WARNING: This is a math-heavy post, if you want the TL:DR version… Teaching contracts have been getting progressively worse for fiber teachers, and I don’t want to work for nothing. This hangs on my wall. I try to use it as a guiding force when I’m up against hard decisions. This is not to […]
Miriam Felton
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Mocárabe Cowl
Purchase the pdf file now through Ravelry (you don’t have to be a Ravelry member to purchase) | add to cart | show cart The beautiful tracery of honeycomb cables are accented by patches of eyelets in this gorgeous cowl. Turning the background of a traditional motif into negative space gives this cowl a wonderful […]
Peace in Our Time! or Can’t We All Just Yarn Along?
Carina Spencer recently posted a pic of the autofill on a google search…. It was a totally strange thing to see “knitters are ruining this country” in the mix. So I googled it, and the first result is a self-admitted rant from a knitter who also crochets and has had a lot of bad feedback […]
Promontory Point Cardi
Purchase the pdf file now through Ravelry (you don’t have to be a Ravelry member to purchase) | add to cart | show cart With clean lines and integrated details, this cardigan promises to be a wardrobe staple that you’ll reach for again and again. Featuring short rows for a proper shoulder fit, and ever-increasing […]
Pattern Buying Survey Results
Hey all, sorry this has been so long in coming. I had been offered some analysis and was waiting for it. But it’s not coming any time soon, so here is the data and my thoughts about it. You can click on each question to see the visual breakdown of the responses. Question #1: What […]
Call to Action: Flat Stanley needs you!
Hey friends, you may remember way back when my nephew Tanis needed help with his Flat Stanley project. Knitters stepped up in a remarkable way. Can you help me again? This is Nate… Nate has colored in a Flat Stanley and could use your help getting some photos of Flat Stanley all over the world. […]
Bits and Bobs of News
I’ve got so many irons on the fire these days that I’m feeling a little frazzled trying to coming up with a coherent format for all the news I want to share. So we’ll go with a list. I LOVE lists! It’s been making me crazy happy since it arrived in the post yesterday, so […]
SPRING!! Thank God!
The last week in Utah has seen a sleeveless day, a blizzard, and back to normal spring weather. All of this is normal for Spring in the high desert, but it’s made me start thinking about my garden and green growing things. I walked around downtown yesterday running some errands and the flowering trees are […]
Building a Handsewn Wardrobe
While I was at the Craftsy Instructor Summit, I sewed a top. I had packed small (and at the last minute) and was presented with the choice of wearing a shirt a second day or making something new. I had bought a remnant of chambray from Fancy Tiger Crafts, Laura Nelkin found a needle in […]
Daelin Shawl
Purchase the pdf file now through Ravelry (you don’t have to be a Ravelry member to purchase) | add to cart | show cart Daelin is a soft crescent-shaped shawl, perfectly sized to be worn as either a scarf or a shoulder shawl. With squishy garter stitch up top, and a progression of lute- […]
