I arrived home after a red-eye flight both exhausted and energized by Pasadena! I only had a few days to enjoy at home with Boris before hopping on another plane — this time to Nashville! I’d never been to Nashville before and I simply could not believe how warm and friendly everyone was. We even had a waiter sit down…
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In which I start in Pasadena, end up in Nashville, and arrive home with a pair of cowboy boots — part 1
The month of April has been a whirlwind. After being sick as a dog with my diverticulitis, I rebounded just in time for back-to-back shows. I had a marvelous time — even though right now I feel like I will never NOT be tired again. First up was VK Live: Pasadena. It’s been about 25 years since my last visit…
Coming up….
It’s been a little quiet here — had a diverticulitis attack and have been laying low. But just in case you’ve missed me, here are some of the trips I have coming up in the next few weeks: VK Live: Pasadena Brooke and I will be vending in Booth 310! I’m teaching a class and doing a lecture (Yarn Substitution…
Miniskein madness!
Brooke and I recently finished the first shipment of the next round of our yarn club–and we are rather pleased with the results, if we do say so ourselves. The theme for this club round is Minis, as in mini-bar and mini-skeins. For our first shipment, we chose the theme Bombay Sapphire. It’s an aromatic gin inspired by the Star…
Paddy’s Pub!
My next limited edition batch of yarn for Jimmy Bean’s Wool went live today as part of their Micro-Brew series. Introducing worsted-weight Paddy’s Pub…. It’s 100% merino wool, each skein has approx. 215 yds/100g, and it knits as a typical worsted weight: about 4.5 to 5 sts per inch on US size 7-9 needle. There’s a special pattern download available…
Book look: Artistic Differences by Talitha Kuomi (with Classic Elite Yarns)
I recently was sent a review copy of a brand-new pattern book by the very talented Talitha Kuomi. If you watched The Fiber Factor, you’ll recognize Talitha as one of the contestants. She’s also had designs published all over the place, for magazines like knit.wear and KnitScene, for yarn companies like Classic Elite and Malabrigo, and on her own website.…
Adventures in overdyeing
One thing that’s hard to get used to in this industry is how far in advance we work. You finish something you’re excited about, you send it off, and months, maybe even a year, later it shows up in a book or magazine somewhere. Last year, I had the good fortune to work on an article along with an accompanying…
Preview: Rowan Magazine No. 57
We’re in the middle of what they claim is one last snowstorm of this long winter, so it’s a perfect day to turn our attention to something that will remind us of warm weather, sunshine and the historic vistas of Tuscany. Yes, this year the Rowan design team took to the beautiful Italian countryside to photograph the spring/summer magazine. (The…
An eventful weekend…
Last weekend was Stitches West, and what an amazing time we had! From seven degrees to seventy degrees (after a long day of travel), wonderful students, time with dear friends and colleagues, and coming home full of inspiration (and a bit exhausted). While I was away, we had two household crises: a frozen pipe in the garage (fixed fairly easily,…