I’m so excited to introduce Second Chance Skeins! where my love of yarn meets my love of re-use and SCRAP. (Also my love of glitz, sparkle, fur, and anything else that is over the top.) Second Chance Skeins are gorgeous, upcycled art yarn — similar to some commercial products out there, such as Prism’s Wild…
Category: CREATE
Designing
Designing, Mixing Yarns, Reverse Engineering
Rini Reknitted
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of capelet patterns showing up on the radar, and I have an idea it might be “the” thing to knit this fall. And I can see why. A month or so ago I came across this Berroco design, “Rini”, and really loved it. Immediately, the dreamy dark blue-green color…
Designing, Sox Therapy, Technique Speak
Designing: Lazy Toe-Up Socks from Scratch
As you may know, I am a fairly lazy knitter. I also prefer knitting to a “recipe” rather than an exact pattern. In fact, written knitting patterns are a recent invention in the knitting world, within the last 150 years or so. It’s my belief that written patterns have proliferated mostly because they benefit yarn…
Designing, Fashion, Style & Fit, Technique Speak
How to Knit Better Short-Row Bust Darts
One fitting issue some women have is how to fit a sweater for a generous bust without it becoming a gunny sack. You may not know that the “Ms. Average” that the the fashion industry designs for is a B cup. So if you are larger than a B cup, OR if the difference between…
Designing
How to “Steal” Ideas
A book I have called “Steal Like An Artist” says, “Nothing is original, so embrace influence, collect ideas, and remix and re-imagine to discover your own path.” My “Sassy” sweater is a perfect example of this kind of re-mixing. It started out as a version of Jenna Adorno’s “Tempting“, which was originally published in Knitty’s…