I’m getting a little ahead of myself here, but I am SO EXCITED to have finished all ten designs for my fall collection! I can’t wait to release these new designs (hopefully early in September), but in the meantime, I’d like to share a tutorial that will be helpful for one of these designs. As an …
Busy-ness
These past few weeks have been unreasonably busy. I say unreasonably because I'm not even working at my full-time position at the moment. And yet, the to-do list keeps growing and growing, and there is a never-ending stream of tasks to fill my time, some fun, some less so. There are documents to …
Summer Lopi
Mid-June feels like a strange time to be thinking about Icelandic Lopi, one of the thickest and warmest wools on the planet. Then again, everything feels strange right now, so I'm going to go with what works. We've been busy here knitting Lopi sweaters in preparation for the fall and winter, when …
Dressup in Lockdown
The lockdowns associated with the current pandemic, while absolutely necessary to save lives and flatten the curve, have undoubtedly taken a toll on small businesses of all kinds. Fortunately, knitting is something easily done from the safety of one's home. In fact, lockdown has provided some …
Translation
About a year ago, I posted a picture on Facebook of a child's sweater with a whale pattern around the yoke. The design came from a book of old favorites, and my mom had knitted the sweater for a family friend. A short while later, an Italian friend posted a comment on the photo, asking how I would …