New KAL & new knits for summertime

Happy Friday, lovely knitters! And welcome to summer – at least in my neck of the woods. I know knitting isn’t usually what people think of when they think of summertime, but I love summer knitting. Somehow my schedule feels freer, things seem easier, and I’m more able to convince…

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Knitting Round-up and Check-in

Happy Friday, lovely knitters! Things are starting to settle down (a teeny bit) after last week’s flurry of site updating and new collection. (And, uh, the subsequent flurry this week of site updates.) Thank you all so much for your kind words and compliments both on the site and the…

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New KAL, new yarn!

Hello, everyone! I’m back from Vogue Knitting Live NYC and I had a lovely time with all of my students getting into sweater nitty-gritty. I’m excited to kick off a new KAL with you, too. But first! Let’s talk shopping. I didn’t have a ton of time to roam the…

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Gifts for knitters (including you!)

I’ll share some of the FOs from the Fall KAL next week, but with holiday season officially on us (here in the US, at least), today I wanted to talk about gifts for knitters. This year’s Gift KAL has gotten off to a great start, and I’m loving seeing everyone’s…

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New season, new KAL: Gifts!

Happy winter (?!), lovely knitters! This fall has continued to be busy, but the book is finally going to design early next week – so I should be back here (and knitting) more often now! And just in time, too, because the next Year of Sweaters KAL starts today! Welcome…

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Work haze

Hello again, lovely knitters! SUPER long time, no see – it’s crazy how quickly August and September are zipping by. The Fall KAL sweaters are piling up fast and furious over in the Ravelry thread, Clara Parkes’ amazing new book is in stores now (I’m thrilled to be a part…

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From Summer to Fall – New KAL

Happy Friday, lovely knitters! The weather is still steamy here, but my thoughts always turn to fall in August despite the heat. Crisp mornings walking through a sleepy garden with a cup of hot coffee; cold, clear nights sky-gazing; dazzling color in the trees on a sunny day. Fall is…

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Year of Sweaters, Round Two: Spring/Summer Sweater KAL

Happy Monday, lovely knitters! Try as I might, I wasn’t quite able to finish my entry for the winter/spring sweater KAL: close, but no cigar But so many of you did finish your sweater(s), and they’re all so amazing. Check out the wonderful FOs, and enter your own, in this…

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Year of Sweaters, 2017

Hello, lovely knitters! I so appreciate all of your lovely comments on Clearview, and my last post. Today, I’m here to kick off another year of my Year of Sweaters KALs. Some of you have noticed that we’re overdue for the “Deep Winter KAL”, which would ordinarily have started a…

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CustomFit Enhancements – Subscriptions, Calculators, and more

Hi there, lovely knitters! I hope your holiday season is going along smoothly and joyously; around here, things are just starting to get truly nutty. My gift knitting is definitely not going to be done by the end of next week (!): But that’s okay. I have a backup gift,…

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