I create because I want the world to experience healing. I want to take everything that I’ve learned and am learning about the truth of this thing we call life to heal the generations that came before me, those in our current time, and the ones that will come after.
We need to listen to the voice that is calling us to expand beyond war, hatred, fear, and division.
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A swatch is going to help you to calculate how much yardage you need for your knitting project, figure out what size needles you’ll need, what your cast on number is based on your measurements, and in the purpose of designing, its going to give you a feel for what kind of fabrics you can make and what stitch patterns make sense for a particular yarn.
Choosing the right yarn for your knitting pattern can make or break your pattern. Some designs need high contrast, some are all about the texture, and arguably the most important factor, Drape.
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I am unashamedly in love with wool, I think its the most wonderful fiber on earth. I love to wear it… Have you ever been asked, what’s your favorite color? I struggle with an answer to this one. I live in color, I love color with my whole heart. I am deeply moved and inspired by the colors surrounding me in the natural world and by the feelings they evoke.
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I had the pleasure of being included as one of the designers for the Purl It Forward Traveling Afghan Knitting Project.
July is my Birthday month so it felt special to be able to be the designer for July.
When I received the blanket sent to me, I was finally able to appreciate the work that the other designers put into this project, and feel connected to them as I worked on my square and then seamed it to the afghan.
it was a beautiful reminder of how we can really create something big, with collective effort.
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When Was Linen First Used, How Linen is Made, What makes Linen a Sustainable Fabric and Tips for Knitting with Linen Yarn.Unlike other plant fibers like cotton, which is made from the seed head of the plant- designed to hold onto moisture, Linen is made from the stem of the plant, and the stem of the plants job is to move moisture, so linen is a naturally cool and moisture wicking fabric.
Flax was one of the first plants to be cultivated in the fertile crescent, dating back to 7000 BCE. Making linen one of the first fabrics humans used.
There are hieroglyphs in Egypt depicting the process of linen textile production, and mummies were often wrapped in linen cloth.
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