2015 Knitting & Designing Plans

Although I doubt this year will be quite as prolific as last year (I’m reminding myself a lot of the patterns that were finally published had been finished before 2014!), I’ve some really neat things coming up this year! Designing I’ll be doing two...

2014 in Review

Designs 2014 saw the release of the Wild West collection!  Like all my other initially-small-but-then-big projects, it grew just a tiny bit more before getting published, especially Lace 2 (shawls) and Textured: 26 patterns total. Yarn club patterns included the...

Alongshore Shawl

I released the Alongshore Shawl last week, my first collaboration with the fascinating and enchanting Mrs Crosby. If you’re in the industry, you’ll be able to see this in person at the Mrs Crosby / Lorna’s Laces booth at TNNA in Phoenix....

Cherty Shawlette

The Cherty Shawlette is a one-skein project in my good friend Jeane de Coster’s newest yarn, Civility. It knits up quickly on US7 needles — so if you’re still looking for a gift to knit, here you go! Little back story on the photoshoots:  We...

Considering a new venture: video podcast!

I’ve been thinking of doing a podcast (and now a video podcast) for quite some time. Years, actually.  I’ve found, too, through doing the Aran Lace class and the segments for the upcoming Knitting Daily episodes that I’m a total ham happy on camera....

Indie Designer GAL Interview: Susanne Visch

Hi all! As part of the Indie Designer GAL we get to interview other designers, often new to us. For this installment, I got to interview Susanne Visch, LaVisch on Ravelry. Steph: Hi Susanne!  Thank you for being an interviewee. What are your favorite items to knit...