by Teresa | Nov 27, 2015 | Teresa's Corner
It’s Black Friday, and I just wrapped up a Beginner’s Knitting Class. Five women came to my home who all wanted to learn to knit. In talking with them, there were different reasons for knitting: stress reduction, one to make her train commute go a bit...
by Teresa | Nov 20, 2015 | Teresa's Corner
I know this post is a bit early, but Thanksgiving has been on my mind this year in a big way. This has been a year with many highs and lows for me, and I’ve had to face some personal truths. It hasn’t been easy, and I’d like to think I’ve grown...
by Teresa | Nov 13, 2015 | Teresa's Corner
As I’m sure many of you have noticed already, Knitting Companion is changing and growing rapidly. When Knitting Companion was originally conceived, I expected it to be a small little blog sharing reviews of knitting tools. I was looking at adding a single post...
by Teresa | Nov 3, 2015 | Teresa's Corner
One of the many reasons that I love knitting is that it gives me something for my hands to do when I otherwise am stationary. This is equally true when my family and I sit down to watch tv, or after the kids go to bed and I’m on my own for the night – I...
by Teresa | Oct 27, 2015 | Teresa's Corner
I’ve been a solo knitter for years – in fact, for most of my time as a knitter. Occasionally, my mom and I knit or crochet together, but that was more incidental than intentional. Recently, that all changed for me. I happened to get tagged on Facebook in a...
by Teresa | Oct 20, 2015 | Teresa's Corner
Hi all! I’ll keep this post brief, as it’s really just an introduction to me. As I’ve been building this site and prepping some of my reviews, it struck me that there are times I want to post about just knitting – the process, my experiences,...