Byzantine Cowl for Dragonfly Fibers

I just got the go-ahead from Kate at Dragonfly Fibers to let you guys know about this new pattern! It’s a club exclusive right now (but Kate told me she’ll accept club sign ups as long as she still has the yarn) — and let me tell you, this base, the...

Columbus TNNA Part 2

If I don’t write this now, I’m not gonna. Saturday was the first real day of the show.  The summer show is definitely larger than the winter show — mostly, I understand, because the larger companies are debuting their fall/winter products —...

Long Beach Convergence

Although Convergence, the Handweaver’s annual conference, is not a knitting conference, it does deal with fiber & yarn — and has a marketplace full of vendors who carry all sorts of yarnie goodness. Including knitting books. I’ll be at the...

Beaded Knitting Class at Knitculture

I’m really excited to say I’ll be teaching my beaded knitting class at Knitculture July 28th! I teach the crochet hook method of beading, which I love — it lets you put the bead PRECISELY where you want it.  I’ve been having fun with adapting...

Summer Knitting

You guys know I’m going nuts with deadlines (nothing new there) — I’m knitting what needs to be knitted, regardless of the season. What do you like to knit, though, for the summer? STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books is running a special 3-10 July 2012 on...

Columbus 2012 TNNA Part 1

TNNA was awesome.  The end. No, really, it was great! As I’ve noted before, this was my first summer TNNA. When the winter TNNA is in Long Beach, I can simply commute to it, so going is a no-brainer.  Columbus takes a bit more planning, costs a bunch more, and...