Crazy for Ewe

That’s the thing. You can look at a pattern photo online and think you’re seeing the sweater. But you’re really just seeing a suggestion. You are free to knit and finish your sweater however you like.

Grandma to the rescue. A week spent navigating a childcare crisis and learning a toddler's unique language reminded me of a profound truth: Knitting is a language, too. There is a world of difference between knowing the vocabulary of stitches and achieving true fluency in fit and construction. 

We don’t all live in the same climate. Or the same body. Or the same season of life. And the weather, literal or otherwise, doesn’t ask permission before it changes.

There’s a persistent idea that sweaters belong to cold places, cold months, or a very specific version of winter. But knitters live everywhere. And we live fully.

Hello from sunny Key Largo, Florida, where I’m visiting my sister, Janet, and helping her open her house for the season. I wish I could tell you that it’s a lot of work, a tough job and all that, but the truth is that she’s been spoiling me something fierce, and even if she weren’t, it’s incredibly beautiful here.

This week I’m starting my first Sophie Scarf. I know, everyone on the planet has already knit a dozen or so, but I’m a little behind on this, ok. Don’t judge.

But I get it. There’s a reason it’s become such a phenomenon.

kept having this quiet, persistent thought: What if something went wrong? What if I lost my sight and couldn’t knit?  That fear surprised me. I’m not generally a catastrophizer, and rationally, I knew the odds were wildly in my favor. Still, it was there. Sitting with it made one thing very clear to me: knitting is not just something I do. It’s something that’s deeply woven into who I am.

There’s something about the new year that calls for a reset. 

Not a resolution, exactly, but a shift. A freshening up. A way to come back to what we care about with a little more clarity and intention.

That’s exactly what I’ve been doing inside Club Crazy for Ewe.

I’ve been quietly re-recording our foundational videos—refining, simplifying, and

This is that funny little pocket of time in December. Christmas is close enough that life feels full, but there’s still quiet evenings, early mornings, a little stolen knitting time here and there. It’s exactly when I want projects that feel indulgent but achievable. Yarn that does the heavy lifting and feeds my craving for holiday sparkle.  Patterns I can trust. Here is a little inspiration for some things you can put on your needles right now and actually wear this season

I love a silk mohair, but not everyone does.

I get it.

I am working steadily on my Kiki sweater with Ito So Kosho and Sensai. I love these two yarns and the fabric they make, but I will admit to missing one of the mohair strands every so often – and I’m a pretty good knitter. If you love the look of that soft halo silk mohair brings, but not always the experience of knitting with it, you’ll be happy to know that you can get a similar effect with a single yarn. You can have beautiful drape, soft haze, lovely

Noro yarns are a symphony of color and texture—joyful, surprising, and full of personality. The colors shouldn’t work together, but of course, they do. They always do. And Noro’s newest yarn, Tensan, brings that spirit to life in the most beautiful way.