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 …
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Alhambra
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 …
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 …
Stashing
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 …
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 …