Having established the seam for the back collar, working from the center back, you will approach the curve of the shoulder. Seaming the collar to the back is fairly straight-forward, as you match stitches on each side. As you approach the shoulder, where you will be seaming stitches from the collar to rows from the […]
The Swirl only has one seam, but it is a doozy. I found finishing this sweater to be a fun challenge, and thought that I would share how I decided to do the seaming and finishing work. Double-click on any photo to enlarge for details. My yarn, Noro Silk Garden Lite, is lovely, although not […]
I will be visiting The Knitting Boutique this summer. The store entered my radar when I wandered into their amazing booth at an East Coast fiber event a couple of years ago. They had unique products, and even for fiber folk, were unusually friendly and fun to be around. That is saying something! They invited […]
The weather this spring has been spectacular, and I have been spending lots of time outside. I’m in heavy training for the Boston marathon, which means hours of running every week. It is cutting into my knitting time, but I only have a few weeks left until the event. Running is going well – which […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When Kate sent me yarn to knit the Astoria socks, she sent more than I needed. So, I have a kit of the beautiful mini-skeins to make this sock, waiting for someone to claim it. Comment here on the blog, and we will randomly select a knitter tomorrow, and get the yarn to you in […]