October already! If you’ve read my blog before, you probably remember how much autumn energizes me. Yes, I’m a nerd who loved going back to school, but the cool weather, the colorful leaves, Halloween, it all makes me so happy. For years, another autumnal high point has been the release of the new Rowan Magazine. This year it’s volume 74…
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Fall Preview: Rowan Magazine 56
Because my ancestors spent centuries drinking vodka by the chilly shores of the Baltic Sea, I am not a summer person. My pasty Polish skin always burns, I don’t particularly like to swim, and the heat makes me cranky. That means it is not an exaggeration to say that my favorite thing about summer is the release each July of…
Preview: Rowan Magazine Number 55
The hell with winter weather. What we need is a jolt of fresh color and knitting inspiration, in the form of a brand-new Rowan Magazine. Leave your snow shovels behind, come with me, and let’s take a look… I have never regretted picking up a copy of a Rowan Magazine. I definitely find myself preferring the fall magazines to the…
Preview: Rowan Magazine 54
When the weather gets this foul and wretchedly hot, when there is condensation on the outside of the windows making me feel like a turtle in a terrarium, then that must mean it’s time for my annual preview of the new fall Rowan Magazine! Because, hey, what is more fun than hiding in the air-conditioning, looking forward to fall, cooler…
No-Bull Book Review: Scottish Knits, by Martin Storey
I have started and been interrupted from finishing this book review for, literally, months. But my competitive spirit runs high, and so when Lorna’s Laces left a comment on my blog yesterday, sympathizing with my backlog of book reviews and asking if I wanted to race, well, it’s on! Just the kick in the pants I needed to get a…
Preview: Rowan Magazine 53 Spring/Summer 2013
When I wrote a few weeks ago about reformatting my blog, I talked a little bit about how my perspective on the knitting world has changed over the past seven years. As I sit down to review the brand-new Rowan Magazine (thank you, Westminster Fibers, for sending me a review copy!), I started thinking about how my take on pattern…
VK Live: What a show!
Just returned home–to be greeted by Boy Twin with “Boy, Mom, you sure look tired.” Tired in the best way. Another VK Live is over and it was phenomenal. Running into so many dear friends; encountering some gorgeous new yarns; seeing display after display of beautiful products: getting a sneak peek at upcoming Vogue Knitting garments: making new friends (including…