This April recap of knitting, surgery, and finishing seems an appropriate place to land after the last thirty days. So much has happened, and not happened! Recap of Surgery I missed putting a blog up on the 23rd as planned. I had surgery instead. Due to the shut down here in Washington state out-patient surgeries…
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Pandemic Inspires Finishing Challenge
I came up with the idea of a personal finishing challenge last week. Was it only last week? It became clear that our upcoming trip to Europe (beginning in Italy) wasn’t going to happen, and as I laid awake one night, I decided I needed to make those weeks I was planning to be gone…
Recounting 2019 and Moving Ahead
Recounting isn’t really my thing. I’m completely a process person, so it is only necessity that ever makes me finish things. As a younger person I made all my clothes, and I was famous in our household for deciding at the last possible moment that I needed a new outfit. I was always “hemming as…
Slow Fashion Tips & Tricks You Can Use
As promised, I’m going to share some slow fashion tips and tricks. All of these are things I do, and as with anything, try them, then modify to suit your life! Even one change can have a nice impact. Bottom line, I want to spend my time enjoying my life, not being a slave to…
It is a Journey, Not a Destination
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this journey. I know it is a journey because I am always moving — not always ahead as planned but man, there is always momentum! When Mitch and I go out to walk together he is always slowing me down, reminding me that we left in plenty of…
Muscle Memory, Batching, Processes, & Focus
Did you know that batching and working through processes allow you to develop muscle memory around tasks or other things? It is why it is often suggested that you do like things at the same time. I’ve been putting together my Color of the Day posts for June. Yep, I do them all at once!…
Yarn and Stitch Pattern, and You
We had to get to yarn and stitch pattern eventually! This pairing is what we want to solve most, but is actually a fairly difficult topic to address. I’ve been looking at the make up of yarn to better identify why some yarns work and some don’t. I’ve introduced fiber content, fiber processing, ply, twist,…
Arriving at the Gift-Giving Finish Line
Do you have gift-giving finish line goals? I know many of you make things for gifts, and it can get pretty stressful trying to get the finish line and the deadline to match. There is nothing worse than having to finish up after the climax is reached. Talk about anti-climactic. This is why I don’t…
How Do Small Actions Add Up to A Thing
Small actions can add up to completing a large thing. We all know this. It is hard to think about all the small actions though. Personally, I love making lists of things, but as soon as they get too detailed, I am pretty sure to freak out. In Knitting Comfortably, Carson says we never think…
Procrastinator-in-Chief: The Not Now Self
Do you feel like you are the procrastinator-in-chief? I am. I’ve taken on a different view of this tendency to put things off, but it does require some explanation. There are times it is just flat-out procrastination, but sometimes it is something else, but we attribute it to procrastination. Do not confuse procrastination with with…
A Swatch is Sublime, It Even Saves Time
A Swatch is Sublime? How can taking extra time to knit something you will not otherwise use, save time? This intriguing step is so often overlooked! I was talking to a former Editor I used to work with. We had a pretty wide ranging conversation, mostly around knitting. Sublime Swatch Conversation The Editor says she’s not…
Final 2016 Blog Post From Jill
This is the final 2016 blog post from me. I’m trying to get some extra planning time, so I gave myself next week off! I’m not sure whether to make this about the end of the year or the beginning of the next. I looked back at last year, and I gave you a show…
