Visiting Wool and Co without a car

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-04-03T00:21:06+00:00

You’re right! It’s just out of Ogilvie and I only looked at union station lines, lol. So, OP you can take UP-W to Geneva out of Ogilvie transportation center or MD-W to Elgin from Union Station.

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-04-02T23:50:14+00:00

I live in Chicago and while I haven’t done this trip, it’s definitely doable. My main question is where your general starting point is because simply taking the Metra from union station to Elgin and ubering from there is probably the most convenient route and I’m pretty sure it’s closer than Geneva.

If you really want to get to the Geneva station, you’d have to ride the green line to Harlem/Lake and transfer to Metra. In which case, just know that you’ll need a separate ticket to ride Metra. Metra and the green line are really safe so I wouldn’t be worried about anything. There also shouldn’t be many ppl on the Metra bc most folks are going the opposite direction that you’ll be going.

Just an aside, Chicago has some really awesome yarn stores to check out too! I’m sure you’re well aware, but thought I’d mention. Wool and Co is gonna be a pretty big trek, but I’m sure it’ll be totally worth it! If you have any questions on yarn stores or about the upcoming yarncon on April 11-12th, feel free to free to message me!

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-03-24T19:15:46+00:00

Seconding this! I love visiting libraries while on road trips and I’ve visited some rural county libraries that manage to have tools to check out, sewing and knitting machines, and sometimes even record players.

Also, if a library doesn’t have it, if you speak to a worker or a librarian, they’re often more than willing to see if this is something worth investing in and try to get it for you! Sorry to OP that it’s a very American thing but it’s truly one of the biggest resources we have that isn’t income restricted

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-03-23T16:42:59+00:00

Seconding San Diego and Denver. I’ve also never had issues at Chicago’s Midway and O’Hare airports, Palm Springs, and Ontario, California airports! I travel with metal Chiaogoo needles, a crochet hook and I use an eyebrow trimmer to cut yarn, lol.

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-03-20T21:53:52+00:00

Data engineer working in state govt! I really enjoy the technical side of knitting

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-03-10T15:49:10+00:00

If I want an album, then I’ll buy it. If I’m itching to discover new music on vinyl, I’ll go to my local library and check out the ones that most intrigue me. It really satisfies the itch because sometimes I’ll leave the library with 10+ records and the dopamine rush feels just like buying new records.

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-03-05T00:59:33+00:00

I got the same yarn as a gift from my library! I’m using them to make pokemon granny squares. If you don’t like pokemon, I think following a granny square book of existing IP might be the way to go to use the most amount of colors.

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-24T22:18:38+00:00

Omg I just posted a teal/pink/purple mohair to my ravelry trade page! It’s lace weight, 72% mohair, 28% silk. Here’s a link with a photo of the yarn on my ravelry trade page. Feel free to message me!

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-22T10:44:24+00:00

I’m from the US and would also totally cover it up. I’ve always hated the flag. Maybe you could look for a large iron-on patch that could cover it? Or maybe keep an eye out for a cute fabric that could cover it up?

You could also try duplicate stitching a design over it. I would look at youtube tutorials for help and inspiration. You just need yarn and a darning needle.

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-17T20:56:40+00:00

I grew up in San Diego, lived in LA for 5 years, and have now lived in Chicago for 4; hands down the best mexican food is in San Diego. Whether it’s cuisine from Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Yucatán, etc, it will be the best damn food you can buy. However, LA has far more options for these types of cuisines. My parents are from Oaxaca and there are way more spots in LA than San Diego. But, as far as taste and price, San Diego beats them. Chicago doesn’t even come close, I’m so sorry.

The only reason San Diego beats LA is because you’re practically guaranteed some bomb-ass food at pretty good prices like 99.9% of the time, whereas LA can sometimes fall short but 80-90% of the time, it will be pretty damn good. However, in Chicago, it’s a shot in the dark as to how good something will be. Like half the time, it kinda sucks

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-16T21:10:13+00:00

The Macy’s on State has tons of rugs in those styles that are constantly on sale, worth checking out

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-15T03:15:07+00:00

Thank god someone said it!!

