I’ve been insanely excited for the past month(s) because I’m embarking on a new endeavor with a partner, and I can’t hold it in any longer! We’re starting an independent yarn dyeing business! I know, us and 450 other folks this week… Why? As I have come to love so many independently produced yarns (and…
Category: Current Projects
Crochet At Play! Book Giveaway!
So are you enchanted? Would you like a copy of Crochet At Play? Simply leave a comment below telling me the MOST FUN ITEM you ever crocheted or knit. It doesn’t have to have been for a child, just something that was a blast to work up, something you thoroughly enjoyed!
Back, Resting
What an amazing 5 days at Interweave Knitting Lab! I do love this show – I’ve been at every one so far, and I always find the students intelligent, involved and eager to learn! I’ve learned to bring extra material for each of my IK classes because the chances are that I’ll need it! Six…
I’ve Waited 10 Years For This!
Confessions Of A Knitting Heretic Has Sold 100,000 Printed Copies! And how am I celebrating this momentous occasion? KINDLE TIME!
Downton Abbey In Process
So here are some of the in-process pics of my pieces from Downton Abbey Knits – enjoy!
Stained Glass Knits
I’ve been crazy busy this Summer, and it’s one of those situations where the busier I am, the less time I have to write/blog about it, so I’m entrapped in a cone of silence. I’m breaking the cone! I’ve been working up a collection of patterns called, not very creatively, “Stained Glass Knits” I love…
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
This Summer I filmed & edited a short 10-minute documentary for SPNN (St. Paul Neighborhood Network). And I liked it!
Some New (to me) Yarns & A Lace Class
Maybe the editorial gods will conspire to do me a solid and hook me up with Swans Island Yarn in the future!
Remember Me?
There’s room for MANY different opinions in our business. If holding a position outside of the mainstream means I’ve burned a bridge, that might not have been the right path for me, anyway.
Comparisons, Joy & Jealousy
When I see all of the news about Craftsy, the classes my friends are teaching, the Twitter and Facebook posts, I’m both very happy for my friends whose classes are doing well, and very sad that I’m not in their ranks.