I’ve been incredibly behind hand on keeping up with knitting related social thingies. (I’m sorry. My brain is completely out of whack.) School starts on Wednesday and normally that would herald an exciting influx of time available for knitting and…
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Jolie with Pointy Sticks
Well! It only took me AGES, but I finally have a little collection of accessory patterns available, just in time for autumn. I’ve talked a little about the philosophy behind this collection as I’ve worked on it, but I’m going…
Posted in Clara, Collection, Cowls, Dorothy, ebook, eBooks, Edith, Hats, Ida, Jolie with Pointy Sticks, Knitting, Mitts, Myrna, Original Pattern, Pattern for sale, Rosa, Shawls
Digital books from Melanie Falick
I was really excited to get a chance to review a number of new digital editions of Melanie Falick/STC Craft books. I really love the quality, layouts, and gorgeous photography that they utilize for their knitting books, and I was…
Dorothy
Yesterday I opened my mailbox to find the Knit Picks catalog with my Dorothy shawl on the cover! Dorothy is a shawl I designed specifically with Knit Picks yarns in mind. It’s a two color raglan with very simple patterning…
Tagged with: knit picks, sock yarn, summer accessory
Posted in Dorothy, Knitting, Pattern for sale, Shawls
Posted in Dorothy, Knitting, Pattern for sale, Shawls
Cinnamon toast
I have this cardigan. It’s my favorite cardigan. There’s no good reason why it should be a favorite. It’s boxy and loose and cropped and it’s made of acrylic and I bought it in high school. It’s the dull mint…
On wellness
I’m sorry to have dropped out suddenly and in the middle of my series on the male gaze, too. Basically, I’ve been sick for a month now, and it’s been really wearing. We went to the Maker Faire in May,…
Dear Jane
Spring has sprung here in the Bay Area, as you can see by my delphiniums above! And I’m celebrating with a long delayed release – Dear Jane is back! I originally designed this hat for now defunct Sanguine Gryphon, and…
Mango Lassi
I don’t know what is wrong with me – I released this pattern weeks ago and completely forgot to add it to the blog. It’s been a little bit crazy around here, but still, that seems particularly silly. I’ll be…
Tagged with: clothing, mango lassi
Posted in Knitting, Mango Lassi, Original Pattern, Pattern for sale, Tank tops
Posted in Knitting, Mango Lassi, Original Pattern, Pattern for sale, Tank tops
The male gaze in knitwear photography: The crafter’s gaze
This is a continuation of the exploration of male gaze in knitwear photography. For the working definition of male gaze as I’m using it, click here. For the second installment, about the spouse as photographer, click here. If you are…
Grand Lake
Grand Lake, the shawl I designed for A Verb for Keeping Warm’s ProVerbial Club, is now available to everyone! There’s a lovely new sample, knit by a very talented sample knitter, and a new size, and some suggestions for modifications.…
