knitting journey – Helen Textile Crafts

Knitting or Crocheting?

Dear Blog, These past two weeks have been hectic. I’m back at work, and my stress levels are once again through the roof. I haven’t had much time to knit, but I have been doing some reading. That’s how I stumbled upon a book about Tunisian crochet. I know the basics and have taken anContinueContinue reading “Knitting or Crocheting?”

Yarn Addiction

Dear Blog, I’ve gone and done it this time! I went on a yarn shopping spree. When I was visiting one of my favorite thrift stores in the next town over (did I mention that I love antiques?) I found a guy whose job is to deliver cones of yarns to local yarn stores inContinueContinue reading “Yarn Addiction”

My Journey to Machine Knitting

I learned to crochet when I was eight years old and to knit when I was twelve. I come from a very crafty family. My grandfather was a tailor, and my grandmother was a shopkeeper. Still, every bit of free time she had, she spent crocheting. She worked constantly. I always remember her as old—becauseContinueContinue reading “My Journey to Machine Knitting”