Category Archives: Knitting

Yarn Weight Chart

It’s come up a couple times, so I’m posting it here. It has yarn weights, wpi equivalents, suggested needle size, alternate names. Yardage range for wool or wool blends, etc… Click to make it bigger.

Starts and Happy Accidents

I’ve started the first piece in the new collection (with yarn arriving quickly for the other pieces). Just before the weekend* I started the colorwork. Right now it seems like two shades of black. It may not actually look different enough to show in the end, but I’m rolling with it. I am reminded of […]

New Collection for Manos del Uruguay Yarns

I’ve long been in love with the yarn line from Manos del Uruguay. I’ve used their silk blend in my Dimorphous Mitts pattern, and Serena (a surprising and luscious blend of Pima Cotton and Baby Alpaca) in the Furrows Shawl. So I was totally on board when they asked me to design a collection for […]

You all know how much I love my Craftsy class… well, my good friend Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark recently released her own project based class called The Seamless Artemisia Sweater. And now I’m quite pleased to interview her a little and be a stop on her Blog Tour. Mercedes has been a yarn-dyer, and has a fantastic […]

‘Dicey’ Socks

A while back I couldn’t help myself and ordered one of Cephalopod Yarns’ Mini Skein Palettes. I got the purple/pink combo and after a bit of pondering came up with a plan. I’m knitting stripey socks. But with the stripe pattern being determined by the roll of some dice. You can read all about it […]

Gearing Up

My knitting these days has been a little frenetic and unfocused. I took some time off work knitting to do gifts for the holidays, and I haven’t yet gone back to work knitting. I’ve got another sweater pattern to clear off the decks before I really jump back into designing (Village Green was the first […]

Village Green Pullover

Purchase the pdf file now through Ravelry (you don’t have to be a Ravelry member to purchase) | add to cart | show cart This top down, seamlessly worked sweater has an ingenious set-in sleeve construction, and subtle waist shaping. It also features a ruched sleeve detail and ruching at the hem, which gives it […]

Fearless Knitting for Local Folks

Welcome to 2013!

Looking forward to the new year I have a few goals, not the least of which is to use this space more. Writing is a muscle that I’ve not exercised very well in the last year, and I’m feeling the lack. So here they are… 2013’s goals: 1. Blog regularly 2. Make cheese 3. Learn […]

It is raining, and I am pleased

The rain is just what I needed after the last month. It’s been quite hot here, with highs in the upper 90’s, and my garden is pleased as punch about it and has shown me so by producing tomatoes a full month earlier than normal. Rain always feels like a fresh start for me, and […]