MORE on Unravel!!!
One day closer to unravel!! Yes I am excited beyond ANY recognition…. Yesterday I showed you all the garments you could put your hands on at the show but that is NOT all, my friends… There'll be gloves There'll be socks There'll be shawls And yes, there are “treats” for customers… More on that...
read moreUnravel, what’s on show?
Unless you live under a rock in the UK, you know Unravel is happening this coming weekend. It's a knitting and fibre festival happening in Farnham (and now that I have a map to get there I know it's in Surrey) – I will be there with my little booth hoping to see many familiar faces and some new ones that I only know through the Internet. It's exciting, no? You will get to see some of the rock+purl favorites on display!! I will be wearing After Five by popular demand Perhaps Glacial? Or Aitana on the second...
read moreCircles + Dots
I couldn't possibly say no when Olga Buraya-Kefelian asked me to review her collection on the blog – how could I? She's the designer that makes the things I don't have time to knit and wish I could develop insomnia for! Circles + Dots is a collection of 5 pieces designed by Olga for Quince & Co. As you know, their yarns are soft, special and with a very carefully chosen palette that leads to thoughts of spring and light, fields and sunshine. The collection has 2 garments, one in the round and one made in pieces, and 3...
read moreRevisiting Mindfulness
When I set off to start this year with the idea of mindfulness, I thought it would be a challenge to remind myself to take care of myself – it’s turned out quite simple, really. I had a bit of an injury, so I took the time to stop knitting and evaluate other pursuits: reading, cross stitching, writing. I wanted to blog more, and I’ve done so: an average of 5 entries per week, which I consider to be fairly good going! You all seem to be liking the posts too – comments and visitor/views numbers are up, and social media...
read moreCreative
Creativity is overflowing, it’s a fire set alight, burning deep and lasting long. Well…. That is how it feels when you ARE feeling creative. How about when you are feel stationary, the fire has extinguished and, most feared of all these feelings, you can’t see when it will return? It is probably the one single feeling that sets hearts racing, gives you the cold sweats and haunts you at night. What happens when you are no longer able to create? You stare at the paper and notice…. No words. Touch your sewing machine and...
read moreSet-in sleeves turned upside down
Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark is a great designer friend of mine. I was delighted to be asked to host one of her guest blog posts on this blog tour for the Craftsy.com Artemisia sweater class. I'm biased about this project because I was the technical editor! It was a first on many areas – first time tech editing for Craftsy, first time tech editing for Mercedes…. And the first time I saw a pattern using this technique in great detail. Without further ado, here's Mercedes!! This summer, Craftsy.com, an online learning...
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