In the beginning of April, I went back to my hometown of Brooklyn, New York to visit family and friends. As much as I miss …
Fabric Shopping in Brooklyn
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Sewing Journal #4: Creating a Color Palette and Why it Helps
For several years, I wondered why I owned quite a few clothes, but my outfits didn’t quite look right when I put them together. Despite …
English Nottingham Lace Haul
In my attempts to seek better quality materials for my me-made wardrobe, I decided to look into one of my favorite types of textiles: lace. …
Knitting and Crocheting Journal #3: Elegant Forest Mittens
While decluttering my closet, I came across a box of knits I thought I had lost over seven years ago. One of them was an …
Knitting & Crocheting Journal #2: Knitting WATG’s Sometimes Sweater
After my rough go at knitting using my own pattern hacks and substitutions, I decided to take a break from experimenting and start knitting actual …
Knitting & Crocheting Journal #1: Revisiting My First Sweaters
I first learned to knit while I was in college after a classmate of mine did a persuasive speech about knitting as a therapeutic and …
DIY Easy Garter Stitch Scarf
The quintessential first knitting project is the garter stich scarf. It only requires one stitch! Garter stitch! Despite this being a very simple scarf, it …
How to Read Knitting Patterns
Knitting, much like music, painting, and crocheting, comes with its own language with a mountain of terms and abbreviations that might leave you wondering, “How …
Knitting Glossary and Abbreviations
Knitting, much like music, painting, and crocheting, comes with its own language with a mountain of terms and abbreviations that might leave you wondering, “How …
Beginner’s Guide to Knitting
I was convinced to begin knitting years ago when one of my college classmates did a persuasive speech on why I should. Her powerful words …