The Hook and I

On October 28th, I’ll be teaching at a knitting retreat in a historic hotel in the heart of Washington DC’s Dupont Circle. Designer Laurie Gonyea and I will be teaching a fair-isle workshop–with a little crochet and knitting on 2-circular needles thrown in for good measure.

After the workshop, we’ll take a field trip to Stitch . . . → Read More: A Washington DC Knitting Retreat

YouTube and CG animation meet obsessive knitter:

Directed by Laura Neuvonen / Finland / 2005

Technorati Tags:knitting, . . . → Read More: The Last Knit

my livingroom. When I was a web designer, I loved white space–it just makes things on the page look pretty–if a page is too cluttered, with things filling every nook and cranny, it’s harder to see what you’re looking for. It’s harder to get the point of what you’re looking at.

Yesterday, I decided my house . . . → Read More: I’v been editing…

I found this handy guide to hand stitching at Perestroika Designs.

Yes, for some reason, I decided to hand-stitch all the pieces together for this garment rather than using my machine. It’s slow going, I’m using a backstitch to make it durable (I have to go through 2 layers of felt), but it does look really nice. . . . → Read More: Speaking of sewing…

Yes, that’s Tim Gunn I hear inside my head. I admit it, I don’t sew for fun. Maybe you noticed, that I often design one-piece garments. But for some reason, I recently proposed a design for a friend’s book that is more sewing than knitting. So it feels like the project runway workroom around here today. . . . → Read More: "It’s Make it Work Time, People!"

sweet_cal Originally uploaded by plainsight.

Hey–it’s been quiet here on the blog front, I know–but they’ve been very busy here in the studio.

You can now sign up for Crochetme’s Sweet CAL

Just visit the site to get all the vital info–the fun starts on Wednesday. I can’t wait to . . . → Read More: The Sweet Crochet-Along Starts Soon!

Isn’t she tho’? That’s Selma in her new sweater–the Sweet sweater I designed for the new Crochet me.

But wait–it’s not just a sweater–it’s a template–you can make yours with any yarn and stitch pattern you want. And I also have an article in the issue explaining the technique of crocheting from the top.

And it’s not . . . → Read More: Sweet!

via Boing-Boing

Craftster regulars no doubt have already seen these, but it took my non-knitting brother to bring them to my attention via Boing-Boing. . . . → Read More: Knitting Converse All-Stars

Hand-spinning was a skill which I have always regarded with as much awe as those of making bread, and performing the mysterious rite of proper mayonaise.

Elizabeth Zimmerman, from Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitter’s Almanac, Dover Publications, 1981.

As a foodie, I love this quote–comparing spinning to making mayonaise just seems right. Mayonaise is mysterious–you’ll be whipping and whipping, carefully . . . → Read More: EZ on Spinning and Mayonaise

Did you know there’s a whole Sci-fi Knit-along?

Technorati Tags:knitting, Star Wars, . . . → Read More: While we’re on the subject…