Tag: Inspiration
Skirt Inspiration
Right now all that is on my mind and needles are skirts. I am 80% done with the latest leftover skirt. I am also swatching for a new design for Skacel for their next Magalog (sign-up for their newsletter so you don’t miss it). I need to order yarn from Louet for one of several […]
Traveling Times and Inspiration Found
Last week I was in Omaha, Nebraska visiting a friend. She is one of the many I’ve helped learn to knit over the years, and she is a total inspiration to me because she took the basic skills I taught her and really ran with them.
Top 10 Knitting Books
I was recently seeing some Facebook posts about the 10 books that have stuck with you. This made me think about the 10 knitting books that have had the most impact on my knitting, and thus, my life. Amazon.com Widgets These aren’t exactly in any order, so to help give some perspective, I am also […]
Life Lessons from Leftover Yarns
This time last week I was teaching my last class for Stitches Midwest. It is called Knit a Masterpiece from Leftover Yarns and it is the perfect Sunday afternoon class. Every student had access to the same materials, information and stitch patterns. But as I have seen dozens of times, each swatch came out very […]
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 […]
Being the Same Yet Opposite
Our original name for this blog was Two Sides of the Same Stitch because although we have some serious differences, our sameness is also very significant. This weekend our sameness hit new heights as we are both teaching at local shop retreats (repeat engagements for each of us), but yet on opposite coasts. Kellie is […]
In Desperate Need of Color
While most of the US is continuously digging out from one snow storm to the next, Californians are doing their various forms of the rain dance. This is the view out my office window. With the exception of the bit of green from the Magnolia tree, it is all mostly brown. This is due […]
New Knitters Rock!
Photo of knitting with Drum sticks by Nadya Peek via Flickr Gwen! I love that you taught a new knitter. It is so important that the beat goes on. And on it does go. Just today I got a Facebook message from a good friend of Evan’s. She and another friend want me to teach […]
Red Eye Love
So, the name of the rock classic by Golden Earring is actually Radar Love, but when I was younger, I thought the refrain was Red Eye Love. Not that it makes any more sense, right? Regardless, today my version fits. Thanks to the invention of the overnight transcontinental airline flight, I got an extra day […]
The Joy of Fiber Festivals
This week I have been at SAFF (Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival). The truth is, I rarely teach at fiber festivals and I can’t tell you why. But I am hoping this won’t be my last time. Although I love spending time with the knitters of the world at various shops, guilds and conventions, there is […]
