I declared my intent to finish a project every 2 days during December on Sunday, and here is my first finish. I knit up a simple crescent shaped shawl for my sister using a skein of Twizzle that Mountain Colors sent me for review. (Review spoiler alert: I love it so far!) I could have … Read more
Life became rather too complex for me to do any work towards Year of Projects goals. And, then, suddenly it was December. Last year, I did a lot of advanced holiday crafting, and I even finished all of my gifts by mid-November. This year, not so much. When Thanksgiving rolled around last week, I realized I … Read more
Today I’m excited to be share an interview with fellow New Yorker, Reba Linker, as part of her blog (and podcast) tour for her latest self-published book, Follow the Yarn. It’s an interesting book that combines genres by including a biography of Reba’s late knitting teacher, tidbits from Reba’s memoir/exploration of herself as an artist, … Read more
The last several months have been a whirlwind. As a result of constant activity at work, home, and in life, books languished in my Currently Reading shelf on Goodreads, crochet and knit projects stalled in my project bags, and over 100 blogs I follow sat unread in Feedly. But recently, things have cleared up – I … Read more
If you’re like most crafters I know (myself included), November and December are a frantic dash of gift making. This year, over 150 independent knitting and crochet designers banded together to host the Indie Design Gift-A-Long on Ravelry, and I’m thrilled to be joining in by offering all of my self-published patterns for 25% off … Read more