Writing

I’ve written seven knitting books and many articles about knitting and craft-related topics ( I haven’t counted but over 50!). I’m really proud of my small body of work. I’ve written about everything from dancing in Jane Austen’s time to Cowichan sweaters to copyright issues. My most recent book is Yarn Substitution Made Easy (described below). I’ve also listed some of my recent articles which appear online on websites like Modern Daily Knitting and the Craft Industry Alliance as well as in print magazines, like Noro Magazine, Vogue Knitting, and Debbie Bliss Magazine.

Yarn Substitution Made Easy (Sterling Publishing, April 2019)

Demystify the process of substituting yarns with this helpful and informative guide. You’ll learn about weights of yarn, how yarns are organized into categories, needle size, yardage, and other ways to classify yarn. The book will walk you through the process of substituting, with guidance as to yarn construction and fiber characteristics. Practice your newfound skills with twelve patterns, each designed to showcase a principle of yarn substitution. You’ll never look at your stash the same way again!

Copyright For All? The Copyright Claims Board (Craft Industry Alliance, July 2022)

This article describes the Copyright Claims Board, a low-cost way for copyright holders to bring and defend against claims of copyright infringement. I discuss the way the CCB works as well as its pros and cons.

How To Move Your Business Without Losing Your Mind (Craft Industry Alliance, June 2022)

Moving is never fun but when you have to move your business, you face special challenges. I interviewed several craft-related business owners who’ve had to move their shop or warehouse and distilled their words of wisdom.

Designer Focus: Kaye Adolphson, Noro Magazine (No. 20 Spring/Summer 2022)

A profile of Kaye Adolphson, Australian crochet designer.

A Sheep Of One’s Own: A Brief History of the Rambouillet, Modern Daily Knitting (Feb. 22, 2022)

A look at the fascinating history of the Rambouillet breed sheep, developed in France by Louis XVI.

Knitting Ephemera

Sixth & Spring Books, February 2016

If you love factoids and are fascinated with anecdotes and tidbits about knitting, you’ll love Carol’s latest book. Containing 300 entries, this informative collection covers everything from knitting’s appearances in history, literature, folklore, and pop culture to little-known facts about wool, sheep, and fiber producers. Helpful tips and techniques are included, as well as tidbits on crochet, spinning, and weaving. With illuminating illustrations throughout, Knitting Ephemera will entertain knitters and needlecrafters everywhere.

Lace Yarn StudioLace Yarn Studio

 

Lark Crafts, April 2015

Get your laceweight on: in Carol’s new book, Lace Yarn Studio, you’ll find over 24 patterns that call for lace weight yarn — for things other than traditional floral shawls. Laceweight yarn is light, airy, sheer and elegant, and these carefully-curated patterns give you plenty of ways to use it, even if you aren’t a “shawl person.” A cardigan with airy pleats, swingy layering pieces, fingerless gloves, a pillow cover, a beaded skirt — you’ll love the variety and modern feel of these projects. Contributors include Franklin Habit, Fiona Ellis, Véronik Avery, Brooke Nico and more.

Sock Yarn StudioSock Yarn Studio

 

Lark Crafts, fall 2012

Knitting socks and knitting with hand-painted yarns are two hot trends. But what are knitters to do with leftover sock yarn? Or when they burn out on knitting socks? Sock Yarn Studio comes to the rescue with a delightful mix of projects — from one-skein hats, mittens, and scarves to multi-skein wraps, sweaters, and more — created with sock yarns. And there’s plenty of helpful advice for selecting yarns and knitting smart with tricky hand-paints and self-patterning yarns.

Knitting Socks with Handpainted YarnKnitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn

 

Interweave Press, 2009

Providing technical guidance as well as fun, creative patterns, this resource tackles handpainted yarns, identifying the many challenges — and many opportunities — they provide for knitting socks. Focusing on how to make the most of these much-loved yarns, it explains how to design projects with hand-dyed material versus other types of yarns, how to avoid the pitfalls of pooling and splotching, and how to combine multicolored hand paints with other types of yarns. Fresh, modern sock patterns from a variety of contributors illustrate their successful techniques, showing that with creativity and a little technical know-how, knitters can fully take advantage of these beautiful, yet sometimes tricky, yarns.

Knit So FineKnit So Fine

 

Interweave Press, 2008

Educating knitters about fine yarns, this information-packed book features more than 20 stylish and contemporary projects to knit with lightweight yarns. Knitters will learn what fine yarns are, the many advantages of knitting with them, plus tips and techniques to make the knitting process even more enjoyable. Perfect for all skill levels, the projects in this guidebook show that garments knitted with thin yarns not only fit more precisely, but are more flattering to the figure and feel better against the skin. They also offer more versatility for fashion elements such as ruching, ruffles, gauzy layers, and drape. Crafters will find stylish and contemporary patterns, including a drapey silk top, a supple zippered cable hoodie, a bamboo skirt with stunning drape, a bohus-inspired pullover, a wrap dress, a ruffled scarf, and much more.

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