At Vogue Knitting Live 2013, I had the pleasure of meeting Laura Watson from Full Moon Farm. Laura’s yarns were extremely colorful – and so was she! – so I was immediately drawn over to her booth. It was wonderful to learn that she’s a New York State local (about 90 minutes north of New … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Last week, Knit Picks released it’s Chroma 2014 Collection, a set of patterns designed to highlight the distinctive colorways of Chroma Worsted. I’m happy to introduce my pattern from the collection, the Symmetrical Scallops Scarf. The sample was knit in Seaweed, which reminds me of the darker green colors we … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m sharing a guest post with Sharon Silverman as part of her blog tour for her latest book, Tunisian Crochet Baby Blankets. I previously interviewed Sharon here as part of her blog tour for Crochet Scarves: Fabulous Fashions – Various Techniques. I was all ready to write an introduction to … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today is National Wear Red Day, the American Heart Association‘s annual event to bring attention to women’s heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. This year, Jimmy Beans Wool founder Laura Zander is bringing her Stitch Red campaign to crochet, with Crochet Red: Crocheting … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Two of my crochet booklet reviews were posted on the Crochet Guild of America blog last week. Both booklets are published by Leisure Arts. Add-On Crochet Cables by Frances Burks teaches an interesting new method for crocheting cables. (Reviewed here.) Make in a Weekend Shawls is a collection of 12 shawls crocheted in medium … Read more