The Name:
I love buttons. A lot. I have a very large jar of buttons (mostly vintage) and I get really excited when I can use them. Even when I can’t use them, I love them. I can pick one up and instantly feel a sweater on which they belong. A rustic, woody looking one may tell me that it wants to be on a warm cardigan with a warm, rustic fuzzy halo. Perhaps a dark brown in Cascade Pastaza. A small dark blue button with a white center wants to be on a toddler’s sailer outfit.
Buttons are exciting to me. I love seeing what projects I can add buttons to (I wish I could add some buttons to socks). My grandmother died recently (Mother’s day actually) and her sister is sending me my grandmother’s buttons. I can’t wait to see them and brainstorm the ways that I can incorperate a part of her into my knitting. (I miss her. She was a crazy old broad, and we’ll always love her. Hip-Hip-Hooray, Hip-Hip-Hooray,Hip-Hip-Hooray!)
The Author:
I’m a college student at Indiana University in the AmAzInG Bloomington, Indiana. I’m studying Journalism and Human Sexuality. I have no plans to write for Husler or Playboy - my plans are more about helping people understand sex, sexuality and gender. My career plans are to enter the field of higher education and work in colleges/universities in some capacity. I’m not sure what the ultimate goal is, though.
I started knitting in December of 2004 and I haven’t been able to stop. I taught myself and that’s how I’ve learned just about every part of knitting (I taught myself socks from a one page pattern of all text-no photos or illustrations). One of my early knitting rules was that I had to learn something new from each project. This catapulted me quickly from good, intermediate and I’d now consider myself pretty advanced -but that doesn’t mean that I don’t love my simple and/or easy patterns - they can be pretty great too.
Great site… great directions for dying yarn… you’re an inspiration… good luck to you
Hey~so I found this video on youtube that i thought you might enjoy~
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M6ZjMWLqJvM
It’s called “The Last Knit”
Hi-
I just stumbled across your site and I just have to bookmark it! I’m an Oregon native in Indiana for college (in the East) and it was comforting to see another college knit-blogger, even better to find another one in my new home-state! Love what you’re old projects (I’ve been looking through your archives). Best! -Goodegg.
Nicole, you are darling and your knitting is incredible. Gramma would be so proud. See you on Saturday!
xoxo
Nice knitting.
I miss Bloomington SOOOO much!
I am brand new to your site — but LOVE it here — and wanted to say WHY CAN’T you add buttons to socks?
They look OUTSTANDING on a folded down cuff for starters!!! Give it a shot
You know you want to ::gg:: Go for it!!
I found you through the WP blogging group on Ravelry and I am thrilled to find someone else who love buttons as much as I do!! I have jars and jars and jars of them and I felt compelled to tell you that I totally understand the love
I’m sure I’ll be visiting again sometime…. thanks for sharing!
P.S. I totally *heart* your free patterns page! Would you be willing to help me with something like that someday if I say “pretty please” first? You did an awesome job on it!
I just found your site when I googled needle felting. I am already loving it. Thanks for the great info. I like the way you let your personality show through while providing great knitting resources. Thanks from another proud feminist who loves to knit.
hi i just found your site its really helpful, i just emailed links to it to my textile course students! I make knitted pictures and jewellery made out of buttons, weird but true, as well as running a all-female art studio in sunny dorset,uk. its nice to know i’m not the only young knitter and button freak around, thanks for the great site, kate