Overwhelmed by all the Vogue-ing I’ve put off writing about the new issue of Vogue Knitting, only because it seemed so daunting. This is the 35th Anniversary issue of the magazine. Not only is it chock full of beautiful patterns, but it’s taken me some time to reflect on the value of the magazine as… Continue reading Overwhelmed by all the Vogue-ing
Thank you, Churchmouse! There are a few companies that have elevated the knitting community in a big way, at least from my perspective. Churchmouse Yarns and Teas is one of these, in a large part because they make easy and chic patterns accessible to all knitters. The Easy Folded Poncho is very often the “next… Continue reading Thank You, Churchmouse!
Knitworthy This is the time of year that I start thinking about gift knitting. It’s a big job to commit to making hand knit gifts for the special people in your life, and it’s not a bad idea to plan early, and allow yourself some selfish knitting in the midst of all those knitted gifts.… Continue reading Knitworthy
You Can Make That… Demylee Edition A very few of you may now about my weird New Years Resolution I made in 2015, in which I didn’t buy any clothes for the entire year. Aware of our culture of consumption and our tendency to treat our clothes as a disposable item, I wanted to use… Continue reading You Can Make That… Demylee Edition
Wrap It Up If you lose hours looking over Ravelry like I do, you’ve noticed that Shannon Cook’s Veronika Cardigan has garnered a lot of attention recently. This sort of sweater could be described as a cardigan-wrap or shawl-with-sleeve-holes. We’ve seen this construction before (and if you read our blog you know I love it),… Continue reading Wrap It Up
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