Review: Handmade in the UK & Contest

by | Jul 2, 2013 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews

Handmade in the UK:  luscious lace + artisan yarns,  by Emily Wessel of TinCanKnits,  52pp. (Find it here on Ravelry, $16 CAD.  You can preorder the print version at TinCanKnits.) This lovely collection of lace items offers a little something for everyone: 3...

Summer 2013 TNNA Recap

by | 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...

Oklahoma Tornado Relief

by | Jun 3, 2013 | Designs, Knitting

A week and a half ago, Holly and Lars of Suburban Knits posted a call for submissions for designers to donate the use of previously published patterns (they needed to be already tech edited and so on, totally ready to go) for K*tog:Oklahoma Tornado Relief eBook, with...

Getting Ready for Summer 2013 TNNA

by | 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!  It’s in Columbus again, so of course I’m looking forward to some ice cream from Jeni’s.   (Let...

Memorial Day Sale at Craftsy

by | May 25, 2013 | Knitting

Sales this weekend, with part of the proceeds going towards veteran’s groups. Did you know I graduated from West Point 24 (gulp) years ago?  I served as a Military Intelligence officer for four years, including deployment for Desert Storm with the 1st Armored...