Vest Obsessed
For the longest time I've had my eye on Arenda Holladay's pattern, "Woman's Cable Vest". I like its simplicity, with the cables adding just the right amount of interest. (Plus, I'll use any excuse to knit with Rowan's Felted Tweed!) The red color ("Rage") [...]
Little Sweaters for Knitting Camp
If you've been following my blog, you know that in a couple of days I'm off to Knitting Camp. The optional homework is one or two mini sweaters. I've thoroughly enjoyed working on both...one's a yoke and one's a drop-shoulder. The little yoke sweater [...]
Linen Stitch Class and Trunk Show in Cleveland
I'm looking forward to teaching my Linen Stitch class at the Ewes d'Bleu yarn store in Pepper Pike, Ohio! The class is on Sunday, July 26th starting promptly at 11:00 am. It includes lunch. Yum! Description: One of my all-time favorite stitch patterns for scarves is the [...]
Kristin Omdahl Yarn Giveaway
One of the things I like best about TNNA, our industry trade show, is being introduced to new yarns. Kristin Omdahl, who I've known as a designer, has a line of beautiful 100% bamboo yarns called Bamboo So Fine. I came home with [...]
Knitting Alfresco with EZ
I'm finding it difficult to read Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitter's Almanac without being outdoors. I love how connected she was to nature. Her tales of the family's outdoor adventures, and knitting outside, are endearing to the nature-lover in me. A quote: "In a travelling canoe [...]
Peonies and EZ Reading. Sublime.
With giddy anticipation I look forward to Knitting Camp in July. Started by Elizabeth Zimmerman as a weekend knitting course 42 years ago, it is now taught by her daughter Meg Swansen. I have heard about "EZ"s EPS (Percentage System) for many years, I have [...]
Where’d She Go???
I did not fall off the face of the earth, but the past few months have been full of crazy twists and turns. I'm sorry I haven't posted since... yikes, could it really have been since March? Oh my. I'll try to make it [...]