We are drawing near the end of the 2019 GiftAlong Sale, so if any of these patterns intrigue you, the time to buy is now! If now isn’t a good time, check the next newsletter for another option. Before I dive into specifics, let’s talk about pricing. I always get questions about why my prices…
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Identity: A Design Exploration in a Pattern e-book
Identity Process The Identity patterns are available in the GAL 2019 through the individual designers! Here is some background information on our Identity projects and the Identity designers. The Stitch Patterns, and Designing With Them A group of us decided to share both a lace pattern and a non-lace pattern that we were interested in designing with, then see what…
GAL2019: Patterns Discounted & More
Usually for the GAL I showcase other designers, but I don’t have a lot of extra time, so I’m going to showcase Myself for the GAL2019! I’ve put 12 patterns on discount, and I love every one of them. There are a lot of photos of me in this collage. The other photos are of…
J-Squared Knitwear Design Intensive & You
Yes, the J–Squared Knitwear Design Intensive was designed for you! The cost of this Design Intensive seems expensive, but with 35+ seminar hours (and lots of handouts), it provides a pretty incredible value for the money spent. Literally, the cost is $35 per hour. Travel and accommodations are, of course, your separate responsibility. I’ve got…
Knitting Efficiencies Surpass Shortcuts As Strategy
Knitting efficiencies surpass shortcuts as a strategy because they really work! Your efficiencies might differ from mine, but let me walk you through a pattern, then see if you see ways to make your process more efficient in ways that work for you. I don’t know, but I love thinking about what I’m going to…
Refreshing News! New Patterns on the Horizon
Refreshing News from Jill Wolcott Knits! After a hiatus of a couple of months, I’m doing a blog, and releasing new patterns! Plus, I’m teaching a class on Yarnpreneur.com. If you’ve been following me, you know that I overthink almost everything. I decided to rework my pattern layout about two years ago, and we are…
My First Sewing Project (in 20 years)
I’ve done some other sewing in the past 12 months, but this is my first sewing project for me, so really it is the one that counts! I pulled out my sewing machine in my determination to create a pair of jeans that would fit Mitch. That was a project that I did on Sundays…
Sue McCain, knitwear designer
This month I’m talking to Sue McCain, the designer behind Vermont Fiber Designs, Sue’s original knitwear line and Basix, which focuses exclusively on patterns that are top-down set-in-sleeve sweaters are worked in Stockinette stitch. These monthly features of other creative businesses are a way for all of us to get to know these wonderful makers;…
Yarn and Stitch Pattern, and You
We had to get to yarn and stitch pattern eventually! This pairing is what we want to solve most, but is actually a fairly difficult topic to address. I’ve been looking at the make up of yarn to better identify why some yarns work and some don’t. I’ve introduced fiber content, fiber processing, ply, twist,…
Will This Yarn Work for This Project?
The question most of us have when we pick up a yarn, or pick a project we want to make is “Will this yarn work for this”? I love to swatch, so I am always trying things out and have come up with a formula for getting a sense of a yarn, but quite honestly,…
Relationship Formula for Non-Math-y Knitters
The relationship formula is called other things, but I think if you aren’t a math person, it is better to describe what it is doing. I use it a lot: figuring new stitch counts, finding size relationship numbers, calculating yardage, weight, or other measurements. I use it so much I should have a spreadsheet for…
When Your Assumptions are Wrong
Despite all my admonitions, and the knowledge I have, I still sometimes make the wrong assumptions. Such is the case with last week’s knitting project. I really just wanted to test my calculations, but I didn’t do a gauge swatch. I am reporting this to you because I think it is easy to get cocky….
