The response to the projects in “Annetarsia Knits” has been gratifying, and I shouldn’t be surprised because I love them, so why wouldn’t you? But now you want to knit your own versions, and finding yarn is proving to be a problem. Annetarsia is a place to use leftover yarn, and small amounts. A design […]
This is a big topic, but I have been thinking a lot about this lately. As busy as I am, why do I feel that a day is lacking if I don’t get any time to knit? Also, if I am only knitting to meet a deadline or fulfill a committment, it doesn’t seem to […]
Last night we had a party at For Yarn’s Sake. Apparently this happens every Tuesday evening, it is called Knit Chat and anyone can come. For those who haven’t been attending, we have been missing out! It’s hard to beat a beautiful, well-stocked yarn store, hospitable hosts, and engaging guests for a good time. The […]
Now that “Annetarsia Knits” is getting into knitters hands, it is time to re-work my class list to reflect my take on the intarsia technique. I have been working for months on developing new classes. I want to strike a good balance between taking knitters to another level, and not intimidating knitters who have not […]
The official publication date is Aug. 1, but here in Portland, “Annetarsia Knits” will be available in at least 2 shops during the month of July – For Yarn’s Sake, in the Beaverton Town Square, and Twisted, in NE Portland. Bill and I dropped books off at For Yarn’s Sake last evening, and today the […]
This first wave of books went all over the world, and there were a gratifying number of them being sent. It was apparent that a trip to the Post office was in order. But, which one? The post offices near home and office were small, old, and slow. Taking them in was going to be […]
Last night, Lindsay and Jon arrived in Sunriver bearing boxes of books. This morning I set up the workstation, and today is dedicated to getting books ready to mail to knitters. Sunriver is where the photos for the book were taken, so it is rather appropriate that this step is taken here, too. Tomorrow, Lindsay […]
Of course, it has to arrive when I am out of town! We had already delayed one day, and couldn’t wait longer, so Bill, the cats and I, headed to Sunriver. Jedi decided to copilot. Then, today, the truck arrived at the office! The staff (William, Kendy and Jenn) all pitched in to unload the […]
“Annetarsia Knits” was supposed to arrive, today. All day long, I was pestering the staff. “Are they here, yet?” Finally, at 3pm, I called Unicorn Books and Crafts to see if they could find out where the books are. Bless Josh’s heart, he made some calls, and discovered that there was good news, and bad […]
It is just unbelievable how much the timeline of birthing a book resembles birthing a baby. Everything is now ready for its arrival. The mailing materials are ready, the labels are written, space is cleared for the boxes of books. And I feel the same way I did when I was past my due date […]