Recently I heard from Chuck Wilmesher of Skacel Yarns, about an exciting fund-raiser for the non-profit organization, Knitted Knockers. Chuck met Barb Demorest about 6 months ago, and was immediately captivated by her amazing energy and heartfelt story. She is a breast cancer survivor whose life was changed when her dear friend knitted her a […]
Meeting with Craftsy instructors inspired me to take all of their classes. Eventually I hope to get there, but it will take awhile! I’m starting with Myra Woods’ class, “Modern Irish Freeform Crochet”. I have enjoyed crochet in the past, and would do more of it now if I wasn’t spending so much time knitting […]
I’ve been home for a few days, and am still thinking about the Craftsy Instructor summit. I know that I am not alone, as our on-line Instructor forum is buzzing with comments, tips, ways to organize the immense amount of information, and implement ideas from the weekend. Craftsy instructors are unique in that they are […]
Sandra took an Annetarsia class last year at Interweave Yarn Fest, and she wrote to me recently about starting a pair of socks worked ITR. I asked her to send me photos when she finished, and today – she did! They are knit with Regia from stash, and she put her own spin on the […]
This weekend, for the first time ever, Craftsy invited instructors to meet together. Not to teach, but to LEARN. We learned about how to communicate better through electronic and social media, and what we can do better to educate and inspire you. We had the chance to meet each other and share our interests and […]
The books arrived! Yesterday morning, a great big semi-truck parked in front of our house, loaded with cartons of “Annetarsia Knits”. The UPS drivers were able to get the pallets down our “difficult” driveway (it is a bit steep). Good friends Sam and Randy helped Bill unpack the cartons and stack them in the garage. […]
I’ve been a bit quiet for the past month. I trusted you not to notice because it was the holidays and everyone was busy, but that wasn’t my reason. I was occupied by bad news, and only like to post about positive things. Fortunately, it looks like things are looking up, so I will fill […]
This time of year is very stressful and hectic, trying to cram holiday tasks and festivities into an already crowded schedule. My coping mechanism of choice this year was to run away from it all and join friends for a weekend of weaving, knitting, and creativity. The site was Lisa’s house, and she has a […]
It’s a good thing that Brooke Nico and Carol Sulcoski of Black Bunny Fibers have teamed up. Brooke’s designs and Carol’s hand-dyed yarns are a match made in heaven. At the VKLive Chicago market, I decided to find yarn to knit a sweater from Brookes’ book “Lovely Knitted Lace”. She and Carol had a “Sip, […]
I love teaching, I really do: Meeting new people, sharing what I love, taking every teaching opportunity as a chance to improve the class experience for knitters. I am very, very lucky to have the chance to participate in events as a teacher, and I appreciate it very much. BUT, teaching every session means that […]