We visited my local yarn store today and found these unique books on making your own buttons by Gina Barrett. I have made Dorset buttons in a workshop through the Niagara Handweavers and Spinners but Zwirnknopf buttons are new to me. The illustrations are so beautiful. Making buttons could be a dying art. #twistedhanks #NancysFibreArtShop #DorsetButtons #ZwirnknopfButtons #ButtonMaking #GinaBarrett #fibreArts #fiberArts @fiberrts

Spinning at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum with the Niagara Handweavers and Spinners. #spinning #handspinning #Niagarahandweaversandspinners #NHWS #twistedhanks #On @handspinning

Another quick knit. #sockknittersofmastodon #twistedhanks #sockaddict #knittersofinstagram #knitting #indiedyedyarn #fibrearts #fiberarts @knitting @fiberarts

A quick knit for a gift. #sockknittersofmastodon #twistedhanks #sockaddict #vanillasocks #fibrearts #FiberArts #knittersofinstagram #knitting @knitting @fibrearts

A trip to Stratford, Ontario meant a stop at Songbird Fibres, an indie dyer whose work reflects the colour of birds. This is the Nicobar Pigeon. #IndieDyedYarn #IndieDyer #SongbirdFibres #StratfordOn #yarn #SockAddict #TwistedHanks #SockYarn @fibrearts @knitting

Now that my daughter has her set of "Definitely Not Vampire Stakes," I can show you mine -- 9 mm needles and a 5 mm crochet hook in a cool bag. I can see using these with art yarns to make some textured scarves. I found them on Wil Wheaton's Facebook page and bought them that night which was good because they were sold out the next day. The nice thing is that part of the funds went to https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoFoundationforWomen. #Vampires #VampireStakes #KnittingNeedles #CrochetHooks #TwistedHanks #KnittersofMastodon #ChicagoFoundationForWomen #quirky #WilWheaton @knitting @fiberarts

Yamadori by Ema Marinescu, a free pattern through Knitty and available on Ravelry. Yarn is Purple-backed Thornbill from Songbird Fibres, Stratford, ON. #SongbirdFibres #socks #SockAddict #Yamadori #Knitty #FibreArts #FiberArts #TwistedHanks #knitting @knitting @fiberarts

A game of yarn chicken but not a serious one. The pattern is Jeeves (as in Jeeves and Wooster) and despite the seeming complexity of the pattern, it is easy to memorize. Yarn is the sturdy and likely vintage Kroy. #Kroy #twistedhanks #Jeeves #sockaddict #sockknitting #knittersofmastodon @knitting @fiberarts

This is why we knit. Someone loved their moose mittens. They sort of match her Home Alone Hat. Pattern is Moose Mittens by Kate Atherley. Yarn is Ashford Merino DK and Patons North America Classic. I added a Latvian Braid to honour her heritage. #moose #moosemittens #KateAtherley #TwistedHanks #HomeAlone #Christmas #OrthodoxChristmas #knitting #knittersofMastodon #colourwork #fibrearts #fiberarts @knitting @fibrearts

Work in progress. Yamadori found on Knitty.com. Yarn is Songbird Fibres Purple-backed Thornhill. It will be interesting to see how pooling affects the look of the slipped stitches. #wip #twistedhanks #sockknittersofmastodon #sockaddict #toeupsocks #sockknitting #knitting #knitty #songbirdfibres #indiedyedyarn #canadiandyer #slippedstitches @knitting @knittymag @fiberarts