Tag: yarn
Updated on January 16, 2016
Yarn Bomb that Bridge
by CourTney
My typical jaunt from Ohio to New Jersey goes a little something like this… Highway..Highway…Sheetz!…Highway…Highway…sheetz!…Highway…Highway…Highway…home. This time I decided to switch it up. There was some yarn graffiti that had my name all over it.
Category: Crafts, Knitting, Life, Stories, Trips Tags: acrylic, bomb, bridge, graffiti, knit, Knitting, pa, pennsylvania, Pensilvania, Pittsburgh, snowville, utah, yarn, yarn bomb, yarn bridge
Updated on January 16, 2016
Yarn dying at home!
by CourTney
I got home from a long office day and decided that I needed to do something hands-on and creative. My computer legs were tired of sitting. I took one long look at my yarn stash and finally decided… Read More
Category: Craft Sabbatical, Crafts, Knitting Tags: acid base, arts and crafts, coffee and t, coffeeandt, craft sabbatical, crochet, crocheting, dying, easy, fun, home dying, how to, how to rit dye, howto, kniot, Knitting, lemon, lemon juice, nonlinear knitting, nonlinearknitting, rit, rit dye yarn, stories, techniques, vinegar, wool, wool dye, yarn
Posted on February 1, 2013
Knitting on Cashmere Clouds
by CourTney
This year – with my JC BFF, Kaitlyn, moved to the far away land of Chicago and my Ohio BFF, Tara, too far away – I had to venture to Vogue Knitting 2013 NYC alone. It’s my one… Read More
Category: Adventures, Crafts, Knitting, Stories Tags: 2013, beret, best friends, business, cap, cashmere, city, coffee & t, coffee and t, coffee&t, coffeeandt, conference, craftsy, funny, hat, husband, knit, Knitting, knitty, knitty city, knittycity, lion brand, lionbrand, market, marketplace, money, pattern, place, story, vogue, vogue knitting, vogue knitting conference, yarn
Posted on November 7, 2012
Sheep Wool, Mudd and Climbing – Oh My
by Eve
Last weekend we headed to the “NYS Sheep and Wool Festival” in Rhinebeck NY for a NLKnitting road trip. With the leaves changing, it was the perfect time to be on the road.
Category: Adventures, Crafts, Etsy, Knitting, Stories Tags: and, animals, best friends, coffee & t, coffee and t, coffee&t, coffeeandt, festival, fiber, friends, hunt, knit, Knitting, rhinebeck, rock climbing, sheep, tough mudder, wool, yarn
Posted on September 29, 2012
Craft Sabbatical: A “hank”-ering to dye
by CourTney
I signed up for a yarn dying class at Lion Brand Studios in NYC about a month or so ago. Tara has been previously experimenting with dying yarns, but I have yet to do so. She mailed me… Read More
Category: Adventures, Craft Sabbatical, Crafts, Knitting, Stories Tags: alpaca, baby alpaca, coffee and t, craft sabbatical, dyed, dying yarn, hand dyed, hand dying, hand dying yarn, knit knitting, knitted, lion brand, neckerchief, photo shoot, photoshoot, teal, yarn
Posted on September 29, 2012
Craft Sabbatical: A “hank”-ering to dye
by CourTney
I signed up for a yarn dying class at Lion Brand Studios in NYC about a month or so ago. Tara has been previously experimenting with dying yarns, but I have yet to do so. She mailed me… Read More
Category: Adventures, Craft Sabbatical, Crafts, Knitting, Stories Tags: alpaca, baby alpaca, coffee and t, craft sabbatical, dyed, dying yarn, hand dyed, hand dying, hand dying yarn, knit knitting, knitted, lion brand, neckerchief, photo shoot, photoshoot, teal, yarn
Posted on September 24, 2012
Tirami-CourT!
by CourTney
It’s my party and I’ll blow cocoa all over everyone if I want to! So – Tiramisu – not the best birthday candle cake I could have picked, but still delicious!
Category: Adventures, Crafts, Knitting, Snacks, Stories Tags: 2 sticks and a string, 2sticksandastring, birthday, butter cookies, cake, chocolate, cocoa, cookies, custard, dessert, do ewe knit, game, games, hoboken, ice cream, icecream, jc, jersey city, lady fingers, New Jersey, store, sweet valley high, tiramisu, two sticks and a string, vodka, yarn, yarn store
Posted on September 6, 2012
The Icelandic Yarn Hunt: Part 6
by CourTney
One big reason I wanted to visit Iceland was for the yarn. (I know, shocker.) I always thought, “Ya know, this is a country KNOWN for their sweaters, their yarn shops MUST BE incredible!!” But here’s what I’ve… Read More
Category: Adventures, Crafts, Knitting, Spinning, Stories Tags: alpaca, alpakka, cold, handknit, handknitting, handknitting association of iceland, hunt, iceland, icelandic wool, knit, reykjavik, sheep, shop, shopping, vacation, wool, yarn, yarn shop, yarn shopping
Posted on September 3, 2012
The End of Barley’s Icelandic Chronicles: Part 5
by CourTney
Hallo’ All – Barley here Day 7 We packed up the car and left Grundarfjörður and headed towards Reykjavík. We made a pit stop in the town Stykkishólmur to get some danishes and coffee for the humans. I… Read More
Posted on August 29, 2012
My Iceland Emergency Mitts: Part 3
by CourTney
It turns out that not bringing gloves to Iceland was a party foul. Our first few days, we were on a glacier and near icebergs. The wind was strong enough to knock you over. It’s racing across the… Read More
