This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m reviewing Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl in paperback. I recently received a review copy, courtesy of Sixth & Spring Books. This is a paperback version of the previously published Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl. (I assume the content is the same, but … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here. Before I tell you all about my hairpin lace adventures, let me just show you my painted crochet trivet after I blocked it. And now on to the hairpin lace. You may … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I’m reviewing Knitting Brioche-Stitch Socks: 14 Easy Patterns for Tube Socks by Barbara Sander today. I recently received a review copy from the nice people at Martingale & Company. If you’ve been wanting to try out the brioche stitch, or wanting to make socks without dealing with heel shaping, (or both) then this … Read more
I had two crafty coincidences this week. On Saturday, several students in my crochet class started on the Pineapple Doily Shawl by Laura Garsten. I first heard about this pattern on the Crochet Chat Podcast and several of my students decided to give it a try. Usually, I don’t make a project with the class … Read more
Way back in January, I had the pleasure of meeting Vivian Osborne in real life at Vogue Knitting Live. As the President of Arctic Qiviut Yarns, she was busy selling in the marketplace, so I contacted her for an email interview later. (And if you’re new to qiviut, as I was, Vivian’s website tell us … Read more