It's time! I can FINALLY talk about my Alhambra Shawl design, because I released it earlier this week on Ravelry! First of all, let me explain the name of this shawl. I had, way back when, decided to create a collection of designs based on the theme of "medieval places." I wanted my …
Wilmington Capelet
In the last few weeks, I've been working hard to release some new designs. April isn't generally a big sales month for knitting patterns, at least for me, but I'm antsy sitting at home here, especially without my full-time work, and I need to focus on something. So, last week, I released a new …
How to Add a Detachable Pompom
I hope all of you are staying safe, staying healthy, and staying inside. This is a difficult time for so many of us, and we look to those activities we can still enjoy, those activities that calm us and make us feel fulfilled and productive, those that provide a sense of stability in this storm of …
Masks
I have spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about masks over the past month. This seeming obsession began well before the COVID-19 outbreak began to wreck havoc on our lives. This semester, I have been teaching an Italian literature course called "Creativity in the Modern Age." The idea was …
A New Order
I use this blog almost exclusively to chat about knitting-related topics. But every once in a while, I need to veer off course a bit. For those of you who do not know, I work at various careers in addition to knitwear designing. One of the hats I wear is that of an adjunct professor of Italian …