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My first published article!

Tara — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:08:55 +0000

Just got my copy of Inside Crochet in the mail.

And flipped to page 66.

And there. Is. My byline.

Even better: there’s a whole 4 page spread of my article.

And my pictures.

The article is, as the title says, all about finding local fiber farms (or, if you’re British, Fibre Farms). I wrote about my experiences and gave some suggestions for finding farms local to you.

Inside Crochet is a British magazine (and it’s been available there for a few weeks, I think), but you can find it in the States at your local yarn store or at Barnes + Noble (my spies tell me that it should be in by May 10th).

Let me know if you read it!

Contest: Have you seen Inside Crochet?

Tara — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:33:22 +0000

Ok, so in the next issue, the April issue, of Inside Crochet, is an article written by me.

This is my first published article and I’m ridiculously excited to see it!
But, even though the issue was published in the UK this week, it hasn’t made it’s way to the US yet.

I’m so anxious to see it that I’ve decided to hold a contest!

How to Enter:

Find a copy of Inside Crochet (all over the UK and in Barnes + Nobles and some yarn shops in the USA)
Snap a picture of my byline
Post it online (flickr, your blog, wherever)
Leave the link in the comments of this post, along with info on where you found it (town, shop, etc)

The winner will be chosen randomly on 5/10 and will win a FREE skein of hemp laceweight (or, if you don’t want hemp laceweight, you can take $12 off your next BCB order!).

The Meaning of Green

Tara — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:38:17 +0000

I might be a bit obsessive.
I wish I wasn’t.
I wish I was smooth and casual and je ne sais quoi.
But I’m not. I’m excitable. And squeal-y. And a bit obsessive.
When I learned the new Yarn Forward was available in the States (it’s UK-based), one that I had been interviewed for, I began stalking Barnes & Noble.
I’ve been 4 times in the last month, scouring the magazine racks, looking behind every title.

Yesterday, my mom and I had a bit of free time and we decided to pop into the bookstore for a cup of coffee and magazine perusal. I did my normal magazine-rack-hunting. The girl next to me set down one she had been flipping through and

Wow!
There it was, the April issue.

I called my mom over as I flipped through, and was shaking before I even landed on this page:

That’s me, in the upper left corner!

The article is a discussion with several “ecological experts” (squee!) about what “green” means to them, in terms of yarn and fiber choices. It’s a fabulous article with input from Lorna’s Laces, a Rowan rep and other experts on the subject!

You can find buy Yarn Forward online, at your yarn store or at a bookstore!

Oh, and the geeking out doesn’t end there. My mom and I both squealed, jumped around, hugged and celebrated! This little excitement-party happened again when I told my husband (who, for the record, does not squeal)