Crazy for Ewe
Knitting spring sweaters
What to knit??? I'm already tired of my winter knits but it's too early for me to get excited about summertime. I'm looking at transitional pieces now. Sweaters that works for chilly mornings but aren't too warm for sunny afternoons. Things I can slip on and off in fabrics that breathe, and colors that speak to my heart's longing for springtime.
Making a Life by Melanie Falick
Melanie has gathered the stories of different makers who have found a way to earn a living while making things with their hands. It’s a beautiful collection of stories as different as their craft, but through each, she has managed to give voice to something that I have struggled to articulate. There is a profound hunger within us all to create beautiful, tangible things.
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When we know better, we knit better
We just got back from Vogue Knitting Live this afternoon. What a whirlwind! It was a great trip. So much better than last year. Don't get me wrong, last year was great fun, and we did really well, but it was scary as hell. Even though I had tons of people helping me and encouraging me, there was so much I didn’t know. First, off, just the idea of driving in New York was terrifying. Then there was all the confusion about the booth. How to set it up? What's included? What do I need to bring? How do I get everything from my car to the booth and back again at the end of the show? Tables, gridwall, lighting, electricity.
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Knitting the last 10%
It’s like that with knitting too. You can knit all the pieces, but it's not done until the edges are picked up and the ends woven in. While I'm not an in the round devotee, I can see the appeal of finishing the knitting and knowing that it was done. Well, not ALL done because of those borders and pesky ends, but more done than a pile of pieces to seam into a garment.
Even so, you can’t wear it until it’s all the way done.
The magic of Kidsilk Haze
Last week when I was talking about gauge for Cocoknits, I mentioned that the strand of KSH I was carrying with my Viola wasn’t going to change the gauge of that yarn, but rather the look of it, which is still true. What’s confusing, I think is that you can carry a strand of KSH with lace weight yarns and work them tog
Gauge and fabric and knitting Cocoknits Emma
There’s a lot of confusion around gauge, especially when it comes to the Cocoknits Emma because I always get questions about using lighter weight yarns for this project.
It is especially confusing because the three Emma versions are shown in different weight yarns, each with its own look and feel. But how does a lighter weight yarn affect the gauge.
In a word,
Favorite knitting notions
The power of notions. Notions are the tiny tools that make knitting better, easier, and smarter, and this time of year, they make terrific stocking stuffers.This week, I have compiled a list of my favorite stocking stuffers and this week on YouTube, I’m highlighting some of the techniques the different ways you can use them. In this post, I give you my top 20 notions.