Bare Naked Wools Knitalong
You all know I love Anne Hanson's work. Her designs are beautiful, and when I heard she had started her own yarn line, Bare Naked Wools, I knew it would be absolutely marvelous. Last year, she and I did a two-part blog series on substituting yarns. And of course I used her yarn for the recent slipper extravaganza. So when the folks at Bare Naked Wools got in touch and asked if we could do a sock knit along, of course I said yes. The rules are pretty simple. You knit my socks with Anne's yarn, and post about it [...]
Book Yarn, Part III
KCC3 is debuting soon (next month!) and I want to take a bit of time during the lead up to show off all the delightful yarns I’ve used in the book. So without further ado, yarn. These beautiful yarns are from String Theory. I may just have a little String Theory addiction problem obsession. I've visited (twice). My last two socks were made with String Theory. Um, and the socks on the cover of Ne'er-Do-Well Knits. Oh yeah, and some socks and a hat from KCC2. Oh and there may well be another secret project I can't tell you about [...]
Tease
Just in case you thought I was making it up... And just for the record, oh man it's pretty.
Book Yarn, Part II
KCC3 is debuting soon (next month!) and I want to take a bit of time during the lead up to show off all the delightful yarns I've used in the book. So without further ado, yarn. These are two of the many amazing yarns available from Plucky Knitter. My love affair with Plucky yarns is well-documented and long-lasting. So far, I've indulged in some delightful boy socks, some downright girly socks, a cuff, a hat, and of course the cover socks from the last book! On the left, you've got Plucky Feet in Spice of Life. This is one of [...]
Tonal
I should be displaying impressive industry. There are emails to write, yarns to select, stores to contact, swatches to knit. In short, there are things to do. But I regret to inform you that I will be doing none of those things for the next few minutes. Because there is also this. A rare moment of kitten calm. I'm going to bask in it while it lasts. I'm sure you'll all understand. A moment like this needs to be documented for posterity.
Colophon
The freshly revamped and rereleased pattern for Colophon is now up on ravelry. Pics first, then info, but do read on because I've got yarn to give away too! I know these are simple little bits of knitting, but I admit I'm rather taken with them. They work in any sock or fingering weight yarn and need shockingly little yardage. The sample shown here used 125 yards of Space Cadet Creations' Ester (shown here in a custom club colorway, but if you are looking for a purple, their Plume is smashing and will fill all your purple needs). In addition [...]
Book Yarn, Part I
Someone very graciously pointed out to me I've been remiss in telling you about the yarns I used in the upcoming KCC3. This is a situation I need to remedy as soon as possible, especially since we're only about a month out from the book's debut! So, without further delay, book yarns. These delightful specimens are from the lovely folks at Quince & Co. I first fell in love with Quince & Co yarns when we went to Maine in 2012. I'd seen it online before that, but it was extra delightful in person. I knew I wanted to work [...]
Supplies
My porch looks like this (there's more around the corner). It looks like that because some time in the next few weeks, I will be getting approximately one gazillion copies of KCC3. And then, with any luck, I will be putting those copies into these envelopes and sending them out to you. In the meantime, I think I owe my UPS driver some cookies or something to make up for getting all this delivered in the pouring rain.
Variations on a theme
You know how I've been telling you to block your knits? And showing you how much of a difference it makes? And perhaps you recall that the project I knit most recently was a bit willful when it was on the needles? Right. So you might imagine that this one also benefited greatly from a little relaxing bath. Huge difference, very very little effort. Compared to how much time it takes to knit something, the time to block it is negligible. I'm going to harass you into doing it if I possibly can. (Though i have to say I'm tempted [...]
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