I’m sharing the second in interview in this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month series with Miren Torrealday from Ardilanak. Miren is a knitting designer and yarnie who recently opened her own fiber studio (where she also teaches) in the Basque Country (Pais Vasco), Spain. Miren is also a sci fi nerd like me, and a huge … Read more
I’m thrilled to announce the kick off of my fourth annual Hispanic Heritage Month interview series with crocheters and knitters! You can read more about my inspiration for starting the series in 2012 here, or check out my roundups of the 2012 series here, the 2013 series here , and the 2014 series here with … Read more
My favorite projects to knit are hats. And cables. And hats with cables. Oftentimes, cable stitches are worked against reverse stockinette stitches, but for this hat, I decided to try something different – garter stitch. This post contains affiliate links. The yarn for the sample was generously provided by Schachenmayr. First, I tested it all … Read more
Today is International Day of Charity. This annual event was first established by the United Nations in 2012. The date was selected in honor of the passing of Noble Peace Prize winner, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who devoted her life to helping others. The UN invites everyone to commemorate the day by encouraging charity and … Read more
Most of my regular readers know that I am super passionate about crochet, though I also knit. Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know Jessie Rayot from Jessie At Home online. Like me, she’s a crochet and knitting designer and blogger. We even had the chance to actually meet last … Read more