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
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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…
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
Donita2017 Q3
Summer has gone and fall has come. It's finally sweater weather and I couldn't be more happy about it! First up in July, I finished a top (that I started in May), because I finally found a pattern that I could use this yarn for! And I used EVERY. LAST. BIT. July is Tour de… Continue reading Donita2017 Q3
"That’s gonna be a fascinating transition!"
Tour de Fleece 2017 was a win! Since yellow makes me look dead, I'll post about it here instead of getting a yellow ANYTHING, let alone a jersey right next to my face. Tour de Fleece is a "competition" that runs concurrently with the Tour de France. The idea is that every day that the… Continue reading "That’s gonna be a fascinating transition!"
Donita2017 – Q2 update…up late
Well, since it's halfway through August, it only makes sense that I finally give you an update on how spring went, right?Q2 kicked my butt - I'm not even gonna try to be nice about it. It was rough. I was so ready for it to be over, it's not even funny. There were a… Continue reading Donita2017 – Q2 update…up late
Donita2017 – Q1 update
Here we are, the end of the first quarter of 2017. While I've been short on words the last few months, I've not been short on FOs. I've finished 3 sweaters in 3 months! It's crazy! I decided that I really had so many nice sweater quantities of yarn, with so many nice patterns… Continue reading Donita2017 – Q1 update
What was old is made new again
This fall, I (finally) made time to wash, block, and de-pill all of my sweaters. It took a few weeks to accomplish, between contact time and drying time. This was long overdue and was well worth it! It made me excited to wear my sweaters again... except one. I made this shrug back in 2010,… Continue reading What was old is made new again
Donita 2017: Maintain My Groovy Self
I had a beloved professor in undergrad who regularly told her students to "Maintain your groovy selves!" or, once we knew her lingo, just "Maintain!" Just picturing her technicolor post-its and marker notes on assignments now makes me smile. When I sat down to think about goals for this coming year and what theme to… Continue reading Donita 2017: Maintain My Groovy Self
Donita 2016: Crafty recap
You know what's awesome? When you are reevaluating basically how you do life, and your doctor/therapist/alternative medicine professional all ask you what you do to bring joy to your life and you tell them about your small obsession with fiber arts and they unanimously agree that you should definitely embrace that and do as much… Continue reading Donita 2016: Crafty recap
Donita Westman 