This has been a tough year. We all search for ways to escape from our worries and anxiety. When you are knitting, do you find yourself sitting and focusing on something such as your breathing or the pattern? You enter a space where your problems disappear as you focus on something outside yourself. Sounds like […]
Holiday sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming and it’s coming in FAST. It’s definitely OKAY to freak out. If you have no clue what to get for your fellow knitter, I can feel your stress! There are some things that knitters will always love. But if you want to go above and […]
Fall is here!! And what better to celebrate our favorite season than to knit a cardigan? Or a pullover? Or a cowl? Or…how about them all?! Plus now is a good time to start thinking about knitting for the holiday season. And the most wonderful thing is that while you are knitting a new project, […]
As you know, our lives have changed quite drastically recently, and the best and most effective thing we can do to play our part in the situation is to stay at home. And trust me, I know it’s hard, especially given just how social knitting can be. There are some ways you can stay productive […]
Have you noticed all of the lovely trees in bloom? The pretty, yellow daffodils? The weather has warmed up and I’m excited! I usually start designing my spring projects right after the holiday season so I can be ready to launch a spring KAL and have fun with all of you. I love how spring […]
IT’S OUR 11th VIDEO KAL!!! I am so excited to start another KAL on my Ravelry group. It’s spring time, so I wanted to create a fun knit that teaches some brand new tricks. Palm Canyon is a bottom up, integrated sleeve top, and it’s REVERSIBLE!! That’s right, between Roselle and Volition, I got kind of […]
It’s time for the spring knit-along!!! I am so excited to start another KAL on my Ravelry group. There will be tons of teaching and fun, prizes and a great garment! This garment, the Roselle Tee, is totally reversible so it’s like getting TWO tops for the price of one (actually three, but more on that in […]
Two weeks ago, clue #1 for the Harbor Springs Video KAL hit the in box of 350 knitters. We’ve only just begun and there are new knitters joining us everyday! We are now over 480 knitters strong! We have given out two fabulous participation prizes so far (we pick a new winner every week!), there are […]
The Costa Maya KAL has wrapped up, and now I’m experiencing that same bittersweet feeling of pride and loss that comes with the end of a wonderful experience. Not unlike the wrapping of a show when I was working in theater. Even though it’s a little sad to say goodbye to Costa Maya, I’m once […]
Another Video KAL comes to an end and I’ll tell the truth, this one was special. Over 650 knitters joined in and the results have been truly amazing, Costa Maya was one of the most challenging things I’ve designed and wow, did these knitter’s rise to the challenge! Last month, I provided a sneek peek behind the […]