I purchased and received The Joy of Color: Fair Isle Knitting Your Way back in the fall of 2016. I put it aside. Although I was interested in seeing what Janine Bajus had done, I am not a fair isle knitter. Knowing I had the Feral Knitter as my Guest post this month, I thought…
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Janine Bajus aka The Feral Knitter
This month I’m introducing you to Janine Bajus, aka The Feral Knitter, she’s an author, designer, teacher, online shop owner, and all around a Fair Isle colorwork enthusiast. These monthly features of other creative businesses are a way for all of us to get to know these wonderful businesses; it has been a long-time interest…
Tiptoe Through Filament No. 2
I said I would review this, sight unseen. I so loved the debut issue of Filament, that it seemed a sure bet and something knitters would want to see. I don’t think that this issue hits the high bar set by Filament #1, I also recommend that you get this issue. Read on to find…
To Duplicate Stitch: How & Why
I had to refresh how to duplicate stitch last week when I was adding it to the ears of one of my Go High Missoni hats. It isn’t that I didn’t know how to duplicate stitch, it is that I usually am not doing it on the front of a piece in contrasting yarn. Like…
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The Joy Of Slip Stitch Patterns
Is it slip stitch or slipped stitch? I think that a stitch may be slipped and that you might be instructed to slip a stitch. Let’s see. I fell in love with Slip Stitch patterns in 1995. I remember the timeline because we were experiencing a lot of medial issues in our families, and I…
Jennie Powell, Indie Yarn and Fiber Dyer
This month I’m introducing you to Jennie Powell, the owner and dyer of Owl About Yarn. These monthly features of other creative businesses are a way for all of us to get to know these wonderful businesses; it has been a long-time interest of mine to explore how other creative people make their way as…
What Were the 2016 Colors of the Year
There were two 2016 Colors of the Year from Pantone. Can you recall either of them? For the record, they were Rose Quartz (pale pink) and Serenity (pale blue). Those 2016 Colors were the first time Pantone had announced two colors. 2016 Colors in Interiors 2016 Colors from Sherwin Williams (Alabaster) and Benjamin Moore (Simply White),…
Greenery? What’s Up With That?
Greenery is the 2017 Color of the Year from Pantone®. I am always glad when the color of the year is a green, not just because I love green, but because green makes other colors look so great. Don’t think so? Think about foliage. It is the perfect backdrop for every shade of nature–from bright…
Elemental Fiberworks: Mary Roth
This month I am introducing you to Mary Roth and Elemental Fiberworks. Here you can find a connection between science and fiber, or just enjoy the fiber and the Lab Report! These monthly features of other creative businesses are a way for all of us to get to know wonderful creators. It is a long-time interest of mine…
Holly Chayes:Maker & Thinker
This month I am introducing you to Holly Chayes, knitwear designer, maker, and thinker. These monthly features of other creative businesses are a way for all of us to get to know these wonderful businesses; It has been a long-time interest of mine to explore how other creative people make their way as professionals. Introducing Holly Chayes…
Jill Explores: Sheepspot, Introduction
Friday night I came home to find the first Installment of my Sheepspot yarn subscription in the mail box. First and foremost, every package from Sheepspot is a treat. Sasha Torres, owner and chief dyepot operator, always includes little puffs of fiber or twists of yarn. So much more lasting than a hard candy!…
