Ruling

I need a ruling.  When does it go from 'disgustingly premature' to 'perfectly reasonable' to start blabbing excitedly about the next book.  It's going to the printer in a little more than a week.  It will be out around Thanksgiving.  I've been totally focused on it for the last two weeks (making me a very tedious dinner companion I'm sure), and all I want to do is show you the projects.  But I've also been led to believe that one must maintain a certain level of mystery lest people be bored by the time it comes out.  Hence the need [...]

August 30, 2014|

Playing Favorites, Part 2

We talked a little while ago about the sock yarns for the upcoming book, but that book won't all be sock-y goodness.  There are lots of other delightful projects too, and that means more yarn.  I've just now gotten the last of the yarns in, so that meant it was time to bring them all together for a group shot. I really am rather madly in love with all of these, and I bet there are a few here that will be new to you. Starting up at the top left, the pink one there is Manos Fino in Rosewater [...]

August 9, 2014|

Share (yarn giveaway)

We've chatted before about the process of picking yarns for a book.  I've explained that it's both tremendously fun and more than a bit nerve-wracking.  Imagine it -- you start with a blank slate, and you can pick whatever yarn you want.  Now that's exciting, but it also leaves me a bit paralyzed with indecision. But, one of the fun parts that often happens during that process is getting to know delightful yarn companies.  The people who work in this industry really are the nicest folks you could imagine.  They're always excited about new projects and eager to share their [...]

August 5, 2014|

Adumbrate

The revamped and rereleased pattern for Adumbrate is now up on ravelry.  Pics first, but do read on, as I've got yarn to give away!These are another of my early patterns, and I was delighted to redo them.  We all know I'm a sucker for fingerless mitts (seriously, I have a whole wardrobe of them, some to match all of my pajamas, and I wear them all winter long).  These are quick and fun to knit (they're the ones that did the neat three-pronged thing when I was knitting them), and I am pretty sure most self respecting stashes have [...]

July 30, 2014|

Not a Sock in Sight

We talked the other day about sock yarns for the book after next, but as usual, the book is more than just socks.  Some of the non-sock yarns have also started to arrive, and they're delightful. Up at the top there, in all of its lovely pinkness, is Manos Fino in Rosewater.  That's going to become an absolutely delicious shawl.  Moving clockwise around the circle, the next one is Anzula Oasis in Seaside.  This is also destined for some sort of wrap (it's a silk/camel blend, and I anticipate greatness).  Then we've got Sweet Georgia Trinity Worsted in Silver.  I'm [...]

July 21, 2014|

Muted

I'm worried a few of you may be laboring under a terrible misconception.  One or two of you may have gotten the sense that there's not been much knitting around here.  After all, the last thing I showed you I knit was the Trey cuff back in early June (which was itself my attempt to remind myself that I do indeed like knitting).  But just because I haven't been showing you much knitting doesn't mean I've not been stabbing yarn with needles on a regular basis. Quite the contrary.  It's just that I've not been showing you what I'm knitting.  [...]

July 3, 2014|

Pattern Spotlight and Yarn Giveaway

The last time we did this was so much fun, I can't help but do it again!  I happen to have a bit more yarn from KCC3 to give away, and I think you're going to love it. This time it's the Bunodes crassicornis projects in Malabrigo's delicious yarns. That's Arroyo on the socks, and Rios on the hat.  I've got two extra skeins of the Rios (in the color used in the book), and I'd like to send them off to two of you.  I like having two ways to win, so let's do it again, shall we? For [...]

June 26, 2014|

Pattern Spotlight and Yarn Giveaway

Picking yarns for a book is an odd task.  It's both surprisingly hard (there are so many choices that the pressure to find the one perfect yarn can be a bit overwhelming), and undeniably awesome (because for days on end, my job is to haunt yarn companies' websites).  Every now and then, during the yarn selecting process, you end up with an extra skein or two of yarn.  This happened a few times with KCC3, and I totally want to share my good fortune with you guys.  So over the next few weeks, I'll be showing off a few patterns [...]

June 20, 2014|

Under the big top, yarn and giveaway

I told you last time that I came home Friday to find a lovely little mood elevator hanging out on my front porch (yarn...fewer side effects than prozac, though it is rather habit forming).  And, while I showed you Kitten Overlord Barry chilling in the box it came in, I didn't actually show you the yarn.  Let's remedy that, shall we (click to embiggen)? That's a whole lot of yarny love, all from Jaala, mastermind the behind the Knit Circus empire (really, you should be listening to the podcast, it's fabulous).  Over on the left you've got three fingering weight [...]

April 27, 2014|
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