As knitters, we often gift our own knitting masterpieces, but what do you gift to a fellow knitter? We are in the mist of the holiday season, and it’s time to think about what gifts we will be giving to our friends and family members who love to knit (and what gifts we will be […]
Recently I wrote about how I designed the cables in the Early Fall Vogue Maker feature cardigan. I was very happy how the sweater turned out, but it was not without a few bumps in the road. Today I reveal a bit of riiiiiping that every knitter must go through!
This month I was honored to be featured in the Vogue Knitting as one of the “Makers.” I wanted to create something really special so I designed the cable cardigan of my dreams. Later this month I’ll write about how I designed the cables, but for now it’s time to look at a special cast […]
Vogue Knitting LIVE San Francisco will be here in no time (Sept 21 – 23), and you could WIN a class package in the Vogue Knitting Live SF Raffle! Join me in San Francisco! I’m giving away one Painted Ladies Package featuring 3 classes and a 3-day Marketplace ticket! Valued at $285! and . . . EVERYONE […]
The deadline to get your Costa Maya projects finished (or started!)—for a chance to win prizes—has been extended to May 8!!! Don’t miss out on the chance to get a free sweater class AND win one of the four grand prizes! (yes there is a prize for UFO – unfinished objects, so even casting on will […]
Another year of teaching, traveling, knitting and laughing has come to an end. I am so grateful that my job is to travel all over the country meeting and teaching (and being taught by) the most amazing knitters around. This year saw travel to 22 cities, teaching hundreds of students live, thousands online, and 28 private […]
Vogue Knitting Live is around the corner, and it’s class raffle time! Recently you might have noticed my growing fondness for the amazing power of dropped stitches. I wrote about my two drop stitch patterns that I created after working on my new class. At Vogue Knitting Live Minneapolis I’m premiering that BRAND NEW class, […]
2016 has started out with a bang. A great teaching trip to TNNA and Vogue Knitting Live NYC. Now I’m getting ready to head out to Stitches West, but before January & February becomes a memory, here’s a round up of the Spring, Early Summer teaching jobs. Don’t forget, if you know a shop or […]
It’s September and all this week it will be in the 90s here in NYC. Still, I dream. I dream of orange leaves, pumpkins, cider donuts, fall fiber festivals and SWEATERS. So to get us all in the mood, I here’s a round up of fall sweater patterns (click here for more information or to purchase). […]
The first sight of Chicago through the plane window made the city look like it was painted by Monet (very appropriate considering The Art Institute’s famous impressionist collection) I always fall down on the job taking photos in Chicago. It is arguably one of the world’s most photogenic cities, with the lakefront and amazing architecture, […]