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New dress!

Posted by on Feb 6, 2012 in Blogging | 10 comments

New dress!

Happy Monday everyone! How do you like my new look? Dannielle Cresp and I have been working on the new rock+purl look for a while and I’m happy to present it to you! Not only have we tweaked some of the directories for faster, easier browsing, but we have a brand new slider at the top of the frontpage so you can see the latest designs in rotation. Pretty nifty, eh? I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. This weekend marked the first post of the second series of guest bloggers – Brandi Hussey wrote about why she loves what she does,...

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Why I Love What I Do (1)

Posted by on Feb 5, 2012 in Blogstars 2012 | 9 comments

I’ve been an artist all my life, but I just didn’t know it. I felt it, though. I could feel it inside that I was meant to create art. But I didn’t trust it. Growing up, my family was generally supportive, but completely mystified, by me being an artist. They loved me, but didn’t understand this need to create. They didn’t really know what to do with me, and I didn’t have to words to express it. I took as many art classes as I could in high school, so they thought it was a phase for me. I tried to tell...

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News in yarn

Posted by on Feb 2, 2012 in Blogging, Knit | 0 comments

PSA – the site may be wonky for the next 24h or so, Dannielle Cresp will be working behind the scenes with the new look of the site. Hang in there!! As you know sometimes I’m bound by confidentiality. I would have loved to show you images of my latest work but I couldn’t and it’s killing me! However, sometimes I’m free to share, and I would love to show you a couple of shots from 2 new patterns I’m working on. Wanna see? Of course you do. This is approx 7″ of lace and stockinette worked in...

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All revved up

Posted by on Feb 1, 2012 in Blogging, Business Talks | 3 comments

Some days I may feel like this – LBD day (no, no Little Black Dress. Lousy Black Dog) Others, I feel like this – kicking arse and affirming my position Then, there’s the revved-up mode. On Friday I tweeted about how I had a list of to-dos as long as my arm, and out of that small action, there could have been 2 scenarios: - OMFG I’m never getting this done. Let me put my pjs on and watch The OC while I eat my body weight in Ben&Jerry’s cookie dough ice-cream Vs - Ok. If I do ALL these things, I could get a...

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Gathering interest

Posted by on Jan 31, 2012 in Blogging, Business Talks, Designs, Knit, Tutorials | 3 comments

Want to have the ninja-like abilities to grade your knitting patterns from here to infinity? Interested in seeing the behind-the-scenes moves that make those numbers rumble? I’m starting a 6-week online class about Grading! If you’re interested, sign up below to get the skinny before anyone else – remember, tick the “I want to be in the Pioneer Group!” button, and I’ll be in touch soon. Sign ME up! * indicates required Email Address * Grading Online Class I want to be in the Pioneer...

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Better late…

Posted by on Jan 30, 2012 in Photography | 0 comments

…than never! Back in November, Brian and I headed off for a quick 5-day break to my birthplace – Valencia. It was sunny. Oh yes, that, my friend, it was. Armed with my camera and trying to see the city through the eyes of a foreigner (Brian), we went exploring. Here’s some of the shots - We went atop the Cathedral Tower for views of the city from its highest point. We went to parks I went on swings There are palm trees! Cacti! Oranges! Clementines! MORE ORANGES! Vegetables… Spices… And the staple of...

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