Fiber artistry, especially knitting, from the outside seems like such a practical skill to have. I can make custom hats, gloves, socks, and clothes and I am often told that I should sell my wares. Every knitter knows that there are very few people who want to pay the full cost of supplies for that scarf they want, much less the cost of the time spent knitting it. ("You spent $40 and you won't have a scarf for another six hours?!?!?!)
How do you turn an impractical craft into something practical?
I am going to share with you some practical information along with some (impractical) things that I love as I create fiber art:
- Fibers and notions
- Inspirations
- Fiber/Yarn shops
- What's on my needles
- Problems and (hopefully) solutions to fiber art dilemmas
- Other fiber-y goodness!
It just doesn't seem fair to keep all this good stuff to myself! And if someone on the internet told you it necessary to spend $30 a skein on the softest, squishiest, hand-dyed merino you've ever felt, maybe you can convince yourself (and your loved ones) that buying that yarn
is the practical thing to do as knitting with it will keep you from losing your mind the next time you come home from an evening out and the kitchen sink is overflowing with dishes you didn't even use.
That merino wool is less than therapy.
And you can pet it.
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