Jo
@chilikale.bsky.social
Mycophile. Trail + Ultrarunner. Knitter. Mother. Among other things.
📍Dakelh territory, Prince George, BC
📍Dakelh territory, Prince George, BC
- Make sure your gauge is tight! Go down a needle size if you have to
- Use reinforcement thread as you knit! Lang Jawoll is affordable yarn that includes reinforcement thread in every 50g skein
- Use the same stitch as a heel flap (k1, sl1) - note it is narrower and denser than stockinette
- Use reinforcement thread as you knit! Lang Jawoll is affordable yarn that includes reinforcement thread in every 50g skein
- Use the same stitch as a heel flap (k1, sl1) - note it is narrower and denser than stockinette
May 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
- Make sure your gauge is tight! Go down a needle size if you have to
- Use reinforcement thread as you knit! Lang Jawoll is affordable yarn that includes reinforcement thread in every 50g skein
- Use the same stitch as a heel flap (k1, sl1) - note it is narrower and denser than stockinette
- Use reinforcement thread as you knit! Lang Jawoll is affordable yarn that includes reinforcement thread in every 50g skein
- Use the same stitch as a heel flap (k1, sl1) - note it is narrower and denser than stockinette
If the knitter can learn the standard righty method, it makes things easier! It wouldn’t click for me as a lefty though. My favourite resource is Bill Souza on YouTube: youtube.com/@yarncrafts4...
Bill Souza aka Yarn Crafts For Lefties
This channel is dedicated to helping left handed knitter's (and crocheter's) learn to knit easily with as little frustration as possible. If you have a stitch request or a specific question please fe...
youtube.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
If the knitter can learn the standard righty method, it makes things easier! It wouldn’t click for me as a lefty though. My favourite resource is Bill Souza on YouTube: youtube.com/@yarncrafts4...
Others I’m aware of:
- @ashalberg.bsky.social uses natural dyes on Manitoba yarn
- Hinterland yarn from Pender Island, BC: www.hinterlandyarn.com
- Low Mileage Wool from Crux Fibres in the Yukon: cruxfibres.com/collections/...
- @ashalberg.bsky.social uses natural dyes on Manitoba yarn
- Hinterland yarn from Pender Island, BC: www.hinterlandyarn.com
- Low Mileage Wool from Crux Fibres in the Yukon: cruxfibres.com/collections/...
Low Mileage Wool - Fingering Weight & DK
A Single Flock Yarnof Gotland / BFL Crossbreeds Low Mileage Wool is 100% traceable, Canadian-grown, and milled yarn and fibre. It’s never chemically treated to remove vegetable matter or made into su...
cruxfibres.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Others I’m aware of:
- @ashalberg.bsky.social uses natural dyes on Manitoba yarn
- Hinterland yarn from Pender Island, BC: www.hinterlandyarn.com
- Low Mileage Wool from Crux Fibres in the Yukon: cruxfibres.com/collections/...
- @ashalberg.bsky.social uses natural dyes on Manitoba yarn
- Hinterland yarn from Pender Island, BC: www.hinterlandyarn.com
- Low Mileage Wool from Crux Fibres in the Yukon: cruxfibres.com/collections/...
I don’t have a fibreshed in my area (yet) but I’ve found some very small local producers through my local yarn store and local yarn festivals. One of my most-used items is a shawl made with yarn from sheep that live in my town.
February 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I don’t have a fibreshed in my area (yet) but I’ve found some very small local producers through my local yarn store and local yarn festivals. One of my most-used items is a shawl made with yarn from sheep that live in my town.
I’m a big fan of the fibreshed movement, which is all about creating regional fibre systems. There’s a few affiliates in Canada:
fibershed.org/affiliate-di...
fibershed.org/affiliate-di...
Affiliate Directory - Fibershed
The Fibershed Affiliate Program supports an international grassroots network that promotes the development of regional fiber systems communities, including economic and non-economic growth, in the for...
fibershed.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m a big fan of the fibreshed movement, which is all about creating regional fibre systems. There’s a few affiliates in Canada:
fibershed.org/affiliate-di...
fibershed.org/affiliate-di...
So excited this is in Valemount!
February 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
So excited this is in Valemount!
Everyone I know is cancelling their US vacations left and right.
February 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Everyone I know is cancelling their US vacations left and right.