Up till now, I've not mentioned my yarn stash. It feels like one of those things you just don't talk about in public, like your IQ score or your salary. But I bring it up now because I wanted to mention a problem we have here at my house, and a potential solution in progress. My mom is what we …
Three Shades of Grey
This is the time of year I like to knit Lopi sweaters. There's a chill in the air, it's holiday season, and it just feels like Icelandic sweater weather. So, I've taken a break from designing to create two new Lopi sweaters, and I've stayed with a neutral color theme for both. I'm pleased with the …
Inheritance
One of the things I loved most about graduate school was the opportunity to meet and interact with amazing folk from all over the world, brought together by our singular love of learning. We've all moved on now: quite a few of us have made a successful place for ourselves in academia, others (like …
Sneak Peek: Alhambra
I've been holding on to a series of designs for quite a while now (by quite a while now, I mean a few years) with a vague hope of publishing them together as a stand-alone collection. However, life continues to get in the way of such ambitious desires. And meanwhile, these designs are collecting …
The Hoad
I'm in a bit of a holding "pattern" (pun intended) at the moment, as I try to work through some problematic custom orders and await news on a new pattern submission and publication. So, in the meantime, I'm going to reminisce once more about our delightful trip this summer to visit my brother in …