I've been taking a bit of a hiatus from the blog these past few weeks. It's not that I haven't been knitting; on the contrary, I finished a Lopi sweater (not my own design), I'm working on a new poncho design which is taking FOREVER and I worked up a little baby sweater as well, which will be …
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Score!!
I've just returned from a trip to Hartford, CT for the Stitches United convention. My mom and I don't tend to go to many fiber festivals, but we decided to stop in to this convention because Knit Picks would have a booth, and I so wanted to meet the team for whom I've been designing for the last …
The Week in Review
A surprising number of things happened this week in my little world of knitting. I'll mention the top three, all positive news! First of all, let me start with the fun news: I was recently interviewed by KnitPicks as one of their featured designers. I had a blast answering their questions about …
Bayberry
Last week I posted about my knitting slump, and how a beautiful ball of yarn and an interesting stitch broke me out of it. In the last week I finished up a hat using this yarn and stitch pattern, and I wanted to show it here. I'm calling it "Bayberry" because the beautiful soft greens and rusts …
Breaking the Slump
Ok, I admit it. I'm in a bit of a knitting slump right now. I can't say it's a design slump, exactly: I have tons of ideas floating around in my head. But the knitting aspect of it has got me down. This is due to a number of things, not the least that I have been really ill for 13 straight weeks. …