Yeah, ya know. It’s really probably best not to ask where some things come from, but “a-flingin’ and a-furkin’” is a Rachelism of great measure in my book. Rachel is the author of the muy lovelyoso Rambling Rows Afghan that appeared here… oh, about two years before we had a shop and remains a very […]

I don’t have anything glib or pithy to say today.  After several days—well, months, I suppose—of poor health, our beloved Connor succumbed to liver failure last night.  Rob had her from the time she was a puppy, and he’s posted quite a nice post about his life with her and her oddly sudden death.  Her […]

Today, we received our first shipment of Koigu in quite some time.  ThreadBear was known for its stock of Koigu at one time, but we’d reduced stock to almost nothing after relocating to Lansing from Columbus, Indiana several years ago.  We really, really missed it, though.
Of course, if there’s Koigu in the room, there’s also […]

While I do hope not to bore anyone, my day has not, unfortunately, been filled with lovely yarn… except as a window dressing.  What I have been fortunate enough to have on my plate is a tidy handful of new and interesting classes going onto our schedule.
Suann of Suann Stitches has developed a new Fun […]

Another newsletter is out, and I’m about to head home for a little much needed R&R.  The weather’s cooling off nicely, and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to have my bedroom window open to enjoy the breeze off the river tonight.  I do love this time of year, and autumn is a glorious time […]

In the last… what? six years that I’ve “been blogging,” I’ve repeatedly been asked why I didn’t blog more.  Truth is, that I’d love to blog more.  I get a lot out of it.  I’d also like to design more, knit more, organize my stash more, organize my home and office more, organize my life more.  […]

Our good friend, Honnay, has expressed interest in starting a ThreadBear group at Ravelry (which I’ve just recently gotten into, by the way, and boy, are my arms tired). However, she needs a snappy name for said group.
My initial thoughts:

ThreadBearers
Bearin’ it All
BearSpray
Knitting in the Woods: Bears Will Be Bears
Great Big Honkin’ ThreadBear Group
Ursa Major

I’m dyin’ […]