hello everyone! how do you like my thanksgiving photo? we couldn’t believe our luck at having such a beautiful sunny sunday—very rare in ohio these days. we walked for miles and miles to take advantage of it, too. i bet you thought we fell off the face of the earth, right?? but we didn’t. we’ve […]
if you receive our newsletter each week, you may already know that my edison shawl design made it into the mason-dixon march mayhem bracket, neck and shoulders category. O.M.G.—this was totally unexpected and thrilling; thank you ann and kay! and voting begins today, so don’t waste a minute—please skedaddle over to the MDK website to […]
happy holidays to all! we have much good news to share today and many, many things to be grateful for. first, all of us at knitspot HQ are completely psyched to tell you this: we are SO exploding this fundraiser with a bang!! (and cardigan is much happier about it than she looks—her fixator just gets in the way […]
now for something warm and cozy for those cold feet . . . bottoms up booties! like i said the other day, nothing fits me better than a quick, cute, giftable project to knit in december and these scrumptious slipper socks are just the thing to round out our red scarf scholarship fund pattern collection this year. with three […]
suddenly it’s december 1st and guess who hasn’t started her christmas knitting?? not that this is any different than any other year—i am perennially late getting into the mood. i think i might be addicted to racing to the finish, in fact. which is why i love quick knits for gifts. and if said quick knit […]
it’s wovember and open season for all-out knitting, when work on winter wearables or special holiday gifts begins in earnest. giving is always on my mind, but especially at this time of year when i ask you to join me in making a young person’s dreams come true. our 2017 red scarf scholarship fundraiser is underway now […]
a few weeks ago, i received a copy of this adorable new picture book, Argyle Fox, written and illustrated by Marie LeTourneau, so i could share it with our readership. i just love the illustrations for this simple story! argyle lives in the woods with his mama (who we assume is the creator of his many dapper […]
boy has this been a lifesaver the last couple of weeks! there has been lots of adventure around here, both scary and exciting, which is why we’ve been pretty quiet for a little while. back on st. patrick’s day, our little stray pal, cardigan, went missing and didn’t come by for his normal meals—usually we could […]
a few weeks ago, i received a copy of this beautiful book—in search of the world’s finest wools, written and photographed by dominic dormeuil, current chairman of house of dormeuil and jean-baptiste rabouan, whose photojournalistic work has focused on the cultures of nomadic people. sensing the profound impact of social, economic, and environmental change on the global wool […]
when we presented our first piece from winter ensemble 2017—the volta shawl by susanna IC, we sold out our stock of cabécou brillant sport in a wink—especially in the sel gris shade. the shawl was such a hit that it caused a run on cabécou skeins and shawl kits and many who wanted some but did not see […]