Refined Knits
Refined Knits contains some lovely patterns, including this cabled beauty. This is not the kind of sweater you make because it would be a useful addition to your wardrobe or because it would be flattering, but because it would be […]
Appropriate Number of Knitting Books
I don’t buy many knitting books nowadays. In part this is because I figure no knitting book is going to have something I don’t already have in my collection somewhere. In part it’s because I might already own enough. But […]
Mental Habits
We hired a business coach for 90 days. Some of the others in the Mastermind group have done this and speak of it not only as a valuable thing to do but also as a normal thing to do. Our […]
Craftsy Class #3: Knit to Flatter
Knit to Flatter with Amy Herzog is my third class of the summer, and it’s a great class. Herzog appears to have just two books in print right now, but I also own her Knit 24/7. I’ve ordered the book […]
6 More Months
Today it is six months from Christmas Eve. I used to work with a woman, the Poster Queen, who always announced on June 25th that it was six months till Christmas. I’m not sure what we were supposed to do […]
One Row Lace
Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches. Knit one row. K4, work the pattern to the last 4 stitches, K4. The pattern stitch: *yo, k2tog, k 3*
Craftsy Class #2: Big Embroidery with a Small Hoop
My second class for the summer was “Big Embroidery with a Small Hoop” with Lisa Shaw. I leapt to sign up for this class, because this is exactly what I want to do. Shaw seems nice. She also seems uncomfortable […]
The Little Boy’s Quilt
The little boy’s quilt is applique with a scrappy pieced border. The Debbie Mumm pattern I started with had a solid panel with instructions to applique the motifs randomly onto the fabric. I know mine would not look good if […]