Do you ever discover a designer and then decide that you want to knit all of their patterns at once? I am having one of those moments with Jennifer Steingass. I fell in love with her patterns after my good friend Alex mentioned that she was knitting a new color-work sweater called Celosias. She loved… Continue reading Sweater Weather
Category: Designer Crush
Going Loopy (Mango) for Summer
I know I said that I was going to work on some of my half-finished projects before I start something new, but a yarn came into the store recently that I just couldn’t stop thinking about. Loopy Mango Summer is a lightweight 100% cotton yarn in some absolutely delicious colors and I had to do… Continue reading Going Loopy (Mango) for Summer
Keep Calm and do a Quarantine KAL
Hey there, welcome the lucky group! “What lucky group?” you ask….. well we are lucky because we have a readily available stress buster at our fingertips! Being isolated from the world is hard. No one is going to deny that the past few weeks have been seriously tough on nearly everyone. Even those who choose… Continue reading Keep Calm and do a Quarantine KAL
Designer Crush: Tin Can Knits
New arrivals at Wool & Grace (namely, new colors of Spud & Chloe Sweater) led me searching for project ideas for this yarn, and through the course of my search I found myself distracted by the abundance of incredibly appealing patterns from Tin Can Knits. My distraction continued and I was brought back to a… Continue reading Designer Crush: Tin Can Knits
Designer Crush: Stephen West
In the last year or so, my Stephen West appreciation has been growing. It goes without saying that his patterns are remarkably creative. His public persona is loud and colorful and screams for attention, just like his designs. He seems to mix colors and fibers with reckless abandon. Especially working in fashion for years,… Continue reading Designer Crush: Stephen West