On Facebook I belong to the “Central Ohio Weaving and Fiber Arts Guild” group. I also belong to the “Addicted to Knitting”, “8-Shaft Weaving”, “Macomber Loom Owners” and “Kromski Fun” (spinning wheel) groups. So I get my share of posts about what is going on in weaving, spinning, and knitting. Facebook is a good resource …
From Knit Bits
Overshot Class at Red Stone Glen
The first week of May, I headed to Overshot Class at Red Stone Glen near York, Pennsylvania. Tom and I had only been in Ohio for two weeks, but I had been wanting to take this class for a while so we worked it into our schedule. We took the RV and stayed at Gifford …
Local Yarn Store Hard to Find
My local yarn store went out of business while I was in North Dakota. I had been going to The Yarn Shop since we moved away from Akron. The shop always had what I wanted and gave me ideas for new projects. I went there in June to get yarn for a baby blanket. Only …
Billings, Montana: Biggest City in the State
With a population of 110,000, Billings is the largest city in Montana. It is sometimes referred to as the Magic City because it grew so rapidly after its founding as a railroad town in 1882. I think every state has a city with that nickname, for many different reasons. Billings is the largest city for …
Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster
For our 40th wedding anniversary Tom and I went to the Great Lakes Fiber Show. Now, that may not sound like the kind of trip you want to take for a big anniversary, but it was perfect for us. We don’t get to go to many festivals because we are usually working on the weekends …
Socks, Blanket, and Shawl: Knitting Update
I haven’t been knitting much, but in the last six months I have completed three projects: socks, a baby blanket, and a shawl. I’ve been spinning, weaving and doing puzzles instead of focusing on knitting. But knitting is my favorite carry-along hobby so I have still be doing a few things here and there. I …
Double Weave Class at Red Stone Glen
A couple of weeks ago I took a class in Double Weave at Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Studio in Pennsylvania. It was a wonderful class. I learned a bunch of stuff and got to spend four days with other weavers. The Double Weave Class was taught by Tom Knisely, who taught the Beginning Weaving …
Knitting Update – Old and New Projects
It seems like it is about time for a knitting update. Despite my infatuation with weaving right now, I am still knitting, I realized today that I haven’t shown you any of my knitting projects all year! I knitted a couple of prayer shawls in the fall using a new (to me) stitch called knit …
Colonial Weaving at Fort Frederica
Since Fort Frederica National Monument closed on April 1, I have spent a lot of my time doing colonial weaving. The other female volunteers have also been busy weaving so we have quite the colonial weaving factory going. First we finished the 13 cotton towels we had been working on. I think we only had …
Wolf Pup Loom by Schacht Spindle Company
Finally I had my new Schacht Wolf Pup Loom in hand – and in the RV. Even though the dimensions sounded reasonable when we ordered it, the loom looked a lot bigger once it was in the RV and out of the box. But, before we could get it in place, I had to put …