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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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a trip and a pattern sale
In a sort of continuation of my last post: while we small business owners are very lucky to do what we get to do, and I am so immensely grateful for the community of talented and creative people I get to work with regularly, small business can be a slog. December, in the run-up to Christmas, tends Continue reading
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patterns!
I’ve been working on something behind the scenes recently, and I’m so excited these are finally ready to go: I now have hard copies of Paper Tiger patterns available for wholesale! If you work at a local yarn store and you’re interested in carrying these or you want to know more, shoot an email to wholesale (at) Continue reading
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feature in knitscene magazine
I’m really excited to share some news with you today: I’ve got an article in the fall issue of Knitscene Magazine! It’s no secret that I love to travel, and the article is a short piece on travel and inspiration. I take a look at a few designers who are doing cool things with traditional techniques Continue reading
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housewarming
I have so many projects on the needles at the moment, between Faire du Vélo, working on my F/W collection, and the couple other patterns I’ll be releasing in the fall; I guess I felt the need to get back to basics and knit a project as easy as they come. Weirdly, I’d never knit Continue reading
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vasa; or, the structural importance of seams
A few months ago I took one of Josh Bennett‘s classes at Vogue Knitting Live! Seattle. Josh is an incredible designer who’s got his hands in a bunch of different places in the knitting world, with a handknit line for Michael Bastian, and a wide body of work for Rowan and Vogue Knitting, among others. He’s Continue reading
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the new paper tiger hq
A few weeks ago I made a very exciting decision – I signed a lease on a studio/office space for Paper Tiger! While there are some things I loved about working from home, I feel like making the leap to a workspace outside the home has been a fantastic decision for my creative work. Change Continue reading
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amiina
photo by Sarah Jurado Sometimes it rains on photoshoot day. I have a new pattern to share today, and I thought I’d share a little bit about the photoshoot, too. One of the things I love most about what I do is the chance to work with my very creative friends, and I hired my Continue reading
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travel / store updates
I’ve just gotten back from a two-week trip to Australia and New Zealand! It was an inspiring trip in a million different ways, and I’m working on a post rounding up some of my favorite things and places, but I’ve got a bit of work to catch up on before it’s ready to go! In Continue reading
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elam
I have a new pattern to share with you today! In an attempt to keep using up the endless skeins of yarn around my studio, I knit up this simple lace rib beanie over the course of two evenings (I love an instant gratification project). The yarn is Berroco Ultra Alpaca in Tigers Eye Mix, Continue reading
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