• Ch- Ch- Ch- Changes

    If you’ve purchased a class or pattern from me via my website over the past few days, you may have noticed some changes to the way it looks.  I made a change to the service I’m using for my…

  • a pair of rainbow-striped hand-knit socks

    I Want to Do More

    You might remember seeing these socks before… they’re my Proud to Be socks, and I released the pattern in June both in honor of Pride month and as a fundraiser for The Trevor Project and the Human…

  • A golden hand-knit lace wrap is draped around a dressmaker's dummy.

    So in Love

    I know as parents we’re not supposed to play favorites. As a designer, does the same rule apply, or am I allowed to play favorites? Because, knitters, I have a new favorite. When I took my new…

  • eight skeins of yarn in graduated colors of the rainbow

    Now vs. Later: Why It Matters

    It’s summer, and people are starting to be out and about more. It’s great news that many of us are finding we’re able to visit with some of our friends and family members, but it also means registration…

  • A promotional image for the Would Knit Be Fun podcast July 2 episode with Josh Bennett.

    Everyone’s Got a Story

    I have a little podcast. It’s a video podcast, and also a Zoom knit-night, but one where we have interesting people from the knitting community join me every month for a conversation about what they do, why…

  • a closeup of a rainbow-striped knitted sock

    Still Proud

    Who knew that a little bit of rainbow knitting could be so divisive? I have fielded some pretty negative comments and watched my follower count fall in response to my publishing the Proud to Be socks and…

  • a pair of self-striping, rainbow-colored hand knit sock

    Proud To Be

    My newest pattern, the Proud to Be socks, were created to be a celebration of you — whatever and whoever you are. Proud to Be honors my love of color, my love of socks, my love of rainbows and…

  • a ball of magenta yarn and a ball of pink yarn are on a wooden table, along with wooden needles and several daffodils

    This Time Last Year

    This time last year, I had a lot of fear. I had an obsession with COVID numbers, and an unhealthy habit of checking them every night before bed. I had a lot of new plants in my…

  • a hand-knit hat featuring colorwork in two shades of green

    Steven’s Creek

    Inspiration comes from many different places. Sometimes I think of an entire finished piece and I know how I want it to look; sometimes I start with a yarn and think about what I want it to…

  • Bows holding chicken pieces, vegetables, pitas and sauces

    Feed: Chicken Gyros

    In response to the prompts in this week’s WoolWide Adventure*, this week my family is revisiting some of our favorite recipes from all around the world. Last night I made one of our favorites, a chicken gyro…