While snowbirding in Arizona I have been doing the usual activities that I do here. I have been hiking and bike riding, attending exercise classes (there is no excuse not to go, when it is a five minute walk to get there and it is free), walking (without worry of slipping on ice), going onContinue reading “Heels & Toes”
Author Archives: Meg Hanson
Afterthought Socks & More
In December, when I was trying to find things to make without heels on my circular sock machine, I started a Taco Fold Headband. I eventually finished the headband and posted about it last week. Due to user error of not reading all the instructions, my first cranked tube for the headband was only halfContinue reading “Afterthought Socks & More”
Taco Fold Headband
At the end of December, I attempted another project without heels on my new sock machine. I used self striping Aktiv Supergarne sock yarn that came on a large 400 gram cone. This company, located in the Czech Republic, sells yarn on large cones that are popular with sock machine knitters. My CSM friend inContinue reading “Taco Fold Headband”
Commission Hat
My friend Polly went on a trip to England. She was exited to see sheep all over countryside there, but surprised to find out most of them were bred for meat and not fiber. She bought a wool hat for her husband that turned out to be too small. Polly asked me if I couldContinue reading “Commission Hat”
Mother & Daughter Socks
After finishing self striping socks for my son, but still long before I had my sock machine, I decided to knit socks for my daughter-in-law for Christmas. She liked this pretty blue and white hand dyed yarn I had from Greenstone Fiber Arts in Minnesota. I bought it at a fiber fair, but they haveContinue reading “Mother & Daughter Socks”
Rabbit Hole & More Gnomes
A fiber art friend commented that my new sock machine journey is a “rabbit hole”. That is an excellent description. According to Wikipedia, “down the rabbit hole” refers to “getting deep into something”. I think that starting a new activity that involves buying a bunch of supplies and equipment, and that takes up inordinate amountsContinue reading “Rabbit Hole & More Gnomes”
Socks for my Son
Last year I knit a pair of self striping socks for our son, before I had any idea of buying a circular sock machine. This pair took forever to knit due to getting side tracked with other projects. The socks have been finished for a while, but I could not post about the project untilContinue reading “Socks for my Son”
Skirt from Woven Fabric
My daughter, Britta, asked me if it was possible to weave fabric that could be made into a skirt. I liked this idea, so when she was visiting this summer we talked about how that could work, and what yarn fibers and density would be best. We looked at colors and patterns, and took measurementsContinue reading “Skirt from Woven Fabric”
Another Journey
In the fall of 2018 I bought the entire inventory of a yarn shop that went out of business. You can read about that adventure here. It was a scary decision for me. At the time I did not know exactly what I was going to do with all the yarn and everything else thatContinue reading “Another Journey”
Nome Schoolhouse
I recently went on an overnight stay at the Nome Schoolhouse, a fiber arts retreat center and fiber mill located in Nome, North Dakota. Everything about this place, along with how it came to be, is amazing. Two gals with fiber related businesses decided to combine resources. Chris had a fiber mill in her barn.Continue reading “Nome Schoolhouse”
Yarns from the Lake 