Tag: skirts
How Much Knitting Gets Done on the Road?
During interviews, people often ask me about my favorite place to knit. I usually answer that although it is not my favorite, most of my knitting is done while I travel. This got me thinking about how much knitting I actually get done when I am on the road. It always seems like a lot, because […]
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 […]
Black Is the New Black
What’s your favorite color? Whether it is the color we love to wear or just a color that we find appealing, most folks immediately know the answer to the question. The color found in wardrobes again and again is black. The reason is simple: black truly goes with everything. And in fact, it actually makes other […]
Turning a WIP into a FO
I don’t think I have shown this to you, but this has been my primary WIP (surprise — it is entrelac)! But today my WIP became a FO. My plan (hope) was to wear it this weekend at Stitches South. And much to my own surprise, I will be able to do that without having […]
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 […]
Simplicity of Design in Skirts
Knitted skirt designs are my favorite type of designing because they are so simple! A few measurements, a nice knitted fabric swatch, some relatively simple calculations and your design is ready to go! When I am designing a skirt in only one size (for myself), I can complete all the calculations and write the entire […]
7 Little Known Facts About Knitted Skirts
Knitted skirts have a bad reputation. The problem is so often a simple tube with no shaping is “sold” as a skirt. And although there are a few female bodies that are tube shaped, most are not. As such, knitted skirts that are not designed well also don’t wear well. But there are, in fact, […]
Sundry Saturday: Catching up
I’ve had lots of ideas for posts flutter through my mind in the last couple of weeks, but not a one has made it to the cloud for your reading pleasure. What can I say? I’m hibernating. See you in the spring. I wish. I’ve had a steady stream of photo orders to process, teaching […]
Bonus Fine Finishing Update!
Skirt is done! Dressmaker finishing details look beautiful. Now it’s going on display at The Knitting Boutique, but I will wear this one lots when I get it back!!
Inspiration Sunday: Practicing Patience
Inspiration comes from a lot of different places. Sometimes it is nature, another design, a question by a student, a picture in a catalog. But once inspired turning that idea into something tangible can often be a long process. Techniques and stitch patterns are often the beginnings of my inspiration. So a swatch often actually […]
