This is an old post from 2012. In preparing for the upcoming writing retreat at my knitting studio it is interesting reading older blog post about writing.—–Haven’t finished the entrelac and colorwork mittens I have on the needles yet, but yesterday I charted two new designs, strung beads onto Drops Alpaca for a beaded […]
Choosing a Color Scheme – Freeing your Creativity Everybody has favorite colors and color combinations, but many people don’t know what they like. Look analytically at your wardrobe and you’ll see colors you obviously like—since you choose to wear them. Some of your clothing—a scarf or tie for instance—likely has patterns incorporating several colors. Look […]
Color Me Warm Mitten Kits Introductory Price: $20 plus shipping Kit includes: 1) Color Me Warm Adult Mitten Pattern 2) Peace Fleece Worsted Weight Yarn Main Color: Baku Black or Antarctica White, one 4 oz/200 yd skein. Contrasting Colors: An assortment of Blues, Greens, Reds, or Oranges, four 1/2 oz/25 yd mini skeins. For the CC, select your […]
Join Donna Druchunas at Craftsy.com for an online knit sock workshops. Choose from three classes. Follow a sock pattern, knit a sock toe up, and knit a sock cuff down. Follow the online class at your own pace. Ask questions direct to the teacher. Pay once.
Yesterday morning Twitter turned into a major knitting geek fest as a discussion about yarn overs erupted. We were discussing the terminology used to explain the technique that makes an increase by wrapping the yarn around the knitting needle to form a new loop, which later becomes a hole in the knitting. (Creating holes in […]
Do you have a favorite plain sweater or dress pattern? Dorothy Reade suggests using it as a palette to decorate with a panel of lace from one of her books or from your favorite stitch library, thus converting a basic garment shape into your own unique creation. I used this idea to add a wide […]
I read an article about “relationship marketing” this morning. I hate buzzwords, but I like the idea of relationship marketing, that is, remembering that customers, readers, knitters, and clients are human beings and we need to treat them with respect and compassion. They are not just sources of income, drones we need to convince to […]
Gerrard Allt had been smoking for around 20 years and was getting through a packet of cigarettes a day when a housemate introduced him to knitting. “It gave me something else to do with my hands,” says the softly-spoken Scouser, now in his40s. “Before that I’d tried quitting, but I was going cold turkey and […]
The idea of slow knitting is what initially led me to this book. “It’s not what you think it is,” we’re told at the beginning of this chapter.
A while back I saved these images from Pinterest and the Metropolitan Museum of Art website: When I went back to the site last week to learn more about this amazing apron, I got a 404 “page not found” error on the museum website. So for now, all I know is what is shown on […]