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Men’s knitting pattern roundup #2 3 Aug 2013 | 12:55 am
Let’s check in again on the world of men’s knitting patterns. (If you missed the first men’s knitting pattern roundup, you can find it here, along with an explanation of what these roundups are about...
Boys’ knitting pattern roundup #1 22 Jul 2013 | 08:06 pm
As someone who enjoys designing knits for men and boys, I’m beginning to do regular roundups of patterns for the guys. Here’s my first roundup for men, if you missed it. Today, we’re going to see wha...
Men’s knitting pattern roundup #1 3 Jul 2013 | 11:30 pm
If you’ve stumbled across my blog, then it’s no doubt because you are searching for men’s knitting patterns — and you’ve probably also noticed that they can be hard to find. If you’ve been around my ...
A different kind of designing 1 Dec 2012 | 11:10 am
I’ve been gone from here a while, I know. My fingers have been on a mouse more than they’ve been on the needles lately. You see, I started working for this very cool independent publisher nearly a yea...
How to pitch a knitting or crochet book: tips for designers 23 Oct 2012 | 11:58 pm
Thanks to the internet, and particularly thanks to Ravelry, what was once an exclusive world of knitting and crochet design has now become a republic filled with fresh, new talent. The possibilities f...
Prairie knit companion 16 Aug 2012 | 10:22 pm
As often as I can, I look around and marvel at my good fortune. It nestles around me everywhere in the dear family and friends that I have, the basic comforts of life that I try not to take for … Cont...
Teaching kids to knit: what I learned this week 28 Jul 2012 | 01:42 pm
I got to teach a kids-and-parents knitting class this week and the whole experience was so interesting that I had to tell you about it. For many (perhaps even most) knitting teachers, the idea of tea...
TNNA: Travel tips for the new designer 7 Jul 2012 | 04:03 am
Last month I attended the big summer TNNA convention for the first time. TNNA stands for The National Needlearts Association, which runs quarterly trade shows for the yarn industry. It’s where produce...
Best laid schemes 17 Apr 2012 | 05:05 pm
My schemes, they gang aft agley. I plan out these knitting designs of mine with care. I sketch. And I think. And I walk and think. And I mess around with yarn. And then I actually knit these things ...
How to Teach Beginning Knitting 6 Apr 2012 | 06:18 am
I love to teach and knitters are some of the most fun students I’ve ever had. No one falls asleep in a knitting class. People remember their homework. Usually. Knitters want to be there. Having taugh...
