Today I’m going to be writing a bit about something I’ve been both experiencing and thinking about over the past few weeks. The title kind of gives it away, but it starts with me lacking some motivation to craft. When I first started knitting and then for the past few years, I’ve done nothing butContinue reading “Changing Things Up & Why it Helps our Creativity”
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I recently finished my Kentia Hat, just days after starting it. Gotta love a good quick knit to clear the palate. The usual details first:Pattern: Kentia Hat / Ambah O’BrienYarn: agirlandherwool / Silk DK / Majestic and Overnight OatsNeedles: Size 5 on a 16 inch cableCast on: 8/23/2020Cast off: 8/29/2020The pattern page on Ravelry canContinue reading “FO Friday – Kentia Hat”
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I’m currently dyeing up a fade kit over on my YouTube channel and I’ve been looking to the viewers to influence how the skein will be dyed next. I think it’s been pretty successful and last week, I posted the Skein #2 Dye with Me. The event itself has certainly been a learning experience forContinue reading “#agahwFadeDyeALong Skein 2 – Thoughts of a Yarn Dyer”
Check out the new colors and bases that are going into the shop. I also have some news about how the shop will be run and what you can expect moving forward. Shop AdminThe shop will be converting to in stock only. Historically, I’ve done mostly dyed to order and then transitioned to a combinationContinue reading “Exciting New Changes at agirlandherwool – August 29th, 2020”
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Today I shipped off the September shipment of the yarn of the month club. This is pretty exciting for me as it wrapped up the first 3 month yarn club as well. I can’t help but reflect back on the club now that three months have past. Did you want to order the September club?Continue reading “Yarn of the Month Club – July – September Recap”
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I recently finished my Magnolia socks, which is surprising to me. I really claim to not have much sock mojo, yet I keep finishing socks… The usual details first:Pattern: Magnolia Socks / Helen StewartYarn: agirlandherwool / BFL Sock / Golden HourNeedles: Size 0 dpnsCast on: 5/26/2020Cast off: 8/10/2020The pattern page on Ravelry can be foundContinue reading “FO Friday – Magnolia Socks”
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At this point in my knitting “career” (but really, knitting hobby, spare time, whatever we want to call it), I have knit myself 7 sweaters. Ironically, most of them are all the same-ish color, but that’s not the point for today. When I started knitting sweaters, I followed the pattern exactly. This makes the mostContinue reading “The Short and Long of Knitting Sleeves”
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I recently finished my Altheda sweater and I think it’s taken me longer to write this blog post than it did to knit up the sweater. The usual details first:Pattern: Altheda / Jennifer SteingassYarn: Rauma Finull PT2Needles: Size 4Cast on: 6/9/2020Cast off: 7/30/2020The pattern page on Ravelry can be found here. The story of thisContinue reading “FO Friday – Altheda Sweater”
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Over on my YouTube channel, I’m hosting a Dye with Me series, where I’m dyeing up a fade kit. In each video, I’m dyeing one skein and bringing you along for the ride. You can then comment on the video or use the hashtag to participate on Instagram. You can participate by letting me knowContinue reading “#agahwFadeDyeALong – Skein #1”
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Happy Tuesday everybody! I hope you’re all hanging in there. I don’t know about where you are, but here in South Jersey, it is HOT. I’ve been knitting away on a sweater that I can’t imagine wearing anytime soon and dreaming of fun new colorways to dye up. If you follow along on my YouTubeContinue reading “An Interactive Dye a Long”
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