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The linen tee design is progressing apace! And oh, look—it has sleeves now! So far, astonishingly, no fiascoes have broken out. I have had to recalculate armhole and neck numbers (because, erm, I’m new at this), but I’m good to go, and thankfully I haven’t had to rip and reknit anything. While the trend is …
Last week I mentioned that I’m going through the process of creating my first garment design. There are several other announcements in that post (and pretty yarn pictures!); you can read that here. Surprisingly, I haven’t experienced any major disasters yet. Okay, a thing or two may need to be reworked. But overall, I think …
According to our friend the random number generator, the winner of the Á Chloris pattern giveaway is… Margaret! Congratulations, Margaret! I’ll be contacting you shortly to get you a free pdf copy of Á Chloris. Thank you so much to everyone who commented and shared their thoughts; your input is always valued. In other news, …
It’s almost time! Á Chloris comes out next week, and since I can’t wait to show it to you, I have more pictures. My testers’ needles are blazing away and some of them are already done; their projects are stunning. They’ve done their shawls in a variety of weights and yarn amounts, so you can …
Á Chloris, the final design in Mélodies comes out in three weeks! It’s hard to believe that Mélodies is almost complete—this collection has been in the works for over a year (and the first design, Le Soir, has been kicking around in my mind since summer of 2018). While I can’t show the whole thing …
The last couple of weeks have been an epic speed-knitting marathon for me, which should mean that I have lots to show today; problem is, I can’t actually show it to you yet. One of the wacky things about working in the knitting industry is that everything is done 9-12 months ahead of time, which …
I freely admit to being grateful for the opportunity to do two yarn reviews in a row over the last few weeks (and to show off other people’s projects!). Between two birthdays in the family, some tricksy design decisions, and lots of ripping and re-knitting, I haven’t had much to share in the way of …
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 …
What ho! What ho! This project has been a big secret for over a year now; but next week, all will be revealed! My Perpetua Cowl is being published by Stone Wool in their Fall 2020 season; they offer an incredible range of American-made, breed-specific wool yarns in a variety of weights. My design is …
Nuit d’etoiles is coming in a week! As a friend of mine says, I’m over-thrilled. It was a fun knit, and then it was rough, and then it was awesome, and I’m ready for it to not be a secret any more! Three knitters have been working hard to test the pattern for me and …