by Stephannie Tallent | Jun 27, 2013 | Designer Tools, Knitting
Oooh boy. First off, I got sick starting Sunday night/Monday day, and am a bit woozy still while typing this, so apologies re: the tardiness of this post & lack of pics. TNNA went well — it’s always great to catch up with fellow designers, yarnies, etc...
by Stephannie Tallent | Jun 2, 2013 | Designer Tools, Knitting
It’s June, which means (at least for this year, since, as it stands right now for next year, everything’s changing)…summer TNNA! Â It’s in Columbus again, so of course I’m looking forward to some ice cream from Jeni’s. Â (Let...
by Stephannie Tallent | Apr 24, 2013 | Designer Tools, Knitting
For better or worse, as an indie designer, you get to learn a lot about things that seem unrelated to designing — such as html, css, web design, and so on. Over the next week or so I’ll be totally overhauling my blog. I’m updating to Thesis 2...
by Stephannie Tallent | Feb 12, 2013 | Designer Tools, Knitting
Winter TNNA was great for me. Â I didn’t have many expectations (I’m not sourcing yarn for any upcoming projects; Â it’s nice to not have to ask folks for yarn!) and not a lot on my to do list. I did have a few folks I needed to meet up with, and...
by Stephannie Tallent | Jan 24, 2013 | Designer Tools, Knitting
Wow, TNNA is next week (Feb 2-4)! Time flies, all that. This will be my third winter TNNA, and my fourth TNNA over all. I often get questions from other designers who’ve not yet gone to TNNA regarding what’s okay/what’s not okay. There are several...
by Stephannie Tallent | Nov 20, 2012 | Designer Tools, Knitting
It’s obvious that I’m a big fan of charts. I can work from line by line instructions, and there are often times I choose to do so, but I love how charts depict what your knitting should look like. But not everyone loves them. In fact, a fair number of...
