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Emerging
Written on February 11, 2011 at 9:13 am, by Amy
I’m sure there will be other posts soon, containing details, and logistics, and excitement about my spring class line-up… But for now, I’m emerging from a flurry of deadlines and planning to take the weekend (when I’m not in class) to cast on for something new for myself. A “comfort food” kind of project. Something Continue Reading
I’ll be back soon!
Written on February 4, 2011 at 4:49 am, by Amy
Things are such a flurry of deadlines around here (both for knitting and in my day job) that none of the posts I’ve been meaning to write are on “paper” yet. But I’ll be back soon! And there are still a couple of spaces left in Sunday’s class, if anyone is in the area and Continue Reading
Late-breaking weekend news: Feb 6 class!
Written on January 28, 2011 at 5:29 pm, by Amy
Thanks so much for all the Shoshana love, folks! And for those who asked, the seedlings in the post before that are an Aerogarden. We love ours–it keeps us in herbs all winter while our 3-season porch is an icicle. I seem to have enough interest in a class on February 6 (even with the Continue Reading
Re-entry is hard!
Written on January 25, 2011 at 8:02 pm, by Amy
Fortunately, giving away sock yarn is not. Thanks to my favorite random number generator, Blogless Rachel won the contest with her comment: I tried to knit some heavy socks to walk around the house in. It was my intention to felt them so they would be thick and sturdy. So of course before it was Continue Reading
Time’s up!
Written on January 20, 2011 at 8:08 am, by Amy
And naturally I ran out of time and am already on the train to Vogue Knitting Live. Hope to see some of you there, and tune in Monday for the thrilling conclusion to the first monthly sock giveaway! For those somewhat local to Boston–I noticed the other day that my classes this spring are all Continue Reading
Design Processes
Written on January 14, 2011 at 5:46 am, by Amy
Well, it had to happen eventually. Everyone’s design process is different, and here’s mine: I get the idea. I sketch. I swatch copiously. I write the pattern, and print it out. I knit the sample from the pattern, essentially test-knitting that size and working out any language kinks. Then I send it to the tech Continue Reading
Farewell, 2010.
Written on January 4, 2011 at 7:22 pm, by Amy
I know that for many of my loved ones, 2010 was a difficult year. But while we certainly had tough parts, on the whole it treated me very well. My knitting life certainly flourished in 2010: (From the top: Shoshana Set, to be released soon; Two projects you’ll see next year; Dunedin Vest, to be Continue Reading
Snapshots of a staycation
Written on December 23, 2010 at 8:58 am, by Amy
I love big vacations, I really do. Traveling to new places, listening to new sounds, seeing new sights. Luxuriating in extravagances we don’t have the ability to work into our daily life (like having someone clean up after us!). But this year, spending a couple of restful weeks at home and with family are exactly Continue Reading
Rhinebeck, how I love thee.
Written on October 20, 2010 at 4:41 pm, by Amy
Weekend-long festivals defy description. Words can never capture how refreshing and rejuvenating a weekend of simply immersing oneself in fiber and fiber-lovers is. Worse, I didn’t take a single picture this year that I could share with you instead. I did wear Ayana on Saturday, and a new cardigan I’m calling Seamair on Sunday (reveal Continue Reading
On my way
Written on October 15, 2010 at 4:47 am, by Amy
To a weekend I look forward to every year. Rhinebeck! Oh, how I’ve missed you. If you’re playing Rhinebeck Bingo and trying to find me, I’ll be wearing Ayana on Saturday. On Sunday, I’ll be wearing another new design. I think it would be fun to keep the big reveal for after the festival, but Continue Reading