by StephCat | Feb 28, 2013 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
I’ve always loved Kate & Courtney’s yarns and designs, so I’m excited to be a part of their blog tour celebrating their new collection, Kelbourne Woolens Volume 1. This is a compilation of their older patterns, including several that are...
by StephCat | Feb 21, 2013 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Cast On, Bind Off by Cap Sease, Martingale, 2012, 160pp. Last year technique junkies like me were blessed with, count ’em, two books on cast ons and bind offs. This one, by Cap Sease, is a spiral bound, large, hardcover book. Â It contains 211 cast ons or bind...
by StephCat | 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 StephCat | Jan 29, 2013 | Designs, Knitting
The Achillea Cowl pattern is live! It’s a gorgeous combination of stitches that can be worked in DK or worsted weight yarn. Â There are two versions included in the pattern. The small cowl is just the main chart worked twice around. The large cowl includes a top...
by StephCat | 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 StephCat | Jan 10, 2013 | Knitting
If you’ve been reading my blog for a bit of time, you’ll remember that sewing was on my list of goals. I’ll have to admit that I’ve not really done as much with it as I thought I wanted. However, it’s still on my list of things to do. One...
