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
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Texture Abounds in Laine 8
Laine Magazine’s Issue 8 is here. It’s highly anticipated as usual. Customers have called ahead to reserve their copy. It’s absolutely gorgeous. (I wanted to avoid buying a copy this time, and I don’t know if that will happen!) The quality that strikes me most about this issues is that it is absolutely teeming with… Continue reading Texture Abounds in Laine 8
Shiny Happy Knitting To Keep You Warm
We have some new yarns at Wool & Grace that have a bit of sparkle. While we are the first to admit that we’re not a sparkly store, it’s nice to bring in a little sheen, a little bit of metallic and a little sparkle in small, subtle amounts. Plus, when winter sets in a… Continue reading Shiny Happy Knitting To Keep You Warm
Come See the Shibui Trunk Show
We have another Shibui Trunk Show at Wool & Grace - this one features all of the designs from the F/W 2017 collection - my favorite of all the collections Shibui has brought us. I’ve mentioned Tuva, a piece from this collection, in the blog a few times already in the past month or two… Continue reading Come See the Shibui Trunk Show
Designer Crush: Kate Davies
As far as knitwear designer crushes are concerned, I can’t help but liken Kate Davies to a high school sweetheart that has remained a good friend. She was a part of my knitting journey when my intense appreciation of knitting first took hold, and her Owlet sweater (made for my daughter) was of my first… Continue reading Designer Crush: Kate Davies