Another fabulous Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool!
It’s been a crazy month, and I’m sitting in a hotel room in Chicago at Vogue Knitting Live (more on that later), and I saw my file of wonderful Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool pictures and realized . . . oh yeah, I was going to post those. Since I’m 15 hours of teaching deep, with […]
Fun at Annie’s! – New Online Knitting Class
New Online Knitting Class : Circular Knitting! So, I feel I can let the “cat out of the bag”, since it’s been announced . . . I’ve got a new video class coming out!!! I’m really happy with how it came out, and I hope you all join me.
Dream Weekend: Maine + Sweaters + Lobsters = Make Wear Love
Is it possible to be homesick for a place that isn’t your home? It can when that place is as special as coastal Maine and you just came back from spending a weekend teaching with amazing students in the company of amazing fellow teachers in a most AMAZING location at the Make. Wear. Love retreat. […]
Tuesday Tip – Measuring Gauge
Yeah, yeah, yeah (you’re probably thinking), I know I need to make a gauge swatch. This isn’t about the need or even the how, but the what the heck do you do when . . . . Measuring in Knitting – The X-Ray So as many of you that have taken my gauge class knows, […]
Design Inspiration: A Day At The Beach Scarf
Designing Knitting Stitches So where does inspiration come from? From a sunset, a beautiful field, a work of art . . . a laundry hamper. Yep, you heard me right. Sometimes inspiration comes from the weirdest places. A little over a year ago, my husband David and I were at an adorable Inn In Woodstock […]
The Joy of Doing What You Love
“JUST DO IT” – Doing What You Love It’s been quite a year. Yep, believe it or not, I began this incredible journey of being a full time knitwear designer and teacher a little over a year ago. I’d been working in the industry for seven years, but always for other people (yarn shop, yarn […]
Camp Stitches = All the Fun, None of the Mosquitoes
If you’re anything like me you’re wondering – where did the summer go????? I’ve been a terrible blogger, but I hope you’ll forgive me when you see the new designs & classes coming out. It’s been an insanely busy summer with planning for filming a new online class for Annie’s as well as an exciting […]
Tuesday Tip – Needle Felted Join
In the last Tuesday Tip I covered the felted join as the spit splice. This type of splice is for animal fibers that are non machine washable . . . but wait, there is another way. Meet the Needle Felted Join When I want to splice a non animal fiber I try pulling out my […]
EXCELLENT Crafter’s Spouse
An Ode to Excellent Crafter’s Spouse A few evenings ago I had an exchange with my husband that only confirmed what I already knew. I have an excellent “Crafter’s Spouse”. It went something like this: David: (hollering from bathroom): “Honey, where’s the dental floss” Me: (still in living room, finishing a row): “Sorry, it’s in […]
Tuesday Tip – Felted Join (pt. 1)
Who amongst us loves to weave in ends . . . raise your hand. Nobody? That’s what I thought. Meet one of my all time favorite tips: The Felted Join