• 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…

  • Slippery Slope

    A few months back, my Slippery Slope pattern debuted in Knotions Magazine. I know a number of you admired it there and were inspired to cast on your own. Some of you have also been knitting yours…

  • Super Summer Shawl-Along

    Shall we knit together? I think it would be fun. I’m going to host a KAL, a very loosey-goosey sort of KAL, and I’m calling it the Super Summer Shawlalong. The Shawlalong will take place July 23…

  • 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 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…