Tag: contest
3 Reasons to Learn Something New
When we started EduKnit we decided that we would use the month of December to discuss something non-knitting, but yarn related. Last year it was crochet. This year it is where yarn comes from. No surprise, spinning is a key element of the creation of yarn. Whether done by machine or by hand, many of […]
Questions for Our Readers
One of the techniques both Kellie and I use in our classes is setting expectations up front. This helps create a more valuable experience for everyone involved. There are all sorts of good reasons to use this technique, but one of the main ones is we want to answer your questions. But if your question […]
Book Review: Knitting Fresh Brioche
I feel like I have to start with a disclaimer as Nancy Marchant and I are friends and I have taken classes from her. Even so, I wouldn’t give a good review of Knitting Fresh Brioche if I didn’t believe it was warranted. That being said, her latest book, Knitting Fresh Brioche: Creating Two-Color Twists […]
WIP: A Year Later
It was just over a year ago when I got a call from Laura Zander of Jimmy Beans Wools for “one more design” for the Stitch Mountain book project. Can I design socks? I am not “typically” a sock designer, but I knew how to do it. But these were to be special. They were […]
Win a Book and the Cover Project
Most of my knitting designer friends at some point or another have had their designs picked for the cover of the magazine for which their design was included. Kellie got the cover on her first submission! I have never had the design on a cover except when I was the designer of EVERYTHING between the […]
The First FLY Skirt
The FLY (From Leftover Yarn) Skirt KAL ultimately had 85 participants. But other than Kellie and I, so far we only have one completed skirt. I was so excited to see this completed FLY Skirt in person last week at the Knit and Crochet Show in Charlotte, NC. I also love that she added her […]
20 Top 5 Posts — What I Learned
Nearly 6 months ago I set out on a quest to provide 20 post about my Top 5….. I did it as an exercise to think about posting a little differently. Some posts were more personal while others focused on hints, tips, tricks or other useful information. What I learned from the process was rather […]
Picking a Winner and a Lesson in Randomness
A little over a week ago I asked for some assistance in picking a color for my next skirt project. Today the votes were tallied and the results are in….and the greens/browns won by almost 2 to 1! But what I loved most were some of the “editorial” comments that were shared along with the […]
WIP: Choosing Colors for the Next Project
Remember that swatch I showed you a couple of weeks ago? The one that I said was probably going to become a skirt sometime in the near future? Well, if not, here it a snap of it close up: I have been thinking about this swatch for days now even though everything else in the […]
Think Tank: A Question on Patterns
Think Tank Thursdays was generally set aside as a day for Kellie and I to provide reviews of industry related items or provide our thoughts (and opinions) on whatever topic might currently be of interest. However, as I finish up a couple of new patterns it got me thinking about why knitters purchase a pattern. […]
