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Muted
I’m worried a few of you may be laboring under a terrible misconception. One or two of you may have gotten the sense that there’s not been much knitting around here. After all, the last thing I...
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Suitable
I’ve spoken before about how, when I first started knitting, I thought “suitable needles” meant needles that look pretty with the yarn, rather than needles that give appropriate gauge. It made for...
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Crumple
Further proof that I am knitting (lest you be concerned). Alas, the things I am knitting are all fodder for the book after next. (On a side note, penultimate means the one before the last. Is there a...
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Playing Favorites
I’m in the middle of the best part of book making. The part where I’ve chatted with some of my very favorite people in the yarn industry, they’ve graciously agreed to let me experiment with their...
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Nibble
I have a process. I have a very specific process. First I get yarn, then I swatch, then I write up a shockingly structured page of notes, then I type up the pattern. The swatch and the page of notes...
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Not a Sock in Sight
We talked the other day about sock yarns for the book after next, but as usual, the book is more than just socks. Some of the non-sock yarns have also started to arrive, and they’re delightful. Up at...
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Playing Favorites, Part 2
We talked a little while ago about the sock yarns for the upcoming book, but that book won’t all be sock-y goodness. There are lots of other delightful projects too, and that means more yarn. I’ve...
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