Category Archives: Designing

Of Socks and Art and Shawls….

The knitting continues. I’m working on a couple of things right now. The first – which will be discussed in greater detail at a later date – is a pair of socks…welll… actually right now it is ONE sock… or rather… one HALF of one sock. This is a sock for my friend Joey in […]

Boudica Socks

Finally I can show you some knitting! I have finished the socks for Anne and they are SO lovely! May I present Boudica Socks. These socks are named after Boudica, the rebel Celtic queen who fought the Roman Empire after they refused her daughters’ claim to the throne of the Iceni people. A Celtic knotwork-inspired […]

HOLY CRAP!

What a weekend! Or rather just Sunday and today. Saturday was pretty tame by comparison. On Sunday morning we packed up to go to my parents’ house for Easter lunch. I am almost done with the first sock for a kit for Anne, but the upcoming bit was tricky, so I figured I would need […]

5 Questions Interview

When I saw Carole’s interview I couldn’t resist asking for some questions of my own! She was kind enough to oblige and here they are, with my answers 🙂 1. Tell us what it’s like to live in Salt Lake City. Living in Salt Lake City is wonderful 🙂 I grew up in the Los […]

Seriously??

If you google “Miriam” I come up as hits #6 and #10. Doesn’t that seem strange? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary is first, followed by 3 biblical Miriam links (Miriam being Moses’ sister), and one for the Miriam Hospital… and then me. Out of all the Miriams in the whole world and the portion that are on […]

SQUEE!!!

Interweave is publishing a “Best of Interweave Knits” book and GUESS WHAT’S ON THE FREAKIN’ COVER! *dances around like a crazy person* My first cover!!!

Gleefull

Is that a word? Did I just make that up? I guess “giddy” might be more appropriate. Or out of my FREAKIN’ GOURD with excitement! Nothing is real until it’s on Amazon.com, right? Well Sensual Knits is up! The Amazon.com Link where you can pre-order if you so desire. Link on Sterling’s Website Two of […]

Lace Structure Tutorial: Part III, Patterning on WS Rows

In this tutorial I hope to help you understand how the placement of yarn overs and decreases and which yarn overs and decreases you use will change the lace’s structure. *Note* For all of these charts, the legend can be found here. If you missed it, click here for Part I: Directional Decreases or here […]

Lace Structure Tutorial: Part II, The Shape of the Fabric

In this tutorial I hope to help you understand how the placement of yarn overs and decreases and which yarn overs and decreases you use will change the lace’s structure. *Note* For all of these charts, the legend can be found here. If you missed it, click here for Part I: Directional Decreases Part II: […]

Lace Structure Tutorial: Part I, Directional Decreases

In this tutorial I hope to help you understand how the placement of yarn overs and decreases (and which yarn overs and decreases) you use will change the lace’s structure. *Note* For all of these charts, the legend can be found here. Also, for clearer pictures of the charts or the swatches, click on them […]