Stepping away from my usual work is making me want to do my usual work. Not clear right now if it is because I love my usual work, or that I just would rather do it than what I’m doing, but I am seriously pining for sitting at my desk and fiddling with patterns and…
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Back to Sheepspot Skein 2
You may have forgotten about Sheepspot Skein 2. I got it in October, and I’ve kind of lost track of what month it was for–August or September, so from now on, I’m going to call them by their number. So this is Sheepspot Skein 2. Sheepspot Skein 2: I Envision A Hat I wanted to make a hat….
Clean Up and Finishing Up
This week has been crazy, so I’m going to skip the usual Friday blog and just do some finishing up. Travel Blog Clean Up I wanted to alert anyone reading my travel blogs that I have updated the pdfs to have live links so if you want to do a little more exploring, get the new pdfs…
Projects Old and New
I want to catch you up on a new Sheepspot Yarn Club project, and share about some other projects old and new. Projects Old and New: Sheepspot Yarn Club Members of the Sheepspot Yarn Club get an email that allows us to choose one of two yarn colorways. I chose one called Fall Birch. I chose…
Permission to Try Something . . . Else
I keep hearing the words “permission to come aboard” in my head which I think is etiquette for asking if you can come onto someone’s boat, ship, other craft. Actually, I keep hearing Leonard Nimoy as Spock saying it. Permission to Try Something . . . Else While on my vacation I took along…
Fall Knitting
Tomorrow is the first day of Fall for 2015. I actually had to look it up. and was surprised to see that it isn’t always the same date. So I’ve learned something already today. To acknowledge the changing season, I am wearing a leaf pin made for me by a former student. Fall Knitting If…
Kronborg Cowl
I name all of my designs by geographic or place names. I’m not sure why Hamlet was on my mind, but when I googled Elsinor, I ended up with Kronborg. I liked the structure of the palace, and how different it looked in different seasons, so this design became the Kronborg Cowl. This photo is just…
Knits and Clothes
I’m going to launch this concept as part of the Sheepspot Yarn Club project I am undertaking this year. Knits and Clothes will be clothing suggestions to go with Jill Wolcott Knits patterns. I know what this finished piece will be, and I chose these things to create a board of what I would wear…
Jill Explores: Sheepspot, Introduction
Friday night I came home to find the first Installment of my Sheepspot yarn subscription in the mail box. First and foremost, every package from Sheepspot is a treat. Sasha Torres, owner and chief dyepot operator, always includes little puffs of fiber or twists of yarn. So much more lasting than a hard candy!…
Craftsy and Me?
Where Have I Been? I’ve been pretty quiet because I got an opportunity to create a class for Craftsy–and since I love to teach this seems like a really great opportunity for me–and you! The timeline has been short, so I’ve had virtually no extra time; it has also been a truly great experience,…
