Truth. Goodness. Beauty. Yarn
It’s been less than three months since the soft launch of WeCrochet, the much-anticipated sister company of KnitPicks, and the new brand is already creating its own image and its own niche in the market. While many features of WeCrochet and KnitPicks are shared (yarns, hooks, web format, etc.), WeCrochet has spun out several unique …
At some point I turned around and realized that it’s been almost two months since the first installment of Favorite Finds; however, I’ve diligently cast my eye around the wide world of patterns since then and have come up with both arms full of knit and crochet treats! This post will focus mainly on stuffed …
Novelties are not my strong suit; neither is being on trend, and certainly not being cool. But never say never, right? When Knit Picks released their super-bulky faux fur yarn, Fable Fur, I nearly had a laughing fit. Who would ever make something with that? A lot of people, apparently…including me. I tried to ignore …
From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast, Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost—Alleluia, Alleluia! — William Walsham How, For All the Saints While this would sound extremely odd at any of the “I’m thankful for…” routines that will surely be going down (and rightly …
I once heard someone say that a cliche—like necessity is the mother of invention—is a truth that has been repeated so often that we forget it’s true. And it IS true; necessity was the mother of Wicket Gate. As a singer, my chest and throat are high-priority defense items, which is why I spend so …
For it was the beginning of what the papers call the Holiday Rush. London and its young, like Xenophon’s Ten Thousand, were heading for the sea. — P. G. Wodehouse, Hot Water It’s that time again—all my local stores are festooned in tinsel, string lights, and plastic Christmas trees, some more obviously fake than others …
This post will kick off what I hope will be a running series on this blog, titled Favorite Finds. The series will feature work by other designers; generally speaking these will be independently published patterns, both knit and crochet. Most installments in the series will revolve around a particular theme, such as a specific style, …