Category: general
speedier swatch experiments
Last week I borrowed a knitting machine and I’m enjoying new (and faster) swatch experiments. First there was some wool. Then there was some much needed maintenance on the carriage (along with lots of youtube viewing). Now that things are moving along much smoother, I am working through my stash and catching up on gifts…
ode to the humble sewing needle
If you have met me in person, you know that I’m not really one for much embellishment in my daily dress… or lots of colour. I am fascinated by those that do. It should therefore not be a surprise that I was captivated by this article about ancient sewing needles. Yes, they used needles to…
spotlight on … fascicles
The third and final hat in my trio of designs for the December Artisan Knit Crate is Fascicles. I wanted to create a warm hat that showed off the deep colours of the hand-dyed yarn. In order to do that, I played with a few stranded techniques and found that by wrapping different clusters of…
spotlight on … tres spectra
I love going out on clear winter nights to gaze at stars and this led me to think about Annie Jump Cannon and her work on stellar classification. I believe that she could classify three stars a minute, and that’s how my Tres Spectra was discovered. For more on Annie, I highly recommend The Glass…
continuing a new year of deeper work
A year ago, I embarked toward deeper work. While the year didn’t go exactly as I expected, I’m pleased with what I accomplished. I know the key to this was being mindful about how I spent my time and the tools I used for my business. It was a surprise to me to open the…
spotlight on … parallu
My inspiration for Parallu arrived before I received the yarn. The inspiration mood board evokes warmth and happiness with deep jewel colors, swirls, zigzags, trees, dots|stars, and oranges. I honed in on the oranges and was delighted when the beautiful yarn arrived! In the Decembers of my childhood, I always looked forward to the arrival…