By Carolyn Hanson Several years ago, I built a labyrinth in an unused area of the yard. I walk it each day after my regular walk through the neighborhood. ...
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CREATIVE CORNER: Oodles of Doodles for Knitters
By Carolyn Hanson Have you seen them? They look like trading cards. Each has a grid design on one side and a color illustration on the other. These themed ...
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: You’re the Boss of your Knitting: Variegated Yarns and the Pooling Effect
By Carolyn Hanson If you have ever knitted a random project with variegated yarn, you have experienced the unfortunate situation where instead of the colors spreading out they begin ...
CREATIVE CORNER: Knit and Crochet in a Different Direction
By Carolyn Hanson Most projects are worked vertically; top-down or bottom-up. What is the difference when a project is worked side-to-side? Sweaters can be made in several directions. Bottom-up ...
CREATIVE CORNER: Sashiko (Sash’-e-ko) Little Stabs by Carolyn Hanson
[caption id="attachment_20560" align="aligncenter" width="398"] Carolyn Hansen[/caption] Sashiko is a Japanese form of embroidery used to repair or reinforce clothing. These simple decorative designs usually depict geometric patterns or those ...