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Needle News

Remember this project from a few weeks ago? As you can see, it’s gotten bigger. A lot bigger. Last time, this project was living on a Knit Picks Sunstruck 32″ circular needle; I’ve been using Knit Picks circulars exclusively for years and have been a happy camper. However, the more the project grew the more …

Design Patterns

Announcing Mélodies

Finally we can talk about what this pile of yarn is for! (And why it’s inside a piano…) What It’s All About The notion of a shawl collection inspired by music has been kicking around in my head for at least a year now. Originally the idea was to use general musical terms (obbligato, allegro, …

Sneak Peek WIPs

July Show-and-Tell

Despite the fact that it seems to barely get squeezed in around the more important parts of life (laundry! vacuuming! puppy training!), quite a lot of knitting has been happening hereabouts and it’s time for an update! The Tourist Shawl is progressing nicely, in spite of only coming out for an hour or two a …

Stories

What’s Old is New

Some things never get old. Of all the knitting books in my library, Romi Hill’s New Lace Knitting is my absolute favorite; my absolute favorite design from it (and it’s chock-full of beauties) is her Crystal Bay Shawl. I knitted myself one years ago out of some black merino/silk laceweight yarn, playing a white-knuckled game …

Design Sneak Peek WIPs

Looking Ahead

As you may have noticed, I missed a few blog posts last month. Unfortunately for my gracious friends and relations, I’m a bit of a chatterbox; this uncharacteristic silence isn’t because there’s nothing to talk about, but because there’s too much that I can’t talk about—yet! I hope no one is getting tired of teaser …

Design Designer Tips Tips

Designer Tip #4: Watch Those Swatches!

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. …

WIPs

Something Fresh

No, I have not been recruited to nab a rare Egyptian scarab from the collection of an absent-minded English Earl; but I am indeed trying something completely new to me. I’ve been hearing about brioche knitting for many years, even before entering the knitting industry. Most of the projects I ran across in those early …