As we pass the midway point of National Crochet Month, I’m excited to share an interview with indie designer, Anastacia Zittel, today. Anastacia is active online as a blogger and on Ravelry, and you may have come across her as anastaciaknits. She’s primarily a crochet designer, so I thought it appropriate to interview her during … Read more
Today, I’m pleased to share an interview with Frankie Brown. Frankie is a multi-craftual designer. I first discovered Frankie’s work last year when I used her Jelly Mould Blanket motif in a baby blanket I made for my newborn cousin. After doing a little digging on her designer page, I realized that I had was … Read more
You can find more information on the 2014 Sampler MKAL here, and can order the pattern here. Join in any time for a fun project with great prizes! This month’s giveaway sponsor is Michelle’s Assortment. Michelle sells her wireworked shawl pins, stitch markers, bookmarks, and charms on Etsy and at fiber events around the country. You may … Read more
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