Category Archives: Knitting

Stay home and cuddle up without missing all the sales. All classes on Craftsy – including my sock classes – are $19.99 Friday through Monday, Nov 26 only! Check it out and get ready to learn something new or gift someone with a surprise online class. Scroll to the bottom of the page for my […]

Please join me as I talk with Tara R. Alemany about her new book about marketing for authors.

The Mythos Collection: 7 Shawls Inspired by Myth & the Magic of Hand Dyed Yarns, is another lovely collection from designer Erica Jackofsky, featuring her Fiddle Knit yarns and seven unique designs all named for Greek gods and inspired by their stories.

You might be tempted to think that hats are a boring knit or that they’re just easy, beginner projects.

At the beginning. That’s where I am once again. At the beginning one requires field guides, without which one is wandering aimlessly, blind and ignorant. There is a bit one can learn merely from observing the newness, and this in itself is not bad. But to go deeper, to find out how one’s own ideas […]

@THISISVT: Okay, here’s a good one: how does living in #Vermont make you a better person? I’m calmer. More appreciative. You? #VT What I like best here — so far, since I’ve only been her for two months — is that there is no showing off, no keeping up with the Joneses. I’m free to […]

Today, I’m planning a couple of surprise bonuses for the Arctic Lace Luxury Yarn Club members! One will be something hand made in Alaska from the Quilted Raven yarn & fabric shop in Anchorage. If you’ve never been there, you don’t know what you’re missing. But you can see a lot on their website. Sensational […]

Are you a traveling knitter (or a wannabe)? If so, tell your story here for a chance to win a membership in my Arctic Lace Luxury Yarn Club! If you’ve been drooling over my Alaska knitting cruises or my trips to Europe for knitting research, but you haven’t been able to join me, here’s your chance […]

Want a sneak peek at what my Arctic Lace Yarn Club members just received in the mail? I’ll give you a few hints. Yummy, fuzzy buffalo yarn…sparkly blueberry stitch markers in a pretty little organza bag…my Arctic Lace DVD… What’s next? How about gorgeous patterns written for the most fabulous yarns available. Postcards from my […]