Knitting and Thinking and Writing about Knitting
Today’s prompt is transform.
I am slowly transforming this Coopworth fleece into yarn with my drop spindle. I do this when I need to be active in my office while at work. Moving around helps my brain work more better.
Right now I’m sitting in the car, waiting for it to warm up so I can head to our local store for work.
Welcome Old Man Winter! Glad I have my wool to keep me warm.
I thought it might be fun to post something about favorite knitting tools. Here’s a list of my “can’t do withouts”.
My Swahili Modern Fair Trade knitting basket. It was handmade by Senegalese artisans from grasses and salvaged strips of plastic. It used to have a handle, but my cat chewed it off. It’s okay. I carry it around like a big present because that’s how I feel about it, and it has a lid to keep the cat out of the knitting. Did I mention it is the happiest shade of orange?
From left:
Haven Herbs Flying Trapeze Balm for my dry and chapped hands. (Disclaimer: I’m a worker-owner of Haven Herbs.) The comfrey and calendula is healing and the lavender is antimicrobial and smells wonderful. It’s also natural and non-greasy because you don’t want that on your knitting.
Small Decomposition Notebook to jot down where I am on projects or other important notes. I love that these are 100% post consumer recycled paper and the different illustrations make me smile. Right now I’m using Wild Garden.
Plymouth Yarn Company’s travel crochet hooks. I use these on the regular because I’m a crochet cast-on person. Also good for picking up dropped stitches. Each end is a different size so they are compact. (These are old and I don’t know where you can get them now.)
Goose Pond’s sheep needle sizer and gauge measure. Cuz it’s efficient with 2-in-1 uses and it’s cute! (Also old. I’ve been knitting a long time.)
What are your favorite tools in your knitting kit? Please leave a comment if you post on your blog!
I wasn’t paid or rewarded in any way to endorse any of these products, except for sharing my joy. I wouldn’t mind if you checked out Haven Herbs, but no pressure.
Bonus question: Do you have favorite needles? If so, what are they? Mine are Peace Fleece‘s straight wooden needles with the painted balls on the end.
I would love to try their new yarn, too!
I signed up for a little metal stamping workshop at The Smithery and made a stitch marker.
When my boys were younger, they were always asking me to do this or that for them while I was knitting. I would say, “After this row.”
They were too young to have much patience. They would keep asking me and I would respond the same way, “After this row.”
“But that’s what you said last time!”
“I’m still on the same row!”
I don’t get interrupted very often anymore. I probably would have forgotten all about it, but I think Bob asked me to do something for him recently (a rarity) and I said, “After this row,” and smiled.
Compassionknit posted a quiz and one of the questions was “How many circular needles do you own?” This many.
