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Bobbin’s Nest Studio
Posted on | September 21, 2010 | 3 Comments
How lovely to have a local stop next up on my Brave New Knits tour! Bobbin’s Nest Studio is a fabric and yarn store located just an hour south of me, in Santa Clara. And owner Erin McGee’s shop is wonderfully diversified, selling both gorgeous yarn AND amazing fabrics and patterns for sewing everything from clothing to home accessories. [...]
Brave New Knits Tour
Posted on | September 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
The Brave New Knits book signing and trunk show tour has begun! Kicking it off with a trip to New England, I visited WEBS for the first time – surely a dream destination on every knitter’s wish list. Retail Store Manager Karen Minott made lots of display forms and hangers available to me, which made it easy [...]
A Pause For Momentary Kvelling
Posted on | September 14, 2010 | 1 Comment
Two terrific reviews appeared within the last few days about Brave New Knits. One is by Carol Sulkoski of Go Knit In Your Hat fame, which you can read here if you are so inclined. The second review is by Leslie Petrovski of Nake-id Knits, whose witty and insightful articles for illustrious knitting industry magazines such as [...]
Designer Spotlight #10: Melissa Wehrle, Neoknits
Posted on | September 11, 2010 | 3 Comments
While we chatted over coffee last year, in a busy Starbucks near her office in New York City, Melissa gave me a peek at her bursting-with-ideas design notebook. As we discussed her knitwear designs and inspirations, she pointed out a few sketches of stunning garments that could be suitable for Brave New Knits. When she came to [...]
Designer Spotlight #9 – Jennifer Hagan, Figknits
Posted on | September 10, 2010 | 1 Comment
When Jen Hagan of figknits offered to make the Global Cable Coat for Brave New Knits, I had to pinch myself. The sketch she sent me was promising, but it was impossible to imagine how much more gorgeous this sweater-coat would be in real life. Knit with bulky weight, hard-wearing Beaverslide Dry Goods McTaggart Tweeds [...]
Vampire Knits: A Bloody Good Read!
Posted on | September 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
Say Hello To Vampire Knits! When Genevieve Miller invited me to design a project for her upcoming book, Vampire Knits, I couldn’t refuse. My daughter is an ardent Twilight fan, to the point of lining up for the midnight premieres of the first movies in the series. And I enjoyed Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles books tremendously when they [...]
Artichokes In Bloom
Posted on | September 5, 2010 | 2 Comments
Once the peak of artichoke season comes and goes in late spring, the ones that remain on the plants are often too tough to bother eating. I can’t believe I just wrote that – how can ANY artich0ke not be worth cooking and eating? But it’s true; they get woody and bitter and are better left [...]
Designer Spotlight #8: Kirsten Kapur, Throughtheloops
Posted on | September 3, 2010 | No Comments
Knitting books that feature a wide variety of projects (as opposed to knitting books that focus on one kind of project such as shawls, or hats, or sweaters, etc.) always win points from me for including at least a couple of pairs of socks. As I assembled the projects for Brave New Knits, I knew there would [...]
A Recipe for Plum Jam – Or Shouldn’t That Be “Yum” Jam?
Posted on | September 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
My plum tree overfloweth with fruit this summer, no thanks to me. Mother Nature is not to be underestimated. We may have had only 5 pears on the Bartlett pear tree this year, but the Satsuma plum tree more than compensated for it. These jars are just a few of the three dozen I’ve made [...]
Read What the Experts Are Saying About Brave New Knits
Posted on | September 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
Inquiring minds want to know where they can find more information and read reviews about Brave New Knits before plunking down their hard-earned dollars to buy it. So here is a list, which will be updated regularly, of the places where you can read about the book, view select images of the projects, and find out more [...]