Fun at Craftsy
Craftsy By now, it’s safe to say, that unless you are a knitter that has been living in a bomb shelter, does not believe in computers, or has been frozen in ice, you are familiar with Craftsy classes. A few months ago, I was lucky enough to get to spent a bit of time in […]
New York Sheep and Wool Festival (aka: Rhinebeck)
New York Sheep and Wool Festival (aka: Rhinebeck, Nirvana, Heaven or the Mother Ship Calling us Home) This is by far my favorite time of year. I know, as knitters we all say that, but it’s true. A nip in the air, the colors changing, a fire in the fireplace, hot cider . . . […]
Tales of a Traveling Teacher – Houston Knitting Guild
Houston Knitting Guild I’ve been on the road a LOT lately, and I love teaching, and I love meeting new people, but there are no words to express how much I LOVED teaching for the awesome ladies of the Knit at Night Guild in Houston Texas. I had a sense this might be a well […]
Knitting in the South – The Knit and Crochet Show
I’ve been buried under a pile of work lately and been a terrible blogger. However, when you’re buried in your work and you are a knitting teacher and knitwear designer, the mountain of yarn pressing down on your head is at least soft. This time of year is an insanely busy one, with shows nearly […]
Top Ten Least Favorite Knitting Myths!
UPDATE: Since there were so many amazing comments, check out the sequel to this post – YOUR Top Ten Least Favorite Knitting Myths A few days ago a knitter came into the “Knitting Doctor” (a knitting help session) with a scarf that had gotten off in pattern. I ripped down 5 rows to where the pattern looked like it […]
Fun at The Knit and Crochet Show
The Knit and Crochet Show Lunch with two of my favorite humans on earth, Melissa Leapman and Edie Eckman Last week I got back from teaching at my first Knit and Crochet Show. I’m so ridiculously behind in life, I’m not fully unpacked yet (I’ve been home a week!). Is that normal? Does everyone go […]
The TNNA you never knew (the needle arts association)
TNNA – that happened! I have been traveling so much (I counted up 11 teaching trips between May – October!!!). Yesterday I had a rare day off before my next trip to teach at the Knit and Crochet Show, and I was doing fun chores like going through receipts and filing expense reports (the life […]
Yarn Dyeing Fun!
Yarn Dyeing Techniques! One great thing about working with so many talented folks, is getting a chance to get together after hours, have a glass of wine, and learn something new. We had been hearing about all the amazing yarn dyeing techniques Grace had been sharing in her Dyeing classes at the Studio, and wanted […]
It’s What Month? How Did That Happen?
I have no idea what happened to April, or March for that matter. How are we in the middle of May???? Gardening in New York. Mother’s Day = Planting Tomatoes! I woke up this morning and realized it was time to get gardening. In New York, Mother’s Day is the day to put in the […]
The Lives That Touch Us, and The Lives We Touch
Yesterday I got an e-mail letting me know that a woman, whom I really knew very little about, had died . . . and I was utterly heart broken. She had been a regular at the Studio since the first week we opened. Every week for over four years she sat at our project table, […]