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Upcoming teaching and other stuff!

I can’t believe it’s November already! I am deep into my school term (did you know I’m going to school?!) and suddenly it’s the holiday season already, whoa! I just wanted to let you know about a few upcoming things… First, if you’re in the Seattle area, I’ll be at Knit Fit! again this year,Continue reading “Upcoming teaching and other stuff!”

Book review: You Can Knit That by Amy Herzog

Prolific sweater designer Amy Herzog has a new book! I reviewed her last one, Knit Wear Love, over here; I don’t know how she’s working so quickly to have another already. Impressive! Anyway, this one is called You Can Knit That: Foolproof Instructions for Fabulous Sweaters, and the publisher sent me a copy for reviewContinue reading “Book review: You Can Knit That by Amy Herzog”

New Full Body Trio pattern: Chilli!

My Full Body Trio of any-gauge, versatile garment patterns is now complete! Tionne the pullover sweater and Lopes the convertible short-sleeved cardigan / skirt were joined by Chilli the buttoning tank top. (ravelry link) Like the other two patterns, it’s custom fit to your measurements in any yarn weight; this one is meant to be made inContinue reading “New Full Body Trio pattern: Chilli!”

Third VIP club 2016 hat pattern: Vanguard!

Before I show you Vanguard, a few things… scroll down past this text to the picture if you just want to see Vanguard 🙂 This post is very belated; as I’m posting about the third club pattern, the fourth hat is currently in the mystery-knit-a-long stage. Things have been hectic, but also, I feel likeContinue reading “Third VIP club 2016 hat pattern: Vanguard!”

Remixed: Making Recycled Yarns ebook, including Rejuvenation hat pattern!

Look what’s here! It’s the final piece of my Remixed collection (on ravelry here), the long-awaited Remixed: Making Recycled Yarns ebook, which is included with that collection (with 8 any-gauge accessory patterns) and also available by itself (on ravelry here). I think it’s worth the wait; I ended up putting a lot more into it thanContinue reading “Remixed: Making Recycled Yarns ebook, including Rejuvenation hat pattern!”

Book review: The Knitting All Around Stitch Dictionary

I’m so happy to be launching the blog tour for Wendy Bernard’s brand new book, The Knitting All Around Stitch Dictionary: 150 new stitch patterns to knit top down, bottom up, back and forth & in the round. As designer, I love a good stitch dictionary, which this definitely is, but it has plenty of awesomeness packedContinue reading “Book review: The Knitting All Around Stitch Dictionary”

Second VIP club 2016 hat pattern: Omnia!

Here is Omnia (ravelry link), the second hat in the VIP club 2016 series of hat designs! If you are a VIP club member, you have the pattern and have maybe even knit it already; if not, you can join the club right now, receive this pattern (and Provocateur) immediately, and get four more hatContinue reading “Second VIP club 2016 hat pattern: Omnia!”

New pattern: Route 99!

Have you seen that there’s a brand new online knitting magazine? It’s called Stranded, and I have a pattern in the first issue! This is Route 99 (ravelry link), a fingering weight, modular, slip-stitch-colorwork, vintage turban style hat. These beautiful photos are from Stranded (copyright Andi Satterlund), which has 6 patterns, 2 tutorials (a knitting oneContinue reading “New pattern: Route 99!”

New pattern: Custom Triyang!

The final pattern in the Triyang collection is the Custom Triyang pdf, only included with the full collection, for obvious reasons. (On ravelry here.) Custom Triyang includes the original Triyang pattern rewritten in a way that allows the plain (garter stitch or stockinette stitch) sections to be combined with the sections from Twou, Vire, and Liy.Continue reading “New pattern: Custom Triyang!”

Knitlandia by Clara Parkes, blog tour: Paris (complete with giveaway!)

If you are any kind of yarn lover, you probably know who Clara Parkes is. She has been working in the industry, writing and reviewing yarn and other things, since the early internet days, the pre-ravelry (gasp!) days, and has been traveling around the world going to yarn-related events and festivals, visiting shops, shooting TV shows, youContinue reading “Knitlandia by Clara Parkes, blog tour: Paris (complete with giveaway!)”