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Stockinette Seasons

How do you stay creative when life is busy? As a younger knitter, I used to crave complexity. Allover lace; intricate cables; innovative construction methods. Fields of stockinette? I’ll pass. I still love complex patterns. There’s nothing more thrilling than learning clever new techniques, trying fun stitch patterns, or manipulating fabric into (essentially) wearable sculpture. …

Events

Gift-Along 2022—Off We Go!

It’s time, folks! The 2022 Indie Gift-Along is on! For the uninitiated, the Indie Gift-Along (GAL henceforth) is a huge multi-designer makealong that is held every year on Ravelry between the week of American Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. There are literally thousands of eligible patterns, plus games, prizes, and some of the liveliest chat …

Design

Mohair Dreams

Maybe my favorite thing about the point I’m at in my knitwear design career is that I finally have the traction to collaborate with “dream” dyers and yarn companies—companies that get tons of collab requests and have to pick and choose. One of my dream collab partners? La Bien Aimée. I’ve come up watching them …

Events

Stitching Around the World

I think I’ve been bit by the knitalong bug this year! I’ve participated in one and hosted one of my own; I’m prepping for an MKAL next month (more on that soon) and here I am in the middle of another one, this time as one of several designers. The Around-the-World Stitchalong is a month-long …

WIPs

You Knew This Was Coming, Right?

It’s been months since I posted a personal project update, but you didn’t really think I didn’t have any, did you? I did finish something recently—namely my cousin’s Sorrel Mini, which I honest-to-goodness cannot remember if I shared here previously. It’s been mostly finished since the end of March, but needed sleeve surgery since I …

Events

Silence Tee KAL Check-In

It’s almost the two-week mark! How are your Silence Tees coming along? Mine’s still in its baby phase; I haven’t been able to work on it much, since I strained my wrist last week and needed to save my knitting time for work samples. But I can’t wait to get back to it, since the …