Knot Knecessarily Known Knitting

Do you ever have a series of happenings where some theme seems to repeat? Maybe you hear about an old movie you've always meant to watch, and then it comes up in a random trivia question, and then you are flipping through the channels and there it is. Sometimes it is as if the universe is pushing something under your nose and urging, "Look, dang it!" For me that seems to be color. I keep bumping into books and articles about it. I'm thinking about painting some interior walls and wondering what color combinations will work best? I'm growing weary of a gray spinning project gone on too long and eyeing the crazy rainbow roving I bought in Pittsburgh. Here are some of the resources I've been enjoying. From a Mensa weekly newsletter was a link to this article on the Neuroscience News website about how colors have similar emotional associations in different parts of the world. There is some variance by culture, especially when certain cultures use specific colors ...

Alpaca slippers from Lanart                         One of the things I have missed in this year of no in-person fiber festivals is the marketplace. I haven't yet seen anyone reproduce online the random joy of strolling a fiber festival. For me, that joy is more than discovering new products, beautiful yarns, and clever businesses. I see many of the vendors over and over again at different venues. I may not know them all, but they are part of my community. They are like the identifiable cars you see on your morning commute. Maybe you've never met that person, but you know that red car with the zoo bumper sticker and the vanity license plate. You see it in traffic at least twice a week, driving some of the same roads you do. It is a kindred spirit. Sales figures show our shopping habits have changed. For example, p...