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Buzzing along so far and I finished the yoke instructions out of the original book… then with so many suggestions to check out the errata, I found those instructions to extend the yoke by 1.5″ and add 2″ to the sleeve measurement. I decided to go with the yoke mod and so now I’m just…
Ah… freshly dyed, newly wound, beautiful cakes of cashmere-blend yarn, waiting to be cast on into a new project. It’s so full of promise and yet, I’m approaching this project with so much trepidation. There was a time when I started new projects undaunted, when I would knit through dinner with friends and family, and…
So, being the forgetful space cadet I have been for the past few weeks, I realized that I posted a message on Facebook about the giveaway but forgot to actually direct people to leave their comments on the blog, and not on Facebook. Since it’s not fair to exclude those lovely Facebook commenters from the…
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I shy away from making a lot of gorgeous hand-knit sweater designs because I’m so afraid of how it will look on me. Will it make me look like the Michelin Man? Will it accentuate my annoyingly fat upper arms? Will it highlight the fact that I am…
New designs launched while I was out of town, out of the internet’s reach! Fiona Ellis designed this gorgeous cabled hoodie for the Winter 2012 issue of Twist Collective. Already it’s one of the most popular designs on Ravelry from this issue! Here are the details: Finished measurements: Bust: 32 (35, 38, 42, 46, 51)”…
The talented ladies of Tin Can Knits have launched a new collection of designs just for the holidays! And they’ve designed a pullover in our Superwash DK that is all at once classic and fun. Have a look… Great White North adorable gift knits by Alexa Ludeman and Emily Wessel Alexa and Emily are dreaming…
During the haze of Knit City, designer Laura Chau of Cosmic Pluto announced the launch of her newest pattern collection, Afternoon Tea Volume 2! It’s a collection of six garments that are at once classic and pretty. Laura’s used one of my favourite techniques — carrying two strands of different colours and knitting them together…
I met Grace last September when I came down to visit her shop Wildfiber in Santa Monica and go to Vogue Knitting Live in LA. She is a firecracker… and funny… and an awesome knit designer. At the January TNNA in Phoenix (I think… all these events sort of blur together), Grace came to me…
Back in May, Twist Collective set Fiona Ellis and I up on a bit of a blind date. Twist had arranged for Fiona to use some of our yarn for her upcoming designs and it just so happened that Fiona was visiting Vancouver at the time when we had the yarn ready, so Fiona and…
Years ago, I made this incredibly decadent torte (specifically the Chocolate Cranberry Torte) from an old issue of Bon Appetit magazine for dinner during the holidays. The torte was intensely chocolatey — kind of like eating a ginormous chocolate truffle and was a strong, warm memory of the holidays. The torte called for Chambord, a…
Finally finished the Cropped Cardigan. Argh. But I ran out of yarn on the last sleeve. It’s been yeeeeaaars since I started this cardigan. And finally, this hot, sweaty summer, I managed to finish knitting it. It’s Amy O’Neill Houck’s Cropped Cardigan design and it’s so sweet looking. Knit with two strands of luscious Blue…
Lace inset detailing on the new Twinflower pullover. Photo by Jamie Dixon. Modeled by Mary-Heather Cogar. The new Fall 2010 Twist Collective was released today and I’m so excited to see the beautiful design Amy Herzog (aka stashknitrepeat) has created from our Merino Silk DK. “Twinflower” is a fingering/sport-weight pullover with classic styling and delicate…