Category: My Designs

A Sapwood for Me

by Amy

The rest of September evaporated in worried phone calls and hospital visits, interminable waiting room times and a (slow) return to regular daily life. Everyone is fine now, and we’re all trying to settle back into a daily life. I really, really appreciate the patience of the knitters at Le…

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Trimmings Mod-A-Long: Frankensizing, I

by Amy

Holy smokes, it’s been busy around here lately! The boys are getting so very big. J. is in second grade now (and loving it), and little D. is in his last year of Pre-K. Crazypants! So I’m a little late with the “weekly” installment of modification news on Trimmings. There…

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Sweater Weather

by Amy

The crisp chill of fall is undeniable in Boston this week. We sleep with all of the windows in the house wide open, and this morning getting out of bed even gave me a few goosebumps! The anticipation of sweater weather has given the knit-a-longs I’m running for Caulfield and…

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Pattern Release: Trimmings

by Amy

I love the smell of a new sweater in the morning! Sizes: Ten sizes; intended to be worn with 1-2’’/2.5-5cm ease in the upper torso Final Measurements: Bust measures: 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 46, 50, 54)”/76 (81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137) cm Length…

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Teaching and Twist

by Amy

I had some travel for work scheduled around a pair of Fit to Flatter classes at the lovely Fibre Space, so I decided to spend today resting in a hotel in between work and Alexandria instead of flying home to Boston and then back again in the same day. I’ve…

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Tidbits and KALs

by Amy

Thank you all so much for your lovely, kind words about Caulfield. Thanks to you, the pattern made it to the number 2 spot in Ravelry’s ‘hot right now’ pattern list yesterday. Amazing! I think that’s the first pattern I’ve had in the top 5, and it totally made my…

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Pattern release: Caulfield

by Amy

At long, long, long last, I have a new self-published pattern release: Sizes: Ten sizes; intended to be worn with 1-2’’/2.5-5cm ease in the upper torso Final Measurements: Bust measures: 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 46, 50, 54)” / 76 (81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 117, 127,…

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Birthday weeks are the best weeks

by Amy

Thank you SO much, everyone, for commenting on my last post! Reading your stories while I was at TNNA was just the best birthday present ever. The contest is closed, and email has gone out to Joan, Vicki, Cheryl, Cassy, Helen, and Julie about their prizes. In fact, that was…

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Moving right along

by Amy

Both Trimmings samples (one of them knit by the incomparable Deb Barnhill, who I highly recommend as a sample knitter) are blocked, seamed, and awaiting necklines. Which will be easy-peasy to finish by the photoshoot next weekend, since I have some airplane time to fill. (This weekend, I’m teaching again…

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