Very excited about this. Ravelry has added a new attribute for yarn information: source.
Yarnies: have you updated the attributes (new feature alert!) for your yarns on Ravelry yet? See how to do so here: https://t.co/OFcOZvaxOp
— Ravelry Pro (@RavelryPro) August 1, 2016
They’ve actually added a whole load of new attributes, but in particular we’re happy to see a place to add information about the source of fiber — where it was scoured, milled and dyed — and on its sustainability — whether it’s fair-trade, organic or recycled. Many thanks to the team of Ravelry who are always listening and always improving!
Speaking of sources of fibers, enjoy these magnificent portraits of sheep and goats, taken by photographer Kevin Horan.
Designer Karie Westermann writes on her blog about creativity. In particular she addresses a question that I think many of us ask: I am really creative but things never look like they are supposed to. What am I doing wrong?
You think you’ve got old stuff at the bottom of your stash? This 3,000-year old ball of yarn, found at an archaeological dig in the U.K., is older than anything you’ve got, I promise.
(To call it ‘yarn’ isn’t entirely correct – this post on the Must Farm website describes it in more detail, using more accurate term ‘thread’.)
To quote from the Oxford English Dictionary blog: newly enshrined word tink is “an example of the linguistic inventiveness of knitting”. See, we’re not just creative with sticks and string, we’re creative with words, too!
Not strictly knitting, but I love this: textiles printed directly from sewer (yes, for once, I do mean sewer, not a person that sews :-)) covers.
I remember back before the Web was commonly accessible, there was an email Knit List (or was it on UseNet?), and in about 1994 or so, some gal on there first used the word “tink.” Several people queried it, and she explained, to all readers’ delight. It immediately went into general circulation among knitters. Wish I knew that knitter’s name. Anyone remember?
While on the subject of sewer covers, Danish knitwear designer, Marianne Isager, has published a book with eight knitting patterns for men inspired by these street objects. The book is called Dæxel, which is playing with the Danish word for sewer cover. You can se it here: http://www.toenderingstrik.dk/boger/marianne-isager/daexel.html