Not too long ago, there was a conversation at Open Stitch about two different kinds of stitcher, a process stitcher or a project stitcher? Truthfully, I’ve been stewing on that ever since. Do