oh boy. somewhere along the way i got lost and october just slipped through my hands, blog speaking. but i have photos to prove that it existed . . . we went to rhinebeck! and we had the best time; kim3 traveled from utah to go with us and erica betz came along for her first RB […]
hello, hello, hello! SO good to be back; thank you for your patience over the last couple of weeks while i was away and THANK YOU especially for your enthusiastic response to the release of my book, the lace lessons. so much has been going on behind the scenes during and just after the book release; […]
for quite a few months we’ve been steadily working on a new book of little nothings scarves and variations and finally now—it’s ready to purchase! The Lace Lessons is meant to be a useful resource for lace knitters, particularly those who are taking on lace for the first time or struggling to enjoy its allure. […]
oh, there is nothing like new england in the fall and this past weekend, i was lucky enough to be an instructor at the first WEBS fall retreat, which took place in the heart of the berkshire mountains. not at the store (though we did get to spend some quality time there!), but on the beautiful […]
hello, did you wonder where i had disappeared to? it’s been a month filled with travel and just a few days at home so far—i hardly recognize dear david after being away so much! almost as soon as we got back from visiting my family over labor day, i took off again for waterloo, ON […]
here we are in albany, enjoying a weekend away from home. even though these times away are far to short, ti’s still nice to get a few hours extra sleep each night and slow down the pace a bit. always before we leave there is a mad dash to tie up a bevy of loose ends in […]
in between preparing for the pairings club and the fall/winter ensemble, we’ve had an exciting summer project going here at knitspot HQ—we’re producing a book of all-new lace scarf designs. this project is actually several years in the making—i started working on a slightly different version in 2010, which was going to be part compendium of […]
i might have made a midnight run to the shop last night to dig around in the boxes that arrived yesterday from the mill—the ones that contained the test production batch of a new yarn we’ve been working on. it’s not spun from silver, but it just might make people ask . . . and i might […]
I will fully admit that my own relationship with lace is a bit shaky. It’s not a technical problem — I can follow the charts, make all the stitches, and read the directions. I know where to place my stitch markers and how to be careful with a double yarn over. Even the delicate weight […]
i love a nice black, white, and green combination, don’t you? we’ve been so fortunate this year to have a garden that just keeps giving; no need to shop at the store when we can take a look out the back door and decide what’s for dinner. lots of greens and squash and peppers? let’s do […]