I learned a new word last fall: Triskaidekaphilia. Triskaidekaphilia is a word of Greek origin, meaning “love of the number 13”. I think 13 gets a bad rap, dear reader; there are more fearsome and wretched things in this world than the number that follows 12 and precedes 14. I was charmed by the word,… Continue reading Triskaideka-what?
Tag: Knitting
What to carry in your (knitting) notions bag
This is the first in my series of posts (and videos) about the notions and tools I keep on hand for different fiber crafts! My students and friends who are new to fiber arts regularly ask me what I carry with my projects. Do I have one notions bag that moves from project to project?… Continue reading What to carry in your (knitting) notions bag
New Interchangeable Needle Checklist
Interchangeable knitting needles are a wonderful investment to your knitting tool collection. They also make a great gift to put on your wishlist. I gifted myself a new set of interchangeable needles this year at the holidays. Maybe you did, too? Regardless of who did the gifting or the receiving, lots of interchangeables seem to… Continue reading New Interchangeable Needle Checklist
2022 in the rear view
Reading I finished 23 books & audiobooks this year, which really surprised me. We spent a lot of time and energy raising the puppy, going to puppy class, cleaning up after the puppy, training the puppy; I didn’t remember reading all that much! The second surprise for me was how much non-fiction I read: 17… Continue reading 2022 in the rear view
Sustenance
My goals for 2018 were:I hope to read new books, both fiction and non-fiction.I hope to see new movies & TV shows and not just rely on re-watching things that I'm comfortable with (but don't think this means I won't binge The Office or Dawson's Creek again - because that is ALWAYS an option).I hope… Continue reading Sustenance
Handspun Cowl Recipe
Update, 1/8/21: Now available as a PDF as well! Handspun Cowl Recipe For me, spinning is meditation that also makes yarn. Everything about spinning is restorative! There's nothing better than sitting down at my wheel with a braid of beautiful hand-painted fiber in my hand and letting yarn happen. My favorite way of spinning hand-painted… Continue reading Handspun Cowl Recipe
Improvisation
I was always crap at impov in college (music major here!). I had to learn to do it and I understood the concept of it. Nearly every time, I froze up or it was totally boring or I wasn't happy with what I did. I'm not gonna lie, fear of playing something completely awful dominated… Continue reading Improvisation
BRB, Dyeing…
A few years ago, a friend and I went on a mini-version of the I-75 yarn crawl. Part of the festivities were special discounts, sales and drawings to win things! I entered just because, and instantly forgot because I seem to rarely have good luck. About a week later, I received a phone call from one… Continue reading BRB, Dyeing…
Donita2018 – Sustain
My word for 2018 is 'sustain'. If you're thinking that 'sustain' and 'maintain' are very similar words, you'd be right. I like the direction we've both been moving and the direction things have taken for us (it's not without setbacks or disappointments, but you'll have that...). When I was looking for verbs that I could… Continue reading Donita2018 – Sustain
Donita2017 Reflection
My theme for 2017 was to "Maintain My Groovy Self". Maintaining what we've been working towards the last few years proved more challenging than we anticipated when I chose this focus. But I'm so glad that we did. Because we didn't have crazy ambitious goals and timelines in our minds, we were better able to… Continue reading Donita2017 Reflection
Donita Westman 