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I LOVE YARN DAY
October 8, 2022 is I Love Yarn Day! Started in 2011 by the Craft Yarn Council, I Love Yarn Day is set aside for yarn lovers, retailers,...
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Marcia Farrell
- Sep 15
- 4 min
Upcoming Events
Keep It in the Creek Week Next week is Harborcreek's annual Keep It In the Creek Week! Come out and support local Harborcreek businesses...
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Marcia Farrell
- Sep 9
- 2 min
The Harvest Moon
Tonight is the September full moon, also known as the Harvest Moon. The Old Farmer's Almanac claimed that the Harvest Moon is so named...
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Marcia Farrell
- Aug 31
- 3 min
Seasonal Magic, Stitching, and Strings
Friends of mine are hardcore believers in seasonal magic. As soon as the air starts to turn a hair crisp, the moment we seem to be headed...
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Marcia Farrell
- Aug 25
- 4 min
Hand and homemade
I haven't actually been doing a lot with fiber lately, to be honest. Well, not as much as I typically do. Yes, I've been spinning for all...
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Marcia Farrell
- Aug 17
- 5 min
Spinning into September
If you read the blog post from a couple of weeks ago and have been following the shop's TikTok video, you know that I've been doing a lot...
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Marcia Farrell
- Aug 11
- 4 min
Test Knitting
I think that sometimes we mystify test crafting when it is often much simpler and easier to do than we think. While some people will...
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Marcia Farrell
- Aug 4
- 4 min
The start of the harvest and spinning
Fall is my all-time favorite season. The harvest, colors, spices, sweaters, teas, cider, baking opportunities, fiber projects... so many...
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Marcia Farrell
- Jul 28
- 6 min
Project Frustration: When is Enough Enough?
Every crafter has experienced the unpleasant moment when they have been working on a project that they may have been super excited to...
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Marcia Farrell
- Jul 20
- 3 min
Three Years and the Paradox of Celebration and Grief
Monday marks the third anniversary of the Grand Opening of Habetrot's Wheel. Three years... It's a bittersweet anniversary for me because...
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Marcia Farrell
- Jul 12
- 2 min
I am overwhelmed by your generosity
As many of you already know, I turned 45 yesterday. I'm not terribly big on birthday celebrations, to be honest. In fact, the ideal...
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Marcia Farrell
- Jul 6
- 4 min
Mom
I've been trying for days to figure out what to say about my mom's passing. I can tell you the facts. In February, she was diagnosed with...
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Marcia Farrell
- Jun 27
- 4 min
One stitch at a time
I debated whether or not to write this post because while I have been very transparent about what my family and I have been experiencing...
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Marcia Farrell
- Jun 23
- 3 min
Significant Dates
Tomorrow, June 24, is a significant day in my life. First and most importantly, it's my mother's 75th birthday, and given the fact that...
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Marcia Farrell
- Jun 15
- 4 min
Dads and Men who Knit and Crochet
With Fathers Day coming up this weekend, many of us turn our thoughts to the father figures in our lives. I've been thinking a lot about...
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Marcia Farrell
- Jun 8
- 2 min
Worldwide Knit in Public Day
Worldwide Knit in Public Day is scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2022. This annual event began in 2005 by Danielle Landes, a Missouri...
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Marcia Farrell
- May 26
- 3 min
Trauma
Note: this post has nothing to do with fiber, and everything to do with current events When I was in academia, school shootings ranked...
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Marcia Farrell
- May 19
- 5 min
Narratives, yarn, and the stories we tell ourselves
Long before I officially studied the arbitrary nature of narrative construction, I was suspect of the human tendency to arrange life's...
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Marcia Farrell
- May 13
- 4 min
Winding yarn
Winding yarn can be tricky if you've never purchased yarn in a hank form. And, it can also be a time-consuming endeavor, even if you are...
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Marcia Farrell
- May 5
- 2 min
Is it time for summer projects yet?
Living along the Great Lakes means that we are no strangers to unpredictable weather trends and springs that vacillate between cold...
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