New Thoughts About New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year, knitters! Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I generally don’t, but I was thinking about them in new ways, particularly in terms of my knitting, and realized I did have things I wanted to…
Live and In Person
As much as I love that I can teach and spend time with all of you via Zoom, there is something really special about attending a live knitting event in person. Events like last weekend’s Stitches West…
What Type of Yarn Should I Learn With?
Occasionally I get a question like this from a student: “What kind of yarn is best to learn with?” Most classes, online and in-person, will include in the description a specific type of yarn the student is…
All Brioche, All the Time
I’m spending much of my knitting time right now knitting up samples for the introductory two-color brioche in-the-round class I’ll be teaching at the Texas Fleece & Fiber Festival this weekend, and I’d forgotten how much fun…
How the Knitting Landscape is Changing in Response to COVID-19
Money is tight, and knitting can be considered a luxury item, but lots of us rely on knitting either for our livelihood or for the maintenance of our sense of well-being. This makes me even more grateful…
What’s Next: A Christmas Stocking Class (That’s Really a Sock-Knitting Class in Disguise)
After a fantastic (and very full!) weekend of teaching and socializing at Rhinebeck, I’m looking forward to what’s next. And that, if you are wondering, is a series of classes that I’m teaching outside of any festival…
Where to Find Me at Rhinebeck
You won’t have to wander the aisles or search the food lines to find me at Rhinebeck this year … just follow the links! Free and open to all Rhinebeck attendees: Friday, Oct 16 6:15 PM Eastern…
On the Road Again (Not Really)
I suppose it is one of the delicious absurdities of life during a pandemic that although I have been physically going nowhere, my weekends have been jam-packed with fiber-related activity, as more and more events are moving…
Where to Find Me at Fiberworld
If you have’t already gotten your tickets or still need to register for classes, you can do that at www.fiberworld2020.com. The cutoff for class registration is the night before each class.
Virtual Fiber Festivals
Since the cancelation and reorganizing of so many events this year, I've found it hard to find listings of those events that are still happening online (and the new ones that have been added). The good news…
