I told you that something fun was coming, as I work with Kate Bachus of A Hundred Raven yarns to create a kit of colors for knitting the Astoria Sock. I will be posting this weekend on Kate’s process, and the magic that she has made, but today I want to show you what we […]
I’ve been going back through projects that I worked on while developing Annetarsia. A few didn’t make it into the book, for various reasons, and were abandoned. Now I’m bringing them into the light and thinking about offering them as patterns. Which, of course, means I have to finish them and do the work of […]
Life is different, now. Not only is “Annetarsia Knits” finished, it is out there, all around the world, and people like it! I’m thrilled that everyone (so far) thinks my baby book is beautiful, valuable, and fun to have around. I love autographing books, wrapping them up and taking them to the post office – […]
Stitches Midwest 2014 will live in my memory for a long time. This was the first event where I was a published author and I was teaching 5 new classes that I have been working on for months. It was a busy, hectic few days, but everything went beautifully. I have many people to thank […]
Last night, Twisted rocked with laughter and fun, as we celebrated “Annetarsia Knits” launch into the world. So many people were involved with creating the book at different times, that many hadn’t met each other. And, of course, they are all wonderful, interesting people, so it was a great party. Test knitters met photographers and […]
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 […]
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 […]