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the fringe hat-along
Back in February, Karen of Fringe launched the Fringe Hatalong series, and I really enjoyed following everyone’s progress with the first pattern she picked, the Audrey hat from Tolt. I didn’t join in on that round, knowing that there would be more coming in the series, but I’m excited to say that I’m very much looking forward to hat number two.… Continue reading
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lately
There’s been a lot going on behind the scenes for me recently, and I’ll share more about that soon, but in the meantime, here are some things I’ve been up to lately: I started a pair of socks with some of the new Arne & Carlos sock yarn from Regia. I’ve never been one for self-patterning… Continue reading
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trapping long floats in stranded colorwork
One of the questions I get most often from students or knitters working from my patterns is how to trap floats in stranded colorwork. I thought it would be a good idea to finally address this issue! Firstly: what is a float, and why would I need to “trap” it? “Float” is a common term for the… Continue reading
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moon sprites & icelandic wool month at tolt
After releasing my F/W13 collection, I decided I wanted to knit something special as a thank you for the folks in Carnation who had helped make the photoshoot possible – Anna from Tolt Yarn and Wool and her friends and neighbors Shelley and Janya. Moon Pulls was already a collection favorite and I thought it’d be fun to… Continue reading
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vintage knits
I enjoyed Karen’s post that went up today over at Fringe about the vintage sweater booklets sent to her by a friend. I had to smile to myself, because yesterday I’d pulled out what is probably my oldest piece of knitting paraphernalia – and I was largely inspired to do that because of the waistcoat Karen’s currently knitting from a vintage… Continue reading
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stash less & thoughtful crafting
A month or two ago I discovered The Craft Sessions via the Woolful podcast, and it didn’t take long once I’d wandered over to the website for me to add the blog to my blog reader. Felicia lives in Melbourne, Australia, and founded The Craft Sessions as a way to provide opportunities for craft and fiber retreats in the Australian craft… Continue reading
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swedish pancakes (pom pom spring 2015)
The preview of the spring 2015 issue of Pom Pom Magazine went up today, and I’m thrilled to have a design in this issue! When the call for submissions was first posted, I have to admit I got pretty excited. “Clean lines and shapes and Scandinavian minimalism” were the key words, so I was all over it. I… Continue reading
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cardigans, or a lack thereof
Karen’s post on cardigans this week has me thinking again about a subject I’m often thinking of these days: the dearth of handknit cardigans in my life. I wear cardigans all the time, but they’re mostly store-bought fine gauge knits, and I’d love to change that. While I’ve knit a few cardigans, none of them make it… Continue reading
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combatting tight colorwork
Happy Monday, everyone! This post took a little bit longer to put together than I wanted, but it’s finally ready to go! It’s a lot to read through, but I hope you find it helpful and please let me know if you still have questions about this topic by the end. One of the most… Continue reading
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business-ing
It never fails to amaze me how much work it is to run a business by yourself. I am so immensely grateful for the support and advice of friends and family, and I am eternally grateful to my perpetually patient and encouraging spouse (for letting me destroy our basement as I reconfigured the Paper tiger… Continue reading
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