Wooly Links: December + January 2018
/Wooly Links is a round up of the best knitting, spinning, and crochet links I find on the web. The collection goes out bi-weekly in the With Wool Express newsletter. You can sign up to get the newsletter full of Wooly Links and other good stuff every week here.
Got a hole in your handspun sweater? Here’s how to reclaim the yarn.
Even if you don’t spin, this article on the differences between woolen and worsted mill spun yarn explains the differences - durability, warmth, color, stitch definition - between the two types.
This post by Elise Blaha focuses on knitting and sewing, but the overall focus on getting started making your own clothing applies to any craft. About time, cost, knowing what to make, supplies...
Techniques for advanced swatching: cables, lace, in the round, and fair isle.
Kate Davies outlines how to estimate yardage to make a pattern larger using her Carbeth jumper. I use a similar method myself for all sorts of projects.
Loving the cosy simplicity of the Earthshine cowl by Hillary Smith Callis.
The new issue of Twist Collective is live and it’s packed with good stuff. Patty’s Purls of Wisdom tackles lying gauge swatches and how to get a swatch that tells the truth.
The Harmonium Slouch Hat by Kelly McClure is a great mix of slouchy and fuzzy.
A Guide to Reversible Cables that look good on both sides.
The Vintersol sweater keeps popping up in my Instagram feed and I love the yoke more and more each time.
Knitter Nina Dodd and photographer Joseph Ford collaborate to create hand knit sweaters that blend in seamlessly with the background. They’re all so good!
I’m looking forward to listening to this interview with Rachel Denny who makes incredible knit and crochet sculptures of deer and yaks. The photos are incredible!
Strauch Fiber released two worksheets to track and keep notes on making batts and spinning yarn to keep all of the details. (via Mielke’s Fiber Arts Newsletter)
The Winter 2017 edition of Knitty is here with plenty of good stuff inside. My favorites are the Skew Too Mitts, the Cool Bearing sweater, and the Stellen Socks.
Try out this neat trick to figure out what the weight of that label-less yarn is. Good for figuring out whether a yarn would be a good substitute too.
Now this is a spinning kit! Jillian Moreno shares what she carries for her every day spinning and teaching. So much good helpful stuff in there.
If you’re on the hunt for gift tags for your hand made gifts, Alisa Burke put together a colorful collection.
This DIY llama ornament is pretty cute and looks simple to make too.
A cute idea to use of leftover yarn for a pair of striped socks. I’m keeping this in mind for later.
I love the simple undulating texture of the After Midnight mitts by Thea Colman.
And now for something completely different... is about the other interesting stuff I find online. Sometimes it's photography, art, science, crafty goodness, or a good story.
Amy Joy Watson combines wood, rope, and paint to create these beautiful hanging sculptures.
Take a look at how pencils are made. The photos are incredible. Definitely gives a new appreciation for how this commonplace tools are made.
Need some cute today? Here’s cats wearing hats made from cat hair. The Princess Leia wig is great.
Impressionist paintings? Nope, close-up photos of Jupiter taken on NASA’s Juno Mission.
Everyday objects arranged into incredibly detailed patterns. My favorite is the rainbow of forks and toothpicks.
The 80-year-old timber escalators of the Wynard Station in Sydney, Australia were turned into a beautiful suspended sculpture for the station’s renovation.
