Book Review: Norwegian Mittens and Gloves: Over 25 Classic Designs for Warm Fingers and Stylish Hands by Annemor Sundbø

December 15, 2011

Norwegian Mittens and Gloves: Over 25 Classic Designs for Warm Fingers and Stylish Hands by Annemor Sundbø, Trafalgar Square Books, 2011, 160 pp. Annemor Sundbø purchased a rag, or shoddy, mill (a factory for recycling woolen fibers into yarn or stuffing for mattresses, etc), and ended up with a treasure trove of folk knitting motifs [...]

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California Revival Knits: Interview with Kate Chiocchio of Dragonfly Fibers

December 7, 2011

I met Kate of Dragonfly Fibers at Stitches Midwest last summer.  She was familiar with my designs and said she’d be happy to do yarn support — little did she know I’d be contacting her in a panic for a sweater’s worth of yarn not too long after! Kate supplied the gorgeous red BFL for [...]

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Early December DIPs etc

December 5, 2011

California Revival Knits:  No change in the projected timelines.  The goal is still to get the book to the printer around Christmas, with the PDF available then, and with print copies to follow in a couple weeks.  Thank you so much to everyone who’s preordered it!  (If you haven’t yet, don’t forget there’s a discount [...]

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California Revival Knits: Interview with Jeane de Coster of Elemental Affects

November 30, 2011

I met Jeane of Elemental Affects at the winter TNNA in Long Beach last year.  I’d seen her yarn before, at Monarch Knitting & Quilts in Pacific Grove, CA, and actually have a couple skeins of the worsted yarn she mentions in the interview in my stash. She immediately took me under her wing, literally [...]

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Winter Knitcircus Collection Winners

November 30, 2011

From Random.org:  #2 & #25, Corinne & Knitmomma!  I’ve emailed you guys the link to the collection.

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New Winter Knitcircus & giveaway; Thanksgiving pattern sale; and other miscellaneous topics

November 23, 2011

First off:  have you guys seen the new Knitcircus yet?  I swear, each issue is better than the last, and it’s not just because I work on them.  I especially love the Komeeta mitts, the Confection hat (great holiday gift idea I think), French Roast, and the Verona cardi.  But all the patterns are fabulous. [...]

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