to Knit Kit
By Tara, on December 8th, 2009% Wondering if the Learn to Knit Kit will *actually* teach you to knit? Read Diane’s review! . . . → Read More: Learn to Knit Kit Review
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