A few months ago I decided to re-knit one of my Loopy Leaves pattern. Its an older one, one that I think never really got the attention it deserved. This weekend it had its coming out party at Stitches South at the In the Making booth. I thought I would share with you as well since its a perfect quick little knitted gift for the upcoming Mother's Day. This version of the Loopy Leaves … [Read more...]
Yarn Crawl LA
Image courtesy of Yarn Crawl LA The second county wide crawl is happening right now! It starts today, Thursday, April 11th and runs through Sunday April 14th. This is going to e the largest crawl this city has ever seen, with 31 participating shops and covering a span over 2000 square miles. Last year this was a very exciting event for knitters all over southern California. This year … [Read more...]
What do you do with all those swatches?
As knitters and crocheters we have all been taught to swatch. Weather or not you keep your swatch is up to you. As a designer I like to keep my swatches because I can compare yarns and stitch pattern combinations. Some are pretty, some are funky and wonky, but they are all still special in their own way. So what do you do with all those swatches? I have had a project in mind for them for a … [Read more...]
Poll time! Place your vote today!
Which pattern would you like to knit for the next KAL? Haru Silver Lining Aviva Hydra Place your votes here!!! Which pattern would you like to knit for the next KAL? Haru Silver Lining Aviva Hydra pollcode.com free polls … [Read more...]
Laera Shawl
I know I didn't blog yesterday. My apologies. But I had a very good reason.... it was so that I could blog today! I have great news today!!! The Leara Shawl is finally available to the masses! If you missed out on the Craftsy February MKAL, now you can get the pattern for just $7.00! What a deal! Laera Shawl Sizes: One size Finished Measurements: Wingspan: 92" Depth: … [Read more...]
Paperphine Products
Last summer I came across a Facebook post by Etsy promoting the Esty shop PaperPhine. I was so intrigued by what I saw that I had to have it. It reminded me a lot of Habu Textiles (a personal favorite), but made out of paper! I contacted Linda, owner of PaperPhine, and ordered some of her yarn. She was nice enough to include some extra samples of her other yarns as well. Here is what she sent … [Read more...]