The woman of fashion wears hand-knitted gloves to go with every outfit! –Knitting For All, Illustrated by Margaret Murray and Jane Koster This collection of gloves was inspired by the glamor of old Hollywood. When men wore suits and fedoras and women didn’t leave home without a feathered hat on their heads and a stylish […]
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Tutorial: Blocking Gloves
I’m just finishing up a collection of glove patterns inspired by 1940’s actresses and I thought a tutorial on blocking gloves seemed appropriate. What you will need: Foam Core Board (if you can get the waterproof kind you can skip Step 5) Pen or Pencil Craft Knife with a sharp point (like an X-Acto knife) […]
Salt Lake Area Book Signing
Hey all you Utah knitters out there, I’ll be doing a book signing for Twist & Knit at Black Sheep Wool Company (430 East South Temple, SLC) this Saturday, August 14, from 2 – 4 pm. Also, all the pieces from the book are up for a trunk show at Black Sheep now until the […]
Limited E-mail Access and Twist & Knit Errata
ARGH! My laptop power jack is dead. My awesome BIL will replace it for me, and I’ve ordered the part I need, but for now my e-mail and internet access is very limited. If it’s an e-mail I have downloaded, but haven’t responded to yet, then you will most likely not get a response until […]
BOOKS! We have BOOKS!!
BOOKS! We have BOOKS!! Originally uploaded by mimsical Twist & Knit is done just in time! I’m leaving tomorrow for Calgary to teach at Make One this weekend, and taking books with me for my first signing. We cracked open a bottle of Sofia to mark the occasion. The rest of the books will ship […]
Book Update and a fabulous video that you should all watch
The sale is going wonderfully, thank you all so much! The book files are all turned in to the printer and they should be printing them this weekend/next week, so the end of the tunnel is in sight. I saw a video today that was just so beautiful I thought you all needed to see […]
Twist & Knit
FINALLY, Pre-orders are up here for Twist & Knit: A Dozen Knitted Patterns for Handspun, Hand-dyed and One-of-a-kind Yarns. Or if you’re interested, I’m selling limited edition hand-sewn hard-bound copies of the book here. Every knitter knows the frustration of running out of yarn. This nagging fear is compounded when the yarn is one-of-a-kind or […]
Pattern Release: Ancient Woodland Shawl
Just a quick one to let you all know that Ancient Woodland is available for public purchase now. Either through my shop or Ravelry’s pattern store. Details can be found at either link. M
FREE Pattern Release: Anthemion Wrap
Welcome Knitty.com Patrons! And for those who haven’t seen it, I’ve got a new pattern up for free from knitty.com – The Anthemion Wrap My goal with Anthemion was to make a wrap that could be worked from one end to the other, in one single piece, with as close-to-matching edgings as possible with very […]
Potholders!!
PotholderSwap1 Originally uploaded by mimsical I’m ready to pack up my potholders and send them on their way to Adrian for the swap and I thought you (the blog) might like to see them. I’m very excited to get little pieces of colorful crocheted art back in the mail 🙂 The details are here on […]
