Stix Journal
Welcome to our brand new Journal! We are so excited to talk to you more in-depth about all things yarn. From projects we love to helpful tips and must-learn techniques as well as things that are just plain fun, we can't wait for you to join us in these pages. We would love to hear from you as well; what would you like to read about? Please let us know......we want to know what you want to know!
-The Stix Chix
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Knit Small to Learn Big
It is a typical day towards the end of May in Montana; snowing and cold. This has me itching to cast on a sweater! Sweaters...
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Textile Waste: A Growing Environmental Threat
Shopping for new clothes is fun! It can signify the celebration of a special event like a new job or a first date, or as...
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Achieving the Perfect Fit by Accepting Your Perfect Self
If you are reading this, you are likely a maker. A maker of knitted or crocheted sweaters or shawls or socks or blankets. Maybe you...
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Meet the Sheep: Icelandic
Icelandic sheep are among the oldest and purest breeds of sheep in the world, in the family of Northern-European Short-Tailed sheep. They were brought to...
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Designer Crush: Mary Jane Mucklestone
Mary Jane Mucklestone has been fascinated by and drawn to the Shetland Islands for years; particularly Fair Isle, the place for which the stranded knitting...
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Stash-Diving: Put on your flippers and go for a swim!
Most of us yarn-enthusiasts have at least a small (okay, mine is ridiculously embarrassingly enormous) yarn stash tucked away somewhere. All those treasured little leftovers from...
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Designer Crush: Kate Davies
As many of you know, I have had a serious knitting crush on designer Kate Davies for a really long time. Her story is one...
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Work Longer, Not Harder
We all dream of days where we do nothing but knit or crochet all day long.....no dishes to do or jobs to commute to or...
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The Perfect Basic Crochet Hat for Every Head
Crochet is such a rewarding skill to learn. You can make hats, sweaters, blankets; the sky is the limit.You can crochet with yarn, wire, twine,...
