I have a new friend…

His name is Sven. I found him in Seattle last weekend. We were driving to a small appliance repair shop with a broken KitchenAid and I noticed a little corner antique shop with several mannequins on display outside and a big sign that said “30% off everything!” After dropping off the KitchenAid I felt compelled to…

Victory Lap

Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted, but I’ve been very busy knitting. A lot. And then once the knitting was over I had a mountain of chores and other errands to catch up on since I really didn’t do anything else but knit for 17 days straight. In my last post I outlined…

Let the Games Begin!

Well, I guess they’ve already begun, but I’ve been too busy knitting to write a post about it until now. I’ve been participating in the Ravellenic Games since the opening ceremonies of the Olympics and if I continue to stay on pace I think could end up with 12 medals! For those of you who…

License to Knit

I am often asked “Why don’t you sell your knitting?” There are many factors that complicate the sale of hand-knitted items, but my biggest obstacle to date has been copyright. At the bottom of most knitting patterns there is a copyright notice. The language of these notices range from the generic “for non-commercial use only, all…

Dear Science

I don’t think this relationship is working anymore. I’m truly sorry it’s taken me so long to finally admit it, but I think you and I both knew this was coming. I really enjoyed our time together. You guided me through some hard times in my life and have always supported me. You helped get me…

Welcome!

You have just stumbled upon The Secret Life of Yarn! Before I start revealing some of those secrets, let me introduce myself. Up until recently I was a “scientist” – that is I studied Biology in college and intended to continue my scientific studies in grad school as soon as I saved up enough money to…