Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.
I’m Holly, a style and wardrobe consultant.
In short, I fix broken wardrobes.
In long(er), I work with you to bring your clothing into alignment with who you are, and who you feel you are meant to be.
The Pros and Cons of Knitting Directly from a Skein of Yarn (without winding it into a ball first)
One of the downsides of living out of a suitcase for a couple months, is that my swift and ball winder are both currently packed away in my storage unit. The yarn for my sweater project is on cones, so no need to wind any cakes for that project. But it does mean that if I want to start anything new (like swatching of the upcoming Shawl Geometry Books update) and that yarn comes in hanks or skeins, I have three options: 1. I could coordinate with a friend to come over and borrow there swift & winder. The downside of this being this would probably take more effort than spending an afternoon digging through my storage unit (though it would also probably be a lot more enjoyable too). 2. I could wind my yarn by hand. The downside being it is not quick process and my calendar is already... Read More
