Ah, my lace-loving friends, today we have a very special treat for you. My pal Brooke Nico, lace cognoscente, just released her second book, called More Lovely Knitted Lace. The title does not lie: you’ll find more lovely garments, more gorgeous lace, and plenty of knitting to keep you creating smashing sweaters and accessories that you’ll wear with pride. Yes,…
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So much is going on!
These are the things that happened last weekend: 1. I got to leave a city full of rain and arrive in a city full of balmy sunshine and palm trees. (Well, the palm trees aren’t balmy, but you know what I mean.) 2. I got to see my people at VK Live: Pasadena… and have margaritas on the patio…. 3.…
In which I get kissed on the lips by a hot chick, sell a lot of yarn, and run into J. Lo
This week is one of those weeks when I feel like the president of the Lucky Club. I just had the most amazing weekend in New York City with my people. It was VK Live’s fifth anniversary, and the show was packed with students, shoppers, designers and others from the industry. I got to teach an amazing group of students…
Sneak preview: Lace Yarn Studio
It seems like I’ve been working on Lace Yarn Studio for years. Well, I actually have been working on it for about two years, when I first floated the idea of doing a sequel to Sock Yarn Studio focusing on lace weight yarns. And after many months of swatching, knitting, ripping out, writing, proofreading, and so on, Lace Yarn Studio:…
Now accepting members: Round 2 of our Yarn Club!
Earlier this year, my dear friend Brooke Nico and I brought you a very special beta version of our yarn club. We had such a good time doing it – and more importantly, our members did, too – that we’re doing it again. The Sip Sip Knit Yarn Club (Brooke came up with that name after our first round –…
Month three: Chianti
Time keeps zipping along and we are already at the third month of the Pairings Yarn Club. It’s been such a wonderful project and this month, I was particularly excited to see the interplay between yarn, dyeing and pattern. We started with a lovely laceweight blend of merino, angora, tencel and cashmere. Brooke suggested we riff off the theme Chianti,…
No-Bull Book Review: Noro 1-2-3
Today’s book review: the new Noro book from Sixth & Spring. It’s called Knit Noro 1 2 3 Skeins, and as the title suggests, all the patterns in the book can be made with either one, two or three skeins of Noro yarn. Noro yarns come in all gauges, and this book takes advantage of that, featuring yarns as fine…
Take a peek!
Late last week, we mailed out the very first packages of the Pairings Yarn Club. It was a family affair: the kids helped me tape labels and pack envelopes, and even Mr. Black Bunny assisted with packing. (He wanted to put a slip of paper inside the envelopes that said “Lovingly packed by Tom” but I told him that would…
Book review: Lovely Knitted Lace, by Brooke Nico
Yep, Brooke’s my dear friend. But I’m sure that even if I didn’t already know and love her, I’d be impressed with her brand-new book, Lovely Knitted Lace: A Geometric Approach to Gorgeous Wearables from Lark Crafts (available as of this writing via the link for $12.45). Brooke is a master of lace knitting, and her book presents a selection…