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. Vogue Knitting Fall 2015 photographed by Rose Callahan on May 21 and 27, 2015 in NYC Knit with Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, [...]
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, as expensive electronics are passed up for the odd flashlight, or batteries, or food, or clothes and even an occasional mattress. And propane tanks. [...]
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 had on hand in California, they’re my knitterly version of a security blanket - when I need a new project and have run out [...]
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 I was lucky enough to share in my friend Patty Nance’s latest design excitement. Her Ashley Cowl design - that she just happened [...]
Stitches West 2018
Every year - I’ve lost track of how many it’s been - I attend Stitches West. It is the mecca of yarny events for knitters. My dear friend Mary and I converge, along with thousands of the similarly obsessed, on Santa Clara, California, where [...]
Advent Calendar 2017 + MKAL
Though the holidays are long over, I wanted to blog about the most fun project EVER! Jimmy Beans Wool offered a kit that intrigued me...a mystery knit-along that revealed itself through an advent calendar. Called "Craftvent 2017"the advent consisted of a well-made, adorable box with [...]
A New Beginning
Hi everyone! After a long blog hiatus I'm back with a brand new look for the AudKnits web site. I hope you enjoy it. Many thanks to Shannon Blaz of Blaz Design for the wonderful new design. You can purchase patterns in the Pattern Store, download [...]