Stranded Knitting Practice: The Freyja Hat
I'm practicing my stranding. Why? Sheer, shameless jealousy. My good friend (She Who Will Remain Nameless) strands like the wind. When [...]
Ply Yarn Store – Wimberley, TX
One of my favorite things when traveling is to check out the local yarn stores. This week I was [...]
Fredericksburg Herb Farm
Fredericksburg, Texas The Herb Farm is a wonderfully funky, cute place with a very nice restaurant, spa and even “Sunday [...]
Caracol Scarf
I have a wonderful friend who is a non-knitter. When I went to Stitches West in California, I took a [...]
CustomFit: The Path to Sweater Nirvana
I used to have a love/hate relationship with the sweaters I knitted. I loved starting them, dreamily envisioning them as [...]
Vogue Knitting Hat: Now Individual Pattern. Yay!
My Seamless Cap design, originally published in the Fall 2015 issue of Vogue Knitting, is now available as an individual pattern. [...]
Stranger in the Woods: Book Review
It’s 2013, and cabins around North Pond in rural Maine have been broken into for years. The thefts seem strange, [...]
Stitches West 2018 – Kits
I’ve taken great delight in the current trend toward kits. Like the “grab and go” earthquake preparedness kits I always [...]
Designer Camaraderie – Patty Nance
One of the things I’m most grateful for in my knitting world is getting to know other designers. While at [...]
Stitches West 2018
Every year - I’ve lost track of how many it’s been - I attend Stitches West. It is the mecca [...]