Routes walked, materials tested, arguments had
No announcements and no discount codes. Routes we have actually walked, notes on what things are made of, and the occasional piece about why something costs what it costs. Every other Sunday.
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Four days in the Grayson Highlands, and the stretch with nowhere to eat
The high country of southwest Virginia has the only true balds in the state, a herd of feral ponies, and a summit worth skipping. Four days out of Damascus, with the awkward parts named rather than glossed over.
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How much yarn a cabled sweater actually takes
Cables eat about a third more yarn than the same sweater in stocking stitch, which is why so many pattern estimates run short. Here is the arithmetic, and how to check it before you commit.
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Why a sewn binding costs more, and when it is not worth it
A sewn notebook opens flat and survives a decade. A glued one does not. That difference is worth paying for in some notebooks and completely wasted in others.
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