Tag: new project
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Always Learning
I made an upsetting discovery this week, that I’ve been knitting (or, rather, purling) wrong for years. Every knit design is made from a foundation of just two stitches, knit and purl, and they are supposed to be basically mirror images of each other. Apparently, on my purl stitch, I’ve been wrapping the yarn the…
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The Patterns I See
For years I had a deeply held perception of myself as “not creative.” I’ve always been a performer (actor, musician, etc) and I’ve created fiber arts since I was a teenager, but still I’ve always had trouble accepting the creativity in what I do. It’s only in my 30s that I’ve started to self-identify as…
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It Takes a Village
What should I write while the world is descends further into fascism? Our fragile and imperfect democracy is on the verge of collapse and the tenuous progress of the last few decades is swiftly unravelling. I’m scared, and angry, and tired, and lonely. I’ve spent a lot of time dissociating into my art in the…
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Hope, Fear, and Witchcraft
My wife once described my knitting as “weird, indecipherable magic that involves cursing as an incantation”. And she’s not wrong! I’m happy to say my most recent project was a fun and easy knit that involved very little cursing, but it was definitely still a weird and indecipherable magic and it made a profound impact…
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Kumihimo
My best friend Skot made me a Marudai loom! Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of a Marudai loom, because I hadn’t either. It took some googling for me to actually figure out what it is and how to use it! It’s a little round piece of wood that is used to create decorative…
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L’shana haba’ah b’yachad
“And Miriam was a weaver of unique variety The tapestry she wove was one which sang our history With every strand and every thread she crafted her delight A woman touched with spirit, she dances toward the light” -Debbie Friedman, Miriam’s song I’ve always wanted to have a fancy ceremonial matzoh cover and afikomen wrap…
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Let’s try a sweater
If you have a hand knit sweater in your closet, you should know that whomever made it must be pretty fond of you. Sweaters use a lot of yarn, take a lot of time, and are generally really tricky to get right. Giving one as a gift is kind of a big deal. I’ve never…
The Owl Weaver 