• 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 ∞
jul 23 2013 +