This post contains affiliate links. Last June, I had the great pleasure of taking a series of Bruges crochet classes with designer Tatyana Mirer at Knit-a-Way. Tatyana had some stunning sample garments, and I asked her about her favorite resources for sizing. She brought me over the bookshelf and pulled out Cheryl Brunette‘s Sweater 101: How … Read more
It’s amazing how a little challenge can make your fingers fly. This is a nice, boring hat for my special guy that I just finished. I used the same yarn to make a slightly fancier hat a few weeks ago, but in using my secret knit testing tactic (asking him to “try on a hat” … Read more
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