That’s Vogue Knitting Live, dudes! I agonized over whether I should take this trip – whether I should spend the money and precious vacation days, and whether I would enjoy going alone. So glad I did. It was my first time in New York, and I loved the city as much as I thought I [...]
I made an impulse buy the other day: Veronik Avery’s Fuse pattern from the latest Brooklyn Tweed publication. And then I made another impulse buy: the yarn to make it. Blackstone Tweed in Cranberry. Oh my gosh, I love red. Love love love. Strangely, I have nothing red in my wardrobe, I guess because I’ve [...]
The latest is that my computer is dying a slow death. There are new crashes and errors daily, each more frustrating than the last. I could give a planned obsolescence rant here, but the fact is my G5 has been a workhorse, and it’s a grandma as far as computers go. Unfortunately, it’s been so [...]
I’ve been swatching for a pattern I cooked up. But more on the project later – I want to talk about swatch gauge. Some project gauges are given in the project stitch (maybe seed stitch or a cable), which others give it in stockinette stitch. I swatch like it’s a religion, so this has always [...]
Though I’ve settled down a bit over the last week of Madrona recovery, I still have things to show off: the Bohus Stickning results, the raid on the Habu booth, the softest merino/angora yarn I have ever laid hands on…let’s start with the Bohus Stickning workshop. Bohus Stickning with Susanna Hansson: so interesting. I really [...]
This past weekend, there was a cheerleading convention and a knitting convention in Tacoma. Not liking the look of all that polyester, I attended the latter: yep, I’m back from the Madrona Retreat! My first workshop was Estonian Mittens with Nancy Bush. These are the black and white patterned mitts that come to a point [...]
I’m so excited…Amanda at Mocking Bird is hosting a photography project called Twelve. I’ve been thinking that I need a push to improve my photography and learn some new techniques, and I’m a big Mocking Bird fan. The first month’s assignment seemed a real challenge, but after a walk around Kitsilano bravely snapping photos today, [...]
Super excited – I managed to squeeze into two amazing Madrona workshops for next February. Wouldn’t you love to make something as beautiful as these sweaters? I can hardly believe I might knit something so intricate. This is a Swedish knitting technique for the Bohus Stickning class by Susanna Hannson. I’ll also be taking an [...]
Last week I got to play around for two days at Christa Giles‘ Vintage Techniques workshop. It was a treat to knit for two days straight, running down to the Granville Island market for fresh-baked or -grown snacks, and to pick up some new knitting tricks. Interestingly, I had been playing around for the last [...]
I’ve been away…swimming in the lake and eating peaches. When I returned, my mailbox was full of knitting and weaving reading. Which is good, because now it’s raining in Vancouver. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with Phildar, the French yarn company. I discovered them through a fellow Vancouverite on Ravelry; if you’re on Ravelry, [...]