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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Feed: Cauliflower-Leek Cream Soup
Here’s the recipe for one of my favorite springtime soups. It’s inexact, ’cause that’s how I often roll. It’s all about taste, anyway, so play with it till it wows you. Vegetable or chicken stockHead of cauliflower2…
Tips and Tricks for Devious Knitters: Yarn Substitution
There is both an art and a science to yarn substitution, and whole classes have been taught about the subject (in fact, it’s something I address at some length in my upcoming lecture, “What Makes a Knitting…
