Pretty Little Yarns Blog

Summer is in full swing and as I said in June, summer is one of my favourites.  I can do without humidity but the sunshine and warmth fuels my soul.  Besides, the summer sun means long bright evenings perfect for open-air crafting.  I spent some time visiting with family so I didn't get the July blog out when I intended.  I would show you my travel knitting but I've recently had to tink and frog back all of it due to a lost stitch marker.  There I was happily increasing at all the stitch markers as planned, until I noticed...

To think of springtime is to think of new lambs, fresh flowers pushing their way up through damp dirt, the smell of earth after the rain, the warmth of the sun on your face while the wind still bites. It’s a time of beginnings, yet not quite a month ago I was faced instead with an ending, as I said good-bye to my Nana, Iris, for the last time. I hope you will indulge me as I do this month’s blog just a bit differently and honour the fine woman who taught me to knit for the first time over...

Well hello, everyone.  It's been a while, namely because I took a miss on blogging this March.  You may recall back in the November post I mentioned my battle with anxiety and depression worsening in November and March, well this year was no different.  So instead of forcing myself to write a blog post when I was feeling uninspired, I focused on filling my proverbial cup in other ways and tried to keep up with you all on social media instead, ya know, so you wouldn't miss me too much.   March was busy though.  My youngest's birthday is at the start...

When thinking about this month’s blog, I contemplated long and hard what to write.  I considered a Valentine’s post, one for Lunar New Year, or something to highlight Black History month, or just a post about what’s new in the shop.  Those would all make excellent posts, but when I finally sat down to put words on this digital page, this is what began flowing from my hands.  What is going on these past several weeks in our wider fiber community is important, and even if my voice is just one in a choir of other bigger and more eloquent...