If you’re like me, you basically never leave the house without at least one work in progress. As summer draws near, it’s time to start thinking about what projects to take for summer travel. Whether it’s a trip to the park or a trip across the country, it’s nice to have something to work on… Read More Great Projects for Summer Travel
For this month’s Show and Tell, we actually had an even number of knit, crocheted, and woven contributions, which is really delightful–as are all of the projects. This first project was crocheted by Anne using Peacock Feathers on Stained Glass Sock. Isn’t this beautiful? She said the diagonal stripes just happened on their own. I… Read More Show and Tell
I have so many fresh-squeezed colorways to show you! I started the week with Visit to Lyme. This colorway was inspired by Jane Austen’s book Persuasion. Specifically, it was inspired by the part where all the characters go to visit the seaside town of Lyme, which marks a turning point in the book. Here is… Read More Fresh-Squeezed Yarn
Lately I have been sharing lots of assigned pooling colorways and patterns, but each time I do, a few people ask what exactly this assigned pooling thing is. I thought it would be good to explain what it is from the beginning. Assigned pooling is a fairly new technique that has taken the knitting world… Read More All about Assigned Pooling
This week, spring is in the air, so I wanted to share some beautiful 2-skein shawl patterns that are perfect for spring along with some yarn pairings to go with them. Let’s start with the patterns. I did a deep dive on Ravelry and found eight crochet patterns to share and nine knitting patterns. They… Read More Two-Skein Shawl Patterns for Spring
I’m so excited to show all of you these beautiful projects in this month’s Show and Tell! It’s a great way to find fresh inspiration for your next project. For everyone who sent in a FO or WIP, it’s also an opportunity to share what they are working on among a group of people who… Read More Show and Tell, a Mitered-Square Recipe, and Some Fresh-Dyed Yarn
In spite of the fact that February is actually the shortest month of the year, it always feels like the longest because it’s the month when I am anxiously awaiting the coming of spring. Do you feel that way too? To make the month go a little faster, I’m having a solitary skein sale. Solitary… Read More Solitary Skein Sale!
Good morning and happy Friday to you! This week I want to show you some new colorways inspired by The Lord of the Rings, and I also want to share the painting I’ll be using as inspiration for the February club colorway. Last of all, I want to give you a quick “recipe” for making… Read More New Lord of the Rings Colorways, the February Club Painting, and a Quick Recipe for Mitered Squares
Good morning and happy New Year! I hope you have had a lovely holiday, and I hope you are ready to make something new just for you! I have a fresh new pattern for a fresh new year! This is my new Metamorphosis Shawl pattern, and I made kits to go with it. This is… Read More Metamorphosis Shawl Kits
Good morning and happy Friday! Imagine that you are being magically transported to a desert island. The good news is that you will be provided with all the chocolate, coffee, tea, knitting needles, and all the other creature comforts. The bad news is that you can only choose one yarn base to take with you.… Read More My Favorite Yarn Base
