Rose City Yarn Crawl 2015 was amazing, and I want to thank the Naked Sheep Knit Shop and For Yarn’s Sake for making me welcome over the weekend. I bought yarn for some new projects that I can’t even think about casting on, because 1) Daylight Savings time kicked my butt this year 2) “Dr. […]
This weekend is the Rose City Yarn Crawl, with 15 LYS’s participating. Knitters from all over the place have been saving their money, planning projects and purchases – waiting for this event. Is there another city in the world with such a plethora of wonderful yarn stores as Portland, OR? I will be appearing at […]
I finished the Duxbury Point Pullover!!! This is the sweater for Bill that I have been knitting off and on since before starting to write “Annetarsia Knits”. It is one of the UFO’s that I wanted to get finished in 2015. I am pleased to say it fits him well, and he loves it. The […]
This weekend has been devoted to cleaning up after a few weeks of teaching/travel. Unpacking and setting things into piles was about as far as I got…I still need to organize samples into the various classes and put them away. I can only take so much of that, so I took a break to sew […]
At Stitches West I met Amy Berman, the force behind the Mother Bear Project. This amazing organization gives knit or crocheted bears to children affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations. Patterns for the basic bear are available flat, in-the-round, for knit or crochet. They can, and are, embellished by crafters and sent to Amy, where […]
It’s been a busy few weeks! Lots of traveling up and down the West Coast for Madrona Fiber Arts and Stitches West. I still haven’t unpacked or sorted through my photos and experiences – but I will be sharing them with you, I promise! Right now I am catching up at the office. Things sure […]
I’ve added 2 patterns to my Ravelry store. They are a direct result of the Simply Stunning Colorwork class on Craftsy. The class project is a scarf worked in 2 colors, but many of the stitch patterns require (or are more fun) with more colors, so I knit another scarf to play with that. I […]
I learned to knit as a child, but did not stick with it. I learned again in college when I studied in Ireland my junior year. I knit a cabled scarf, and crocheted an afghan with borrowed tools from my host family. When I returned home to the US, I got busy with school and […]
Some weeks take forever, and you feel like you aren’t getting anywhere. This was not one of those weeks! My new Craftsy class, “Simply Stunning Colorwork” debuted and took off like a rocket. We already have several really great discussions going, people are excited about the class and sharing their own tips, and I could […]
Congratulations to Kathy Green, whose name was randomly selected to win the AHR kit for the Astoria sock. I’ll get your kit in the mail, tomorrow, Kathy! Everyone wins, though, because until Jan. 15th, you can still click HERE to get 15% off the kit price, and be ready to start knitting the Astoria sock […]