by StephCat | Dec 21, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Knit Local by Tanis Gray, Sixth & Spring Books, 2011, 176 pp. No surprise, I suppose, with my interest in supporting local & small businesses, that when I received my gift card from VK Live Los Angeles I purchased this book. And I’m very happy I did....
by StephCat | Dec 15, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Norwegian Mittens and Gloves: Over 25 Classic Designs for Warm Fingers and Stylish Hands by Annemor Sundbø, Trafalgar Square Books, 2011, 160 pp. Annemor Sundbø purchased a rag, or shoddy, mill (a factory for recycling woolen fibers into yarn or stuffing for...
by StephCat | Dec 7, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
I met Kate of Dragonfly Fibers at Stitches Midwest last summer. Â She was familiar with my designs and said she’d be happy to do yarn support — little did she know I’d be contacting her in a panic for a sweater’s worth of yarn not too long...
by StephCat | Nov 30, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
I met Jeane of Elemental Affects at the winter TNNA in Long Beach last year. Â I’d seen her yarn before, at Monarch Knitting & Quilts in Pacific Grove, CA, and actually have a couple skeins of the worsted yarn she mentions in the interview in my stash. She...
by StephCat | Nov 17, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
One of the things I want to do in conjunction with the publication of California Revival Knits is offer you the chance to learn a bit more about  the yarn companies and dyers whose yarn I feature in the book. First up is Marilyn of Black Water Abbey.  I’ve...
by StephCat | Nov 5, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Update:  Agh.  It turns out I did not have the most recent version of the software!  See below for comments re: the newest version. Stitchmastery Knitting Chart Editor by Cathy Scott, available both for Windows & Mac, £60.00 I’ve noted before that...
