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This should have been last week’s post; but I’m late, because this shawl just had to have perfect pictures. This is Shh! by Jennifer Weissman; a fitting way to close out the old year and kick off the new, since I’ve had it in my mental queue since late 2019. I absolutely love it. It …
It’s quirky. It’s chaotic. It’s associated with grandmothers and great-aunts, and it’s festive. I am talking about fruitcake, of course; but my holiday knitting and crocheting bears some resemblance. It’s been a hectic month of crafting, even by my standards. Despite my festive delusions of working on potential Christmas gifts all year long, it just …
Goodness, that’s an absurdly long post title; but I have lots of exciting things to share with you today. First of all, please welcome the Helenental Cowl! I’ll be totally honest; this release is a bit last minute. I don’t even have progress photos to show you because I was too busy knitting maniacally to …
The random number generator hath spoken; and the Clair de Lune giveaway winner is… Amy Stromberg! It was a joy to read all the comments on the release day post here, and to get thoughts from all the entrants about what drew them to Clair de Lune; this helps me to know what works, and …
It seems I’m guilty of neglecting my crochet followers a bit. Since releasing my last crochet design in January of this year, I’ve released 6 knit patterns over 10 months. But I’m making amends now with three patterns in one—meet the Crossings set! This design has been bubbling away in the crochet lab for a …
Phew! September was an epic month around here. Le Soir has been well received and I’m so happy to see other knitters enjoying it; but it’s taken up quite a chunk of my time, which is why I’ve got a number of updates piled up that I’m excited to share today! The first one is …
Yarn crafts are not instant-gratification enterprises (okay, maybe they can be), and neither is knit/crochet design. And, as discussed in Designer Tip #3, rejection happens. If you’ve been at the designing game for a little while, chances are you’ve got a pile of swatches in your closet or at the bottom of your yarn bin. …
I’ll be brief here, as it isn’t Wednesday; but this is urgent enough to share immediately. All my self-published patterns are 15% off on Ravelry until 7:00 PM EST on Saturday, May 9; all proceeds will be donated to HopeRussia and designated for their Covid-19 relief fund. No coupon code is needed for this sale—just …
More Facets Joy is here! Many more vibrant Facets Cowl adventures have been added to Ravelry since Part 1; and with the world in need of a bit of cheer and color right now, this seemed like a good time for another installment! Susan’s Facets Cowl uses Knit Picks Chroma in Shortcake—a lovely creamy, peachy …
We’ve had weeks of drippy, rainy greyness here (including a flooded driveway); and even though, as you can see from the above image, yours truly has sneaked out for a few moments of nature photography, spring can’t come too soon as far as I’m concerned. In that vein, I thought it was high time to …