Because S is for something else, too… “spin”. I’ve agreed to be the first stop on Shannon Okey’s blog tour for her new book, Spin to Knit, on Sunday, October 1. You’ve probably seen the format before: author drops into … Continue reading
New Zealand removes knitting needles from its “basket” of goods used to compute its Consumers Price Index, suggesting this item has become less important in NZ household spending. New Zealand, people. The place with lots of sheep. On the other … Continue reading
(Sorry for the inaccurate gender — is there a Tilli? But that’s the way the pun works.) The online retailer who broke the keystone pricing non-secret secret posted last week (September 20; I only saw it today) that she had … Continue reading
Monday seems like a good day to start off with a healthy dose of patentese. I’m going to try to post something knitting-patent related once a week — maybe something new, like Knit Klips knitting clips, or stretchy circulars brand … Continue reading
Well. Kudos to Helen Jost. Not only did a design patent issue last month for a species of knitting needle with a measuring scheme marked on it, but earlier this week the USPTO saw fit to issue a patent for … Continue reading
The one great thing (to lawyers) regarding the burgeoning craft and hobby industry is… The more players you have in the field, the more likely it is that the players will start to step on other people’s toes. You can … Continue reading
In my blog peregrinations this evening, I came across this site that will apparently help you develop brand and business names for “free”. (I suspect that other people have blogged about this in the past, as their “naming tools” page … Continue reading
For posterity, and because I haven’t fixed up archive access yet, a listing of all posts in this category is available here.
When we last left our tragic protagonist, she had cowardly booted Ninja slightly northward to be finished off (actually, restarted and completed in its entirety) by the real heroine. Look: photographic evidence (dated August 22) of its completion. Have I … Continue reading