By Carolyn Hanson Amigurumi is a Japanese art form that uses crochet or knit to make small stuffed toys. The term comes from two Japanese words, "ami," meaning crocheted ...
Category: Creative Corner – Knit & Crochet
CREATIVE CORNER: Healthy Knitting & Crochet
By Carolyn Hanson I never thought that knitting/crochet could be hazardous to my health. How could relaxing and knitting while watching Netflix cause such havoc to hands, arms, neck, ...
CREATIVE CORNER: Buttons, Buttons, Buttons!
By Carolyn Hanson Many years ago I read Tracy Chevalier’s, Burning Bright, a historical novel about the Dorset button cottage industry in Dorset, England. Making buttons was the ...
CREATIVE CORNER: Organization Inspiration for Your Stash (Part 2)
By Carolyn Hanson Just a quick recap…. In February, I spoke about how to organize new and unfinished projects, and extra unassigned yarn into bins and project bags. ...
CREATIVE CORNER: Organizing Inspiration for Your Stash
By Carolyn Hanson Oh, we love to collect yarn. We impulse buy at shows, festivals, closeouts, vacations, new shops and sales in the hopes that the perfect project materializes. ...
CREATIVE CORNER: Big Wool, Big Needles…Fast Gifts
By Carolyn Hanson It’s November and we’re thinking… “Ugh, I should have started my gift-making back in July.” Yet, fear not, time for… BIG WOOL and BIG NEEDLES ...
CREATIVE CORNER: What’s Black and White and Read All Over?
By Carolyn Hanson Art can use any medium. Some are familiar, like paint, fiber, wood, marble and glass to name a few. It’s customary to see paint on canvas, ...
CREATIVE CORNER: Reclaiming Yarn and Loving it Again
By Carolyn Hanson Sometimes it happens, a sweater or garment is no longer worn or no longer in style. Yet, the yarn is so lovely, it’s sad to say ...
CREATIVE CORNER: Finishing Unfinished Projects Left Behind
By Carolyn Hanson Now and then something comes across that just pulls on your heartstrings and moves you to action. This is the case with an article ...
CREATIVE CORNER: Transitions; Ombre, Gradient, Variegated, Fade
By Carolyn Hanson Have you seen the color changing yarns? It’s so much fun to watch the colors change. The color changes peak curiosity to see which color will ...