Pattern Retrospective, part 2

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

So today’s post doesn’t go back to the age of the dinosars, but it does go back to when I was teaching in New York. After our evacuation on  9/11, a few teachers and I taught a bunch of our students to knit and we donated what we made to Women in Need shelter and the Bowery Mission. Many yarn companies and publishers stepped in to support us with donations which meant the world to us (SoHo Publishing, Elizabeth Eakins,  and...

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Pattern Retrospective, part 1, or, When Dinosaurs Roamed The Earth

Posted by on Aug 23, 2012 in Blog Fun, Harry Potter Geekiness, Knitting, patterns |

Way back a long time ago, oh, way before you were born, missey, I knitted up a little envelope for Thing 2’s teeth as they shuffled off the mortal coil known as his mouth and alit on a pillow. Those little buggers went missing easily under his pillow and the little knitted envelope seemed to help keep the teeth easy to find—plus he liked it. I thought it was such a durn useful thing that I would just hop on Excel and make up a...

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The Short of It

Posted by on Aug 22, 2012 in Classes, freebies, patterns, Travel | 21 comments

My son needs surgery. Not planned surgery but that kind of kick-in-the-gut surprise surgery that is halfway between, sure okay and It’s An Emergency.   The Long of It If you’ve followed my blog or podcast since 2005-2006, then you know that my younger son was born with Microtia—a not-as-rare-as-you’d-think condition that gave him a very small ear and no ear canal on the right side, but a working middle and inner...

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Defarge Does Shakespeare, indeed!

Posted by on Aug 21, 2012 in Blog Fun, Defarginess, Knitting, Mystery Knitting, patterns | 7 comments

I could run out on the street and grab a stranger and give them a big ol’ hug, I’m so happy happy happy. I just finished the Super Secret Shrug thing for Defarge-3 (Defarge Does Shakespeare, for those keeping score at home)! Yes, Defarge 2 has yet to come out (though it’s in pre-orders) but we’re already hard at work on the next book in the series. We’re also still accepting submissions for Defarge Does Chaucer and...

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Lucy Neatby—Collection One

Posted by on Aug 7, 2012 in Blog Fun, Classes, designs, freebies, Knitting, Podcast, tutorial, Web Fun | 3 comments

SQUEEEEEE! Right before I left on vacation I had a FABULOUS phone call/CraftLit interview* with Sally Holt (she of the genius KnitCompanion ® app) and Lucy Neatby (she of knitting genius)—and then I had to shut up about it. It almost killed me. But now the secret is out and I can share this joyous news with you! I’m giddy with excitement and I’m here to tell you that after you take a look at the Lucy Neatby—Collection One app, you...

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