The Wooly Bully Yarn Company in Springboro, Ohio is a gem of a yarn shop. When Amy Winstead told me she wanted to learn to knit or crochet, I was all in favor of it. But, even when Tom and I are in Ohio, we are two hours away from the Winsteads. So I searched …
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Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus
Tom and I recently visited the Ohio Craft Museum located in the Grandview Heights area of Columbus. I found out about the museum by seeing it on the list of locations for the Columbus Craft Crawl. Just the name is intriguing. What do you include in a craft museum? I was thinking it might be …
Columbus Craft Crawl
Tomorrow and Sunday is the Columbus Craft Crawl. Fifteen locations around Columbus are participating and highlighting their special craft. And, while the list of participants looks intriguing, I will not be participating. Why mention it at all if I won’t be doing it? First, the Columbus Craft Crawl sounds like lots of fun. Each location …
Sew to Speak in Worthington
Last week I went to Sew to Speak in Worthington. With all the coming and going to Mansfield, I haven’t had time to go many new places lately. Which is hard, because I really like going new places and exploring new things. I started by going to Michaels. I hadn’t been there since Joann closed …
Haversack of a British Soldier
When Tom and I are doing living history at a national park site, he is always carrying a haversack. Specifically, the haversack which is period appropriate for a British soldier in the 1700’s. Wikipedia has a good article on the history of haversacks. Generally, it is a bag carried by a soldier used for holding …
2025 Weaving
I did a lot of weaving in 2025 but I didn’t take a lot of pictures of what I made. As per usual, I wove towels on my little loom when I was demonstrating at the National Parks. My big loom, however, sat empty all year. All year it was sad and lonely and calling …
2025 Knitting Update
As I mentioned on Tuesday, there isn’t much going on with me. This seemed liked a good time for the 2025 knitting update. You might not care about what I have knitted in the last year, but it was an especially productive summer of knitting for me. I started the year by finishing my Qiviut …
Wool Gathering at Young’s Dairy
On September 20 I attended the Wool Gathering at Young’s Dairy. This was the 29th Wool Gathering. I have thought about going previously, but went to the Autumn Fiber Festival in Mansfield or the Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster instead. When my hip replacement surgery was scheduled for October 8, I knew the Autumn …
Jelly Roll Placemats
While we were in Ohio, I wove a set of Jelly Roll Placemats. I was only intending to warp the loom, weave a little bit, and then bring the warped loom to Cumberland Gap. But I had so much fun weaving the placemats that I finished them before we left Ohio. I found the instructions …
Doodle Decks by the Pacific Knit Company
While in Ohio, I made a stop at my favorite local yarn shop, The Yarnologist. Misty had posted on Facebook about Doodle Decks and I wanted to check them out. I love to knit stranded colorwork. It is fun to watch patterns take shape as I mix in colors and follow a chart. Following a …