• triangular rainbow knit shawl on the beach

    Happy Pride!

    Happy Pride! As you may recall, for each of the past few years I’ve released a Pride-themed rainbow pattern in June, with proceeds from the sale of the pattern going to the Trevor Project, the Human Rights Campaign, and Knit…

  • Thank you

    This post is a thank you — and a story, the story of the symbolism of my Pride Like the Wind shawl. I was at the Strungalong knitting retreat last week, and someone there asked very kindly about…

  • A rainbow knit shawl

    Allyship

    Earlier this month I posted about my Pride Like the Wind shawl and Pride fundraiser on Facebook. That post got a lot of attention, and a lot of it wasn’t good. Somehow the post seems to have…

  • A woman stands on a beach wrapped in a rainbow-colored knit shawl

    Pride Like the Wind

    As you know, I release a Pride fundraising pattern every year in June. Last fall I was at a show where I met Heather and Danielle of Purly Shell Fiber Arts and learned that they, too, do…

  • A rainbow-colored shawl is draped across two chairs in the park

    The Empty Chairs

    As I mentioned in my previous post, Pride Goeth Before the Shawl is this year’s Pride month fundraising pattern. Proceeds from its sale all through the month of June will be divided up between the Human Rights…

  • Justifiably Proud

    Happy Pride month! I’m feeling mixed emotions this year as June rolls around. I can remember years when this month brought hope and optimism for the advancements being made in human rights and specifically for those in…

  • 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…