Purchase the pdf file now through Ravelry (you don’t have to be a Ravelry member to purchase) | add to cart | show cart Worked from the small point, with rows of increasing length, this shawl is an easy asymmetrical triangle with a beautiful edging that evokes the swirls and curls of the vortexes that […]
Miriam Felton
Unique Designs & Technique for the Handknitter
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What do Difficulty Ratings in patterns really mean?
Something has been bugging me for years in the fiber arts world. When submitting a pattern to a print or online magazine, or even when submitting classes, I’m often required to give a pattern or class a difficulty rating. But how helpful are these ratings, really? What constitutes a “beginner” pattern? I think we […]
Risk vs. Reward: The True Costs of Fiber Teaching
WARNING: This is a math-heavy post, if you want the TL:DR version… Teaching contracts have been getting progressively worse for fiber teachers, and I don’t want to work for nothing. This hangs on my wall. I try to use it as a guiding force when I’m up against hard decisions. This is not to […]
Tips for Granny Log Cabin Blocks
1. If you’re new to crochet, I recommend checking out the series of articles Amy O’Neill Houck and I have been writing for knitty.com. Specifically this one on Granny Squares. Keep in mind that the version of a granny square you’re working in the pattern is slightly different, but the techniques are the same. This […]
On my love affair with Granny Squares
I learned to crochet when I was 8. But my love of Granny Squares came a bit later. An 8-year-old doesn’t have a lot of free cash to buy bunches of different colored yarns, and I would save my allowance or raid my mom’s craft room stash to make doll blankets, and covers for tables, […]
