Crafting a Handmade Home
When I met Nancy Scott a few years back, I wasn’t a quilter. Heck, I’d barely sat at a sewing machine since 8th grade home economics…that was back in the day when it was required for graduation! Nancy, for those of you that may not know, is an author, designer, teacher, and owner of Masterpiece Quilting,…
In recent months I’ve really come to love color gradient yarns. Those soft and slow color changing yarns that have been the friend of a knitter for ages. The first time I used one of these yarns was in 2015 with my knit shawl, Fuente. I really loved knitting this design up. It’s worked in…
I hear it all the time…”Why does my arm/hand hurt so much?” In fact, I was just teaching a class at my local yarn shop and a knitter, who wanted to learn a bit more about Tunisian crochet, told me it was quite painful and difficult to get used too. Crochet can hurt. “Can” being…
It’s inevitable. Really, it is. Right around October of every year, I manage to find something new I love and I just have to immerse myself. Right up to the neck. 2018 is the year of the Punch Needle. I heard your gasp through the computer screen. You’re probably thinking, “Rohn…what’s punch needle?” or “I…
