I realize I should introduce myself, after all, it is only polite. I'm Dani, a kintter, crocheter, and spinner currently located in Pittsburgh, PA. I'm originally from Vermont, but came to the big city for college and stayed. I have a dual major in fiction writing and applied mathematics. I've been knitting on and off for about 15 years. I picked up the needles again about 2 years ago and haven't put them down since.
I'm a little embarrassed to say that I've only recently discovered "real yarn". And by "real", I mean "not acrylic". For the longest time, all I heard about wool was that it was scratchy and expensive. So why would I knit with that when I could knit with extra soft, budget friendly, acrylic? Then I discovered knitting podcasts and found out that budget friendly, soft, 100% wool yarn exists and I never looked back. I do, however, have a pile of partial skeins of acrylic yarns taking up space in my tiny studio apartment - but that's another post for another day.
I started crocheting last year, 100% self taught (thanks YouTube!) but haven't ventured past afghans and other rectangular projects.s
Spinning was a more recent development, but one in which I feel I have made improvements in leaps and bounds. I started with a drop spindle and then quickly graduated to a spinning wheel. For Christmas this year, I asked for a bigger flyer and bobbin [post to come]. I really enjoy spinning but my biggest problem is now that I don't know what to knit with my handspun yarns. I want to try to use all of it up, so I've been leaning toward cowls and scarves and the like, but one person can only wear so many. I'll have to branch out a bit, but I'm not quite sure what to do. Maybe if I can start spinning lighter weight yarns I can incorporate them into a shawl. l
I do live with my fiance who is 100% not into all this yarn stuff, but he's very supportive of my hobby and will listen to me blabber on and on about wool-related topics.
Previously, I'd mostly knit small things that didn't require a lot of finishing work or blocking such as mittens, cowls, etc, and I'd always knit them out of worsted or DK weight yarn. More recently, I've been branching out and been knitting using lighter weight yarns and am really loving knitting with fingering weight, especially with slighly lacy shawls.
You can see what I'm currently working on by checking out my Ravelry and Instagram.
I'm a little embarrassed to say that I've only recently discovered "real yarn". And by "real", I mean "not acrylic". For the longest time, all I heard about wool was that it was scratchy and expensive. So why would I knit with that when I could knit with extra soft, budget friendly, acrylic? Then I discovered knitting podcasts and found out that budget friendly, soft, 100% wool yarn exists and I never looked back. I do, however, have a pile of partial skeins of acrylic yarns taking up space in my tiny studio apartment - but that's another post for another day.
I started crocheting last year, 100% self taught (thanks YouTube!) but haven't ventured past afghans and other rectangular projects.s
Spinning was a more recent development, but one in which I feel I have made improvements in leaps and bounds. I started with a drop spindle and then quickly graduated to a spinning wheel. For Christmas this year, I asked for a bigger flyer and bobbin [post to come]. I really enjoy spinning but my biggest problem is now that I don't know what to knit with my handspun yarns. I want to try to use all of it up, so I've been leaning toward cowls and scarves and the like, but one person can only wear so many. I'll have to branch out a bit, but I'm not quite sure what to do. Maybe if I can start spinning lighter weight yarns I can incorporate them into a shawl. l
I do live with my fiance who is 100% not into all this yarn stuff, but he's very supportive of my hobby and will listen to me blabber on and on about wool-related topics.
Previously, I'd mostly knit small things that didn't require a lot of finishing work or blocking such as mittens, cowls, etc, and I'd always knit them out of worsted or DK weight yarn. More recently, I've been branching out and been knitting using lighter weight yarns and am really loving knitting with fingering weight, especially with slighly lacy shawls.
You can see what I'm currently working on by checking out my Ravelry and Instagram.
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