Over the last few months, the contract has run out on several of my patterns. What does this mean? It means that when I sold the pattern to the publisher, they got exclusive rights to sell it for a period of time (12 or 24 months), and that time is over. Now I get the rights back to sell the …
My Places: The Field
When you need good outdoor spaces for your knitwear photography, you find yourself haunting all the local parks, no matter how small and unassuming. We are extremely lucky here to have several beautiful beaches and shoreline parks in our back yard, but I have to admit that even the seven minute …
A Visit with Lopi
At the beginning of last month, my brother visited us for a week. He has been living in northwest UK for the last year, and he will be there until the end of 2019, when he plans to move back to the US. It has been tough to have him so far away, with our conversations limited to Skype calls, and only …
Loss
Loss is difficult, no matter how great or small. It stays with you, raw and aching, for much longer than you'd like. We are still in the first month of 2019, but already this year has brought my family three losses, and we are still reeling from them. In the first week of the year, I lost a high …
How To Make Your Own Needle Binder
If you are anything like me, you have many, many knitting needles. Cheapo plastic circulars. High-end steel or carbon circulars. Fancy square needles. Bamboo double pointed needles. All the straight needles you inherited from Great Aunt Myrtle and never plan to use but don't have the heart to toss. …