The on-going pandemic may have forced knitters to stay home, but that won’t stop us from knitting and learning more and more about our passion. Virtual Vogue Knitting Live January starts this week and I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be doing a one-hour lecture called “Secrets of the Skein” on Sunday, January 17th at 4:30 EST. We’ll talk about…
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FO & Giveaway: Knits That Breathe (so you’d better comment)
Before I announce the giveaway, allow me to show you a FO. It’s a quilt that I made for a co-worker of my husband — someone who has been undergoing some tough times and needs a reminder that not everyone is as big a jerk as her soon-to-be-ex-husband. I started out with a pack of Kaffe Fassett charm squares in…
Giveaway and Blog Tour: Great Little Gifts to Knit by Jean Moss
I am honored to be participating in the blog tour for Jean Moss’s brand-new book, Great Little Gifts to Knit: 30 Quick and Colorful Patterns, just released from Taunton Press. You know how this works, folks: I’ll do a review of the book, and then give one of you lucky readers a chance to win your very own copy. There…
GIVEAWAY + Book Review: Kristin Nicholas’s new Sunflower book
You know how much I adore Kristin Nicholas. So when she offered to send me a copy of her new book–and include an extra copy so I could give one away to a lucky reader–I was all over it like a flock of birds over a freshly-washed car. Let’s take a look at 50 Sunflowers to Knit, Crochet & Felt,…
GIVEAWAY: Is anybody out there?
About fifteen years ago, I gave my mom a nice leather handbag for Christmas. She was always complaining about the straps breaking on her old purse so I found one that seemed very sturdy. Months later, I saw the bag sitting unused in a drawer. I asked her why she hadn’t used it yet, and she said, “It’s too nice…