Love Laine Issue 4 of Laine Magazine was highly anticipated, especially by knitting nerds like me. Teasers started coming out more than a month in advance of its release and I was totally smitten from the beginning. I tend to knit according to the upcoming seasons - so I can start wearing the items I’m… Continue reading Love Laine
Simple Sweaters for Spring and Summer It’s hard to imagine, but spring IS on its way. I’ve been busy prepping for spring with warm weather knits - I usually start in January because I’m a crazy person. Given that one of our knitters asked when I’d start talking about easy sweaters for spring and summer,… Continue reading Simple Sweaters for Spring & Summer
Shibui’s SS18 Collection Shibui’s new yarn called Fern arrived to Wool & Grace last week. Within the first 24 hours we sold out of at least one of the colors. One of my classes in its entirety purchased yarn to make one of the pieces from the new collection based on the look book. We… Continue reading Shibui’s SS18 Collection
The Swoncho The swoncho trend has been building steadily on Ravelry for some time, but Caitlin Hunter set it into overdrive when she published her pattern for the Ninilchik Swoncho. Did she coin the term? I’m not sure, but really truly, I can’t imagine anything better. A swoncho? I’m sorry, isn’t it obvious? It’s a sweater-poncho… Continue reading The Swoncho
A couple more easy ones (sweaters) Having just written about projects for your first sweater projects, I feel it’s necessary to mention a few more patterns that were just released, particularly two published by Joji Locatelli. We all know Joji as the brilliant Brazilian knitwear designer who brings us projects that are easy to knit… Continue reading A Couple More Easy Ones
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