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Gauge Swatches & Why They Matter Ever opened a knitting pattern and seen a section labeled “Suggested Gauge”? If you’re like many devil-may-care knitters, you might’ve skipped right over that, picked up your needles, and begun to knit. After all, making a gauge swatch is a pain, and not very exciting. There aren’t strong enough… Read more: Why Gauge Swatches Matter

  Candle Making for Beginners Hello, all! I’m blogging at you tonight from the couch in my living room. I’m currently sitting here in the warm glow of a lavender-and-bergamot scented candle that I poured myself!  I’m guessing you’re here because you, like me, are super intrigued by this new flurry of candle making that’s… Read more: Candle Making for Beginners

Easy Knitting Patterns for Beginners What makes a great “first” knitting pattern? You might think that it’s a super-chunky yarn, or that it doesn’t require using a “purl” stitch, or learning any new skills like increasing/decreasing. However, as long as you’ve done a little bit of practice with casting on and binding off with scraps,… Read more: 10 Easy, Free Knitting Patterns for Beginners

So you’ve seen the videos on TikTok where someone (usually a girl with the flirtiest-ever smile) sits at a pottery wheel and whips up mug after mug like it’s nothing, and you thought to yourself, hey, that looks fun! And you’re right — pottery is an amazingly fun and rewarding hobby! Ceramics have been part… Read more: What to Do Instead of Starting a Home Pottery Studio