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…
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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…
Shapes of Shawls
This post is part of the Fall Shawl Together, a collaborative project feating great shawl-related content from designers, bloggers, and podcasters. We’re featuring a new post each week, now – December. You can check out all the posts on the Fall Shawl together Project Page and show us what you’re working on by tagging your…
Busyness
Sometimes I get so busy getting things done that I forget to talk about it. Or, more realistically, I am just so overwhelmed by all the doing that I don’t really have time for doing one more thing, like blogging. That’s where I’ve been the past week. Busy doing. All of it has been good:…
Shawl Pins
You may or may not know that I wear a pin on my chest (centered) almost daily. I have about 2 dozen pins that are in fairly active use. I wear pins because necklaces annoy me. Years ago–like 29–I was at an auction with Mitch (we were just beginning to date) and we walked through…
Names 5/21
This week’s lineup: Alkali Mittens: These are a more subtle version of a colorful mitten/flip-top mitten I did a couple of years ago. My marketing person has always shuddered at the childish version done in bright colors because it really didn’t fit in with my more sophisticated designs, so I promised her I’d do a…
