- Learn to spin- Hand spinning
- Attend Knitters Frolic
- Take a couple of workshops
- Attend the Woodstock Fleece Festival
- Visit a fibre farm
- Check out _Wild Fibers_ magazine
- Learn about some of the places that are in the magazine
- Plan a visit to one of those places
- Knit swatches from yarn with different number of plies and observe the differences
- Read about how Goethe and Johannes Ittan describe color theory
- Buy a color wheel
- Use it to help you plan your next project
- Learn the intarsia technique
- Learn how to wind a centre pull yarn by hand
- Use a homemade nostepinde to wind a ball of yarn
- Attend a "sheep-to-shawl" demonstration
- Watch herding dogs in action
- Find a commercial spinning operation near-by and go for a tour
- Try a natural colour angora yarn
- Find a yarn sturdy enough to knit a leash
- Collect a collection of yarns in my favourite colour, then build a project around them
- Let my mood of the moment dictate your colour choices
- Make a collection of colour inspirations (postcards, landscapes, clippings, field guides, etc.)
- Work a angora section into a project as a decorative accent
- Buy yarns (and fleece) direct from the source
- Keep track of what, where, and when I purchase my yarns and fleeces
- Collect my experiments with various yarns in a notebook
- Hand -dye some silk yarn
- Knit a spa set from cotton (facecloth, soap sack, bath mitt, hand towel, body scrubber)
- Knit a hemp bag
- Knit a cool summer top from a cotton/linen blend
- Knit something by Ann Budd, Father Christmas
- Knit a pair of toe up socks -Baby socks
- Knit a design from Gardiner & Shayne- Pot Holder
- Knit a Debbie Bliss design- Cable Cushion
- Make something by Jil Eaton- Daisy Hat
- Work one of Vivian Hoxbro's designs Basic Domino for afghan
- Make something designed by Marianne Isager, something easy to start with like this zig zag scarf
- Work a Kristin Nicholas design, it is so hard to choose just one, I love her bright colors
- Recycle a second-hand sweater
- Knit a Brandon Mably pattern- I love, love, love this wrap. Graphic Wrap
- Knit with two different colours held together
- Use multiple related colours in a project ( I would love to make something in a sweet green mix or a pretty red one)
- Make a Kaffe Fasset design - Red Patch: Remember the multiple related colours well this is one of the patterns I had in mind
- Knit a scarf or hat with a hidden colour message in it (2 or 3 colours)
- Browse Museum websites to learn about their fiber collections
nov 29 2012 ∞
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