Knitting in Retrograde and Anti-Patterns

So, you may or may not have noticed that I often write what I call anti-patterns. They are mostly theories as opposed to hard fast instructions for making a hat/shawl/scarf. And I am sure it drives...

Cut the Bullsh*t, and Find Real Inspiration

**Last fall, I got the devastating news from my web host that there was a server crash and I had lost 6 months worth of blog posts. Thanks to the magic that is search engine caches, I was able to...

Wordless Wednesday: I got my Stitches SOUTH booth assignment!!

Friday5: Five books I will NOT be listing today

In culling through my obscenely large fiber arts library. There are some books I am very okay about parting with. There are some I am on the fence about. And there are some that are my bibles....

Studio Q Destash Sneak Peek

While my studio is far from being “organized”, I can feel a shift in my attitude towards my work. I am actually excited to be here again. YAY! I have gotten a lot clearer about how I want to sped...

Keeping What Matters

In January, Bruce and I went to Huntsville a few days early to help my Mom and Dad go through my grandmothers stuff after her passing. While my grandmother was extremely organized, I had no idea...

Friday 5: My Fave 5 Spring Cleaning Resources

As I write this post, I can hear my mom laughing out loud 300+ miles away. “Neat and organized” is not how most people describe me. “Organized”, maybe by my former coworkers. But “neat”…HA!! I have...

Inside Studio Q

This is a reprint of a story from yesterday’s newsletter. Are you getting my newsletter? Sign up for it here. This June, will mark my third year in my studio. Having a dedicated studio outside of...

Become the Artist You Are

Happy Monday Y’all. Today I am posting an article from last weeks newsletter (if you are not getting my newsletter, you should!! Sign up here. I offer my list lots of warm fuzzies like a peak at...

Friday Five: My top 5 favorite art journal techniques

This week, I decided to challenge myself to take a wee tiny baby step towards building an art journal habit. The plan: work in my art journal for only 30 minutes everyday for a week. I proceeded to...

Wordless Wednesday: the icicle scarf progress

UrbanGypZ’s Art Journal Challenge

Yes this is me art journaling while watching my favorite guilty pleasure, The Bachelor. Straight up– I wish I art journaled more. I have waxed on and on about this, bemoaning that my journals tend...

Friday Five: Chunky Love

Joe Bates, Sid Bryan, and Cozette McCreery’s knitwear brand SIBLING Photo by Christopher DadeyRead more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sibling-london-fashion-week-2013-2013-1?op=1#ixzz2KyngkB4V...

Wordless Wednesday: Sneak Peek

Red Beans and Rice Y’all

So for today’s Mardi Gras post I thought I would share Mimi’s red beans and rice recipe. My great grandmother, Mimi, used to make this for us when we would come visit at Christmas time. My...

An Anti-Pattern: UrbanGypZ’s Basic Cowl Theories

One of my favorite quick knits projects is cowls. For the most part, cowls can take as little as one skein of yarn(100g/3.75 oz). They are the perfect palette to highlight a new knitting technique,...

The Last Big Chill

I want it to snow. Not the kind of snow that just messes up the yard with patches of white stuff that is going to melt in minutes. I want the winter wonderland blankets of stuff that covers...

Yarn Fun

A sale bin of FUN yarn at AC Moore. Who wouldn’t like yarn that was FUN? Yes, it is indeed acrylic… Sifting through my Grandmother’s stuff yesterday, We came across a bin of yarn and a chevron...

Great Socks!!

I have no idea who said it first, but it seems to be the grand consensus that sock yarn does not really count as stash. And it is a good thing. Because most knitters that I know have a large stash...

Marietta

This is a photo from my wedding taken by Meg Carswell Reilley. Find her awesome work here. My favorite person on the planet died yesterday. Don’t get me wrong I love my husband, but no one can...

Friday 5: Five Yarns Listing Today!

Listing today @ 3pm EST at the ETSY shop. [...]

Studio Daze

There is a sofa under there somewhere… Yesterday, I had a meltdown. I flat out came unglued and pitched a good old fashioned hissy fit with teeth gnashing and tears. My day was filled with dread...

My guilty pleasure

I watch the Bachelor. Be nice. I know it is trash TV poorly scripted drama under the guise of reality TV. But I just freaking can’t help myself. Now last night was the BSC championship, so I set...

Friday Five: The Insomniac Issue

1. Yoga pants Thursday seems to have evolved into sweatpants Friday. But since Fridays are my new knitting days it is really okay. I mean, I had intended to go coffee shop hopping, knitting in tow....

Yoga Pants Thursday

This image is from Asheville Community Yoga Center. I do not own the rights to this image, they do. Find their web site here. I did not mean for my yoga time to all fall on the same day. But, the...

Friday 5: Five tips for making your 2013 resolutions a reality

I kind of love this time of year. That hang time between Christmas and New Years where all the hope and dreams for 2013 have a chance to bubble up. Even for those who are back at work, this is...

Heartbroken

This picture was swiped from Mark’s FB page. I did not take it someone else did, but holler if it was you. I will put you name and link here if you’d like. I found out last night Mark died...

Stashghan

Holiday Knitting

I love holiday knitting. I don’t mean the hand made last minute gifts you have to crank out (although I am in the middle of this kind of holiday knitting). I mean the luxury of hanging out with...

Mad about Mini Skeins

I can not explain the mystery behind the popularity of mini skeins. I suppose it is closely related to the reasons knitters save leftover yarn no matter how little they have left. I started making...