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 […]
Category Archives: Annetarsia Knits
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Jun
Jun
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 […]
23
Jun
Jun
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 […]
“Annetarsia Knits” entered the Unicorn warehouse this week, and 34 cases of books immediately were put on new transport and left the building. 32 cases are coming to me, and 2 cases to Village Yarn and Fiber, to be distributed to the Dizzy knitters who helped shape the book. Bill and I are leaving town […]
11
Jun
Jun
Yep, taking care of the ends was about a 10 minute job. I got it done at the office, while waiting for all of the computers to boot up. There is a little pile of ends to show for it. Although I haven’t knit the thumb yet, and it still needs to be blocked, I […]
10
Jun
Jun
It happens to everyone, even me. Those of you who think that I escape the Cat spit stage because I am magic, or something…no. Not true. To prove it, here is the Craftsy plaid mitt that I knit last night. I didn’t do any tidying as I went, this is right off the needles, and […]
08
Jun
Jun
I’m in the mood to knit Annetarsia! How about you? The PDF for “Annetarsia Knits” goes live on Monday, the Craftsy sale is bringing lots of new students to “Next Steps in Intarsia” , and I want to knit along with everyone that I hope is picking up their colors and giving Annetarsia a whirl. […]
Have you tried my new Annetarsia technique yet? It makes knitting intarsia fast and rhythmic. Here’s a cheat-sheet of tips that will help make your intarsia knitting projects fun and successful. These are tips that I am posting on Twitter all month, but they are here – if you need to refer to them! The […]
The days are speeding by, and Sunday is the last day to pre-order “Annetarsia Knits” PDF at a reduced price! On Monday, they will be delivered electronically, and everyone can see what the team has been working on for the past few years! I’m excited to see Annetarsia go out into the world, and to […]
02
Jun
Jun
I asked Sarah Jaworowicz, book designer, to guest blog about how she designed “Annetarsia Knits”. The PDF will go live on June 9th, one short week from today! This is the last week that the PDF will be available at the reduced pre-order pricing. Also, as good as the book looks in PDF, it looks […]