Refreshing Ashland has taken much longer than I anticipated. This is the story of everything for me (taking longer), but I want to take a moment to you what refreshing Ashland means for you! I think I’ve been making my patterns even-more fab-u-lous! The actual release date is September 15, 2018, but until then, the…
Shawl
Shawl Geometry, Books 1, 2, & 3, Revised
If you own the original Shawl Geometry series (or any of them) published by Holly Chayes in 2013, you will find this to be quite an expansion. The entire original series was 95 pages. The new version is 92, 159, and 162 pages for a total of 413 pages! There is a bit of repetition…
Holly Chayes, Shawl Geometry Series
This month I’m talking to Holly Chayes, a knitwear designer. Holly is also the author of Shawl Geometry series, a 3-volume series of books that will tell you everything you want to know about making the shawl shapes you want to make! First published in 2013, Holly has revised and expanded the series to make it…
Laura Patterson of Fiber Dreams
This month I’m talking to Laura Patterson, the designer behind Fiber Dreams. Fiber Dreams also sells blocking wires! These monthly features of other creative businesses are a way for all of us to get to know these wonderful makers; it has been a long-time interest of mine to explore how other creative people make their…
Challenge Yourself To Try New Things
How often do you challenge yourself to try new things? This week I decided that I would try a different method for making the toe of a sock. I’m not completely satisfied with what I’ve done—and I can always tell when I’m not because I quit working on something, even though I want to—but by…
Self-Made Wardrobe Project
This month I am re-introducing you to Holly Chayes, and we’re going to talk about Holly Chayes’ Self-Made Wardrobe project! 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…
Cost: Obstacles in Knitting
Cost for knitters and designers come from different perspectives. You, the knitter, are doing this as something you enjoy, in your free time. I, as a designer, am trying to make a living doing what I do best and using skills I have learned/been trained in. There are lots of ways to look at this…
Gawain’s Shield by Karen Robinson
As my inaugural post with other business owners and designers, I have recruited Karen Robinson / KarenDawn Designs. Karen is also the chief dyer at Round Table Yarns. She has just released her first pattern collection so that’s what she’s really thinking about as we talk. Gawain’s Shield by Karen Robinson of KarenDawn Designs Photo…
Winter Knitting Season
I am down to two weeks left in my Winter knitting season. Then two weeks of finishing and on to the Spring knitting season. I’m feeling some pressure. My time estimates have proven to be overly optimistic, so Belon took much longer than anticipated although it was completely worth the effort because it gave…
Esperance Cowl Adventures
Edited to Add Photos. 3.1.15 I knit the first Esperance Cowl sample (Civility SockTwist in City Shadow). I am not usually a good sample knitter because I don’t notice if I’ve made any errors in my pattern-writing logic. So I had the second sample made by a knitter in Civility Sport. First I gave her…
Lace Triangle Tutorial
On Designing a Lace Triangle IV: Edging Guest post by Kristen Hanley Cardozo of Knitting Kninja This post is part of the Fall Shawl Together organized by Cate of Infinite Twist. You can find other posts in this series at the Fall Shawl Together page. This is part four of an ongoing tutorial on designing lace triangles. …
Fall Shawl Style
Fall Shawl Style by Jennifer Lassonde of Down Cellar Studio In my part of the world, fall is the perfect time of year to wear shawls. It’s not always cold enough to wear a sweater or a coat, but sometimes you still need something to take that edge off. And if you’ve been knitting for…
