by StephCat | Jun 15, 2016 | Knitting
My Isabeau shawl just came out! It’s in the absolutely beautiful lace collection Joyful Knits from Knit Picks. Isn’t the model gorgeous? Isabeau is worked in Knit Picks Shadow, a soft 100% Merino laceweight, from the edging up. It’s garter stitch...
by StephCat | Jun 13, 2016 | Knitting
Last chance!  Get 50% off all (not just some, ALL) Craftsy classes! I’m particularly excited about Amy Herzog’s new class, Simple Techniques for a Super Fit.  I love her take on taking your own body shape into account in choosing flattering patterns...
by StephCat | Jun 2, 2016 | Designer Tools, Knitting
I don’t have a single room that I use as a studio, but I do have a couple key areas! The bulk of my work happens at my computer. It’s in what we call the dining room nook. At some point in time in our house’s existence (I think pretty early on,...
by StephCat | May 26, 2016 | Knitting
I generally like to knit my own samples. Sometimes, though, timewise, that just doesn’t work out, and I have a sample knitter do the samples for me. A good sample knitter — one who knits the pattern as written, doesn’t make assumptions, gets gauge,...
by StephCat | May 17, 2016 | Knitting
I’m in progress on the as-of-yet-still-unnamed Mrs Crosby Reticule Shawl. My goal date for the sample to be finished is the June summer TNNA show. I frogged my initial prototype. I just wasn’t liking it. In fact I was rather hating it. You may recall I...
