Category: Knitting

  • The Populuxe KAL begins + Resources

    The Populuxe KAL begins + Resources

    The Populuxe KAL starts today! I cast on using the long-tail cast-on. I generally use this one or the cabled cast-on method for my shoulders. They both offer a good amount of structure, which you want at the shoulders. Hop on over to the KAL thread in the Untangling Knots group on Ravelry and show…

  • Answers to Your Questions

    Answers to Your Questions

    I’m curious to know a bit about your everyday life, for example how you divide your time between knitting, designing and office work. You have written about this before but how is it now? It’s a little messy at the moment, although my workload is perfectly manageable! I spent a good chunk of the beginning…

  • Natural Dyeing with Local Color Fiber Studio

    Natural Dyeing with Local Color Fiber Studio

    Last summer, my friend Erin and I signed up for a natural dye class on Bainbridge Island with Local Color Fiber Studio. Although I was doing fun fibery stuff and taking photos all last year, I was really off my blogging routine, so I’ve been doing a bit of catching up this year because some…

  • Populuxe KAL

    Populuxe KAL

    You’ve seen this fine cardigan from sketch to sweater, and I’m delighted to announce that it’s our Fall KAL project! We’re knitting Populuxe starting September 1st, over in the Untangling Knots group on Ravelry. The KAL will run through November 1st, giving a generous amount of time to knit your own. Populuxe was inspired by…

  • My OAL 2018 Finished Outfit

    My OAL 2018 Finished Outfit

    Today’s the last day of the Outfit Along, and I am delighted to say that I finished on time! As I mentioned before, I was concerned about finishing my Lander shorts because I moved this month, but yesterday I carved out some sewing time and got them done! I made a few relatively minor modifications…