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Small Notes, Better Fits: Recording Our Crochet & Knitting Projects

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You just finished the best sweater of your life. It fits beautifully, and you are already imagining it in different colours. Then life happens. You join a shawl make-along, start a pair of socks as a travel project, and months go by. When you finally return to that sweater idea, the only notes you can find are the yarn, colourway, and gauge. Or maybe you only make one garment a year and always forget your measurements, like the yoke depth. Having clear, thoughtful notes for every project makes a huge difference. This applies just as much to smaller projects like hats, mittens, and cowls as it does to sweaters. Any project that involves measurements for repeatable success benefits from good notes. In this post, we walk through what is helpful to record before, during, and after a project so you can return to your notes with confidence and enjoy more consistent results in both knitting and crocheting projects. At the end of this post, you will find a downloadable PDF that includes eve...
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Baker Street Scarf: Warm, Squishy & Wonderfully Waffle Woven

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The Baker Street Scarf grew out of Felicia’s desire to create the perfect companion pattern for the Weaving Waffle Weave course at the School of SweetGeorgia. Through countless samples and playful exploration on different shafts and drafts, she was searching for the sweet spot where structure, sett, and yarn truly shine together. If you follow the SweetGeorgia YouTube channel or watch the Taking Back Friday videos, you may already recognize some of these early experiments. Finding the right balance takes time. When the yarn, draft, and structure finally come together, the result feels deeply satisfying. This is that scarf, and it is pure weaving joy. The Baker Street Scarf , designed by Felicia Lo. Baker Street Scarf The Baker Street Scarf features a 7-shaft waffle weave with deep, generous pockets (cells) that trap air amazingly. This makes it one of the warmest scarves we have ever woven. The finished cloth measures about half an inch thick, giving it that wonderfully squishy...
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Fibre Prep February: Wrap-Up 2026

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Every year, we come together to celebrate wool, fibre, and spinning. Fibre Prep February gives us a chance to slow down, focus on one idea, and really enjoy learning something new. We sample, explore, and stretch our skills together, all starting with fibre preparation. It is always a highlight of the year. Wool & Bast Blends Last year, Kim McKenna launched her course Spinning Bast Fibres: Tow Tops & Bast Blends , and it quickly became a source of inspiration for so many spinners in our community. The course centres on tow combed-top, which offers a gentle and approachable way to work with bast fibres. Throughout the course, Kim makes these fibres feel exciting. She guides us through blending bast fibres with a “familiar-to-us” wool, helping us feel and see how even a small addition of these fibres can transform a spinning experience and final yarn. Choosing this as our focus this year felt like an easy yes! Spinning Bast Fibres: Tow Tops & Bast Blends Community-Made ...
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