Because everyone should get a little treat on tax day, and because I wore Waltz the other day and renewed my love for it, I think you should have one too. Therefore, for today only, Waltz is only $2.00. Enjoy!
Guest Blogger: Donna Druchunas Talks Knitting, History and Inspiration
I’m so happy that designer and author Donna Druchunas has agreed to post about the inspiration for her new book Ethnic Knitting Exploration: Lithuania, Iceland, and Ireland. Her take on knitting and history is fascinating and is colored by family
Short and Sweet-Launching Inside Crochet
Last fall, my friend Julie Holetz and I got an e-mail from England asking if we’d like to help launch a new Crochet Magazine (at this point it didn’t even have a name). The deal was this: we would work
Terra Firma Round Yoke Cardigan
I published another pattern on Ravelry last week that I’ve had in my wholesale catalog for a while now. It’s called Terra Firma. Here’s a picture of me wearing it when we still lived in Maryland. I love this picture
Various methods of distraction
Look! Blue sky! Snow-capped mountains! I’m trying distract you from my recent lack of blog posting with the view from my living-room window. Is it working? It should. It distracts me often enough. Like this morning, when there was so
And the winner is…
Congratulations to Mikaiya! She’s the winner of the random drawing for a copy of Knits for Bears to Wear. Mikayia’s blog, Handknit by Mikayia keeps us up to date on her knitting, quilting and her wedding preparations (I just wish
Potage, Baguette, and a New Pattern
OK, let’s start with the new pattern. You might have already heard that the new Twist Collective is out. It’s a great issue with some fabulous articles and a great selection of patterns. I especially liked all the socks. I
Digital Patterns Get Portable
Here’s something fun I saw on Twitter today, while I had a quick break from soothing Jay who had an earache. Jess, tweeted to say “Knit and crochet patterns work on the Kindle!” She linked to a picture of her
A Creator’s Backdrop and a Free Book
Yesterday I was talking to my partner in crime, Julie (The number of projects we are involved in together is too large for even us to keep track of them all; we’ve decided it may be better if we always
Pattern Released: Cosmopolitan Cowl
Thank you to all of my testers–you did a great job! The pattern is now available in my Rav store, and I’m sure you’ll soon see my testers’ versions too now that they can add them to their Ravelry projects