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Correction to Origami Shrug Pattern in Brave New Knits
Posted on | June 10, 2011 | 1 Comment
**This post has been edited to reflect a further correction from Melissa, which is that Rows 16 and 18 are worked the same. The Origami Shrug’s designer, Melissa Wehrle, just brought a correction to my attention for this pattern in Brave New Knits. This error was caught so late because, she thinks, most knitters are [...]
Signs of Spring
Posted on | March 31, 2011 | No Comments
There are some things even the latest downpours have not been able to wash away. Between storms this past week, I’ve been outside trying to capture the brave little spots of color around the garden. Although I have not been successful at capturing on film any of the rainbows I’ve seen (why do I always [...]
Brave New Knits Signing Today
Posted on | March 26, 2011 | No Comments
Just a reminder that this afternoon from 2 – 4 o’clock I will be visiting Purls of Joy (429 Healdsburg Ave. Phone #: 707-433-4569 ) in Healdsburg, CA, where I will be signing copies of Brave New Knits. Come on over if you’re in the area – I’ll have the trunk show of knitted samples for oohing [...]
Your Exit Here
Posted on | February 16, 2011 | 1 Comment
Congratulations to Kelly-Ann, who won the final pattern collection from the current issue of Knitcircus online magazine! The above shot was taken in late January, when I was in NY attending VK Live among other things … late afternoon at a subway stop in Queens, snow on the tracks, whipped by the wind into a vortex [...]
Valentine’s Day: And In The End…
Posted on | February 14, 2011 | No Comments
… the love you take is equal to the love you make*. Happy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate it. Shadow and I wish you a happy day, full of yarn and chocolate. *The Beatles
Knitcircus Giveaway, Part II
Posted on | February 10, 2011 | 6 Comments
Contest winners/commenters are: Kirsi for a one-year subscription to Knitcircus magazine, and Barbara for a pattern collection from the current issue. I have already forwarded your emails to Jaala Spiro, the Knitcircus editor. Thanks for entering! To keep the fun going a bit longer, there is one more pattern collection from the current issue of [...]
Downton Abbey, Revisionist Version
Posted on | February 4, 2011 | 3 Comments
I’ve already let it be known that I loved, loved, LOVED Downton Abbey, and now I stand corrected on an earlier assumption. According to one of my commenters (thank you, Rhian!), U.S. viewers of Downton Abbey did, in fact, get all but a few “judiciously” cut minutes of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classics. Although our four [...]
Downton Abbey, My Latest TV Crush
Posted on | February 2, 2011 | 5 Comments
Did anybody else out there adore this show as much as I did? And was anybody else equally annoyed to discover that we poor Americans viewed the lamentably abridged version of the series, which cut a full hour (by my calculations) of the delicious goings-on in the Crawley family and among their servants? I assume [...]
And She Comes Up For Air…
Posted on | December 6, 2010 | No Comments
Thought I’d forgotten all about blogging, eh? No, nothing attributable to absent-mindedness here. Just too much life getting in the way and too little blogging as a result. Between caring for elderly parents, wrapping up Brave New Knits book promotions for this year, the random ant infestation: secret projects, oh yes and Thanksgiving, knitting in general, [...]
Knitgrrl Rides Again
Posted on | July 7, 2010 | No Comments
Shannon Okey, otherwise known as Knitgrrl, is probably a genius. Anybody doubting the veracity of that statement should take a look at her new book, The Knitgrrl Guide To Professional Knitwear Design. Here it is: When it showed up in my mailbox a few days ago, I stayed up til 2 AM devouring every [...]