Book Review: Knit Local by Tanis Gray

by StephCat | Dec 21, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews

Knit Local by Tanis Gray, Sixth & Spring Books, 2011, 176 pp. No surprise, I suppose, with my interest in supporting local & small businesses, that when I received my gift card from VK Live Los Angeles I purchased this book. And I’m very happy I did....

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

by StephCat | Dec 15, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews

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...

California Revival Knits: Interview with Kate Chiocchio of Dragonfly Fibers

by StephCat | Dec 7, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews

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...

Early December DIPs etc

by StephCat | Dec 5, 2011 | Designs, Knitting, sewing

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...

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

by StephCat | Nov 30, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews

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...