Playing Favorites
I'm in the middle of the best part of book making. The part where I've chatted with some of my very favorite people in the yarn industry, they've graciously agreed to let me experiment with their beautiful yarns, they've mailed them to me, and I get to play with them. This tray of yarn is sitting on my desk right now. These will be the socks for the book after next, and I love each and every one of them. Starting at the top left, there's Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Buckingham Fountain, and right under it is Mrs. Crosby [...]
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 [...]
I Shall Refrain From the Obvious Pun
So I must be honest. This this was not the sort of vacation that makes good blog fodder. It might actually be the sort of vacation that looks boring to outside observers. When we left the story last, we were headed out to Maine. We'd arranged to stay at a perfect little cabin, and we had an ridiculous amount of fun playing house for a week (why is it that things that seem like chores at my actual house seem unreasonably entertaining when I'm playing house on vacation). The Boy and I had both been just the wee tiniest bit [...]
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