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, ...
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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 ...
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: A Year of Garlands
Garlands are decorative wreaths of leaves, flowers, or other materials. They are not necessarily circular but can be long chains. Like wreaths, they have undergone a transformation for decoration ...
Speed Knitting: Get a Move On
By: Carolyn Hanson So much yarn…so little time. How to resolve? You can … Make more time to knit…quit your job, sleepless, or knit while cooking, walking, or reading ...
One Skein Can Make a Sizeable Difference
By: Carolyn Hanson Last month was Breast Cancer Awareness Month and The Connection Magazine included an article about Knitted Knockers and the NJ representative who shared her story and ...
Bobbles and Popcorn and Puffs, Oh My
By Carolyn Hanson You may have noticed that textured sweaters are everywhere this season and one of the biggest features is bobbles. Bobbles can be added [caption id="attachment_17114" align="alignright" ...
BEST WAY TO ASSEMBLE A MODULAR BLANKET
By: Carolyn Hanson If you are a lover of granny squares, scrumbles or afghans with multiple shapes that need to be sewn together, read on. It does not ...
Tassels Galore
Carolyn Hanson Tassels are everywhere…on the runway, on purses, on curtains, on pillows, on jewelry and key chains. They can be made from yarn, thread, beads, feathers, leather, ribbon, ...