New Pattern: Finnish Coffee Cozy

Posted by on Feb 22, 2013 in Blog Fun, Knitting, patterns, tutorial |

Actually, I drink more tea these days, but a tea cozy is a totally different thing. This puppy fits a cup from that place that’s named after a character from Moby Dick but has an odd-looking green mermaid as it’s logo (ahem, which lets those of you who hate the place overlook that I’m using their cups as units of measure). This little pattern is part of my plaited cast-on class, but there is enough information in here for you...

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Embarrassing Fact 57

Posted by on Oct 31, 2012 in Blog Fun, Defarginess, Knitting, patterns, Shawls | 2 comments

I haven’t knit all of the patterns in my first book. I meant to. I wanted to. I’d planned to. But… well… that’s a lot of patterns. I have knit a few (and am happy to report that I continue to be overwhelmed and hugely proud of the book, it’s essays, and its patterns) but I have to fess up and say that Jane’s Ubiquitous Shawl scared the bejujus out of me. I don’t know why. I designed and knit two...

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Just JUS KaL With Us

Posted by on Oct 24, 2012 in Blog Fun, Knitting, patterns, Shawls |

What’s better than a Knit-a-Long? A Knit-a-Long where you can listen to the book the pattern is based on! That’s right! This Friday on CraftLit and Just the Books we begin Jane Eyre and how will we celebrate? By beginning the Jane’s Ubiquitous Shawl Knit-a-Long—the pattern by Erica Hernandez featured in What Would Madame Defarge Knit? (vol 1). We all know this season is—ahem—filled with craftiness, and so...

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New Pattern! HexaFlexing Fun

Posted by on Oct 18, 2012 in Knitting, patterns, tutorial, Web Fun | 4 comments

Well, I’m not releasing a new podcast—though I’m prepping Jane Eyre RIGHT NOW—so instead I’m releassing a new pattern! My husband recently sent me links to the three videos I’ve loaded below. He said “for the boys” in his email but, seriously, how could I not attack these? I did a quick “knitted flexagon” web search and found that no one had yet made a pattern for this (though you can find...

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TEAny Hats

Posted by on Jun 30, 2012 in Blog Fun, charity, Knitting, patterns |

First installment of TNNA Goodness: 1200 TEAny Hats Yarn generously donated by Universal Yarn HOW do I love Teeny Tiny things? Sooooo much! I love this stuff. I love little mousies, and bigger little mousies, and little socks, and little teeny tiny TEAny hats. Paige Sato manages the Christmas at Sea program out of Port Newark. I’ll be talking to her on CraftLit soon, but in the meantime, take a look at her website and just tell...

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