Sip Sip Knit

02/24/2017

Yes! As much as possible! 😃😃🐑🐑

For a sizable contingent of knitting enthusiasts, nights and weekends have become dominated by “Netflix and knit” — that is, firing up a movie or television series and getting to work on a pair of, say, alpaca-wool socks.

11/06/2016

Free pattern! See directions in pattern link. Price will go up to $3 after Nov. 11, 2016.

This quick and simple headband is both fun and functional. The double layer of super bulky yarn will keeps ears toasty warm while the pompom ears add whimsy. Sized for toddlers, children, teens and adults, this headband is composed only of easy knit stitches worked in the round.

09/23/2016

Me right now.

09/14/2016

Amazing!

08/29/2016

Made this cute little set for a new baby girl!

08/29/2016

One of the reasons I don't shop online for yarn anymore. And why I love things like the Rose city Yarn Crawl in Portland. Support your local yarn shops! My dream was (and hopefully is) to open this namesake as a yarn shop someday. I hope that my shop will be around for many years. Until then, find a shop near you and support them!

I wanted to mark the ending of something that was important to me and I think, to many of you. The Recycled Lamb was an amazing yarn store in Golden, Colorado. I taught there several times. It was a store that offered a myriad of classes, had a dye studio, and supported both teachers and students co...

08/28/2016

Amazing!

04/14/2016

Yes! I love knitting in public and having it start conversations with strangers! So many connections!

Do it!

04/13/2016

Just added RCYC 2016 pattern book to the collection!! And got rid of any duplicates! :) Enjoy!

03/10/2016

Ever since I finished "Casting off" by Nicole Dickson, I've been looking for "gansey" patterns. Well, here they are. And they're lovely (and from Portland). Get the book and the patterns.

Browse Brooklyn Tweed's Gansey knitwear collection, released early Spring 2016

03/07/2016

I love ravelry! It keeps me organized!

The best social network you've (probably) never heard of is one-five-hundredth the size of Facebook. It has no video chat feature, it doesn't let you c ...

01/25/2016

Yes! I always know when I haven't knitted...I'm stressed and grouchy. And I knit whenever I have to sit still too!

The rewards of knitting and crocheting go well beyond reducing stress and anxiety.