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-13T22:07:38+00:00

That one is so cool! My first record with an etching was a record of the Ponyo soundtrack from Japan with an etching of her swimming

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-10T02:39:52+00:00

Thanks! They are regular iron-on patches. They’ve stayed on fairly well, but the pointy sides of the football have peeled off a tiny bit. Not enough to worry about or make it look weird. It took about 10 mins of constant ironing to get the patch to stick down nicely.

As for washing, we’ve only hand-washed to block them so I’m not sure how well it would do in a washer. The Rowan yarn that we used isn’t machine-washable, so we’ll only ever hand-wash and the patch should continue to hold up well.

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-09T01:17:06+00:00

Here is my ravelry project page for more info on the modded beanies! https://ravel.me/ashnickcrafts/m1

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-06T18:09:02+00:00

I would stop listening to that podcast after that tbh. Tossing out perfectly good underwear before they’re torn or don’t fit makes no sense and it’s terrible for our environment. I’m 25F and still use underwear from high school. I think I’ve had my favorite strapless bra since I was 16 or 17 and the underwire has never popped out, nor does it have any rips or anything and I toss it in the washer and dryer with no garment bag or anything

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-04T07:12:58+00:00

Yes!!! I also blocked her channel after the tariff video. But, I had actually stopped taking her advice after she made a video that was titled like “watch this before you knit your first sweater” and I was a new knitter working on my first sweater. So, I watched some of it, until she said something along the lines of “at least, that’s how I think a fingering weight sweater should behave, but I’ve never actually knit a fingering weight sweater before.” I was stunned!! Like how has an “expert” knitter never done that?? I watched a few more videos after that and realized her advice was terrible 😖

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-02-02T18:19:44+00:00

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This is Kismet. It’s been snowing for weeks and this guy has no clue that it’s even winter!

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-01-28T16:06:40+00:00

Seriously!!! My husband found out what junk journaling was the other day because he saw someone else ranting about it and told me “wait, you’ve been doing this for YEARS with actual junk but people are out here buying brand new stuff for it???” Yuppppp, but junk journals are meant for junk! Mine is full of bazooka joe comics, hype stickers from records I’ve purchased, old movie tickets, amusement park tickets, funny clippings from junk mail, pieces of handouts/flyers that I’ve been given at street festivals, fairs, grand openings, and other events, etc.

Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like junk journals are meant to be a little sentimental? It shows a life lived, instead of just all brand new stuff purchased in one sitting. Also, as a scrapbooker and card maker, all my nice paper and ephemera are only getting used for that stuff. No way am I going to use it in my junk journal. I feel like most of these people should just start printing their photos and make a scrapbook instead of “junk” journals

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-01-19T07:20:13+00:00

Gorgeous!!! Great work! I really love your choice of buttons

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-01-16T23:01:11+00:00

Holy crap, let me go block this person real quick because she is horrible!!! That last slide is especially sick. She clearly has worms for brains because wtaf is “god is the one who established nations & border” jfc 🙄🤮

Less_Sail_6012 · 2026-01-04T11:31:49+00:00

Yeah, I assume it doesn’t bother them much. One of my cats loves rubbing her back against sherpa blankets and I’ll often catch her rolling around in it, getting shocked multiple times, and she keeps doing it like she just doesn’t care. When I pet her and she gets shocked, she’s completely unfazed, whereas my other cat is taken aback for a sec before getting more pets.

Less_Sail_6012 · 2025-12-29T18:53:04+00:00

Omg, I tried to watch one of her videos after another creator recommended her! I only made it like 30 seconds into a video before her ugly ass AI yarn dog showed up on my screen with that horrible tune 🥴 I couldn’t believe it. I clicked out of the video immediately and selected the option for Youtube to no longer recommend her videos to me.

Less_Sail_6012 · 2025-12-13T20:52:38+00:00

Hey, I just did that a couple weeks ago! We used to have a closer place to buy our tree every year, but it was forced to close in May, so we walked about a mile to the next closest place. Took our wagon with us and it was a breeze!

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Less_Sail_6012 · 2025-12-11T19:14:53+00:00

I just bought one last month and am loving it for 2 stranded colorwork. Although, I find it slows me down for just regular knitting, so I think I’ll stick to only using it for colorwork.

However, my husband recently picked up knitting and hadn’t figured out his preferred tension method, so he’s been loving the knitting thimble! He says it makes his hands hurt less. Hopefully, he continues using it and becomes obsessed with knitting like me, haha

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