The Blog of Making Stuff
An old-school craft blog since 2022.
ICYMI Highlight:
The 5 Biggest Fears about Tech Editing
The FOlio: My First (but really, Second) Sweater
What I learned when my first sweater was a total frog and restart.
The FOlio: The Truth about Knitting a Wedding Shawl
Wedding crafts are worth it if you stay focused on what YOU want them to be.
The FOlio: Maema and The Big Cozy Cardigan
Or, how to finish a knitting project that’s become a slog.
The FOlio: The Cookie Monster Slippers (my very first knitting project)
The “How it Started” part of the story.
The FOlio: Custom Fit Socks for Anyone!
Custom socks without a pattern are easier than you think!
The FOlio: The Yamadori Socks
When the yarn and the pattern just don’t match up as well as you envisioned.
The FOlio: The Blue Sea Blanket
Or: how to manage a knitting project over multiple years and long pauses and learn a new technique in the process.
The FOlio: A Tale of Two Yarn Substitutions
When picking a completely different yarn works …and when it doesn’t.
FOlio Fest Day 12: The New York Hat Collection
In support of Doctors Without Borders /Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
FOlio Fest Day 11: Diamond Cable Aviator Hat, or the Gift Knit Hat
In support of Doctors Without Borders /Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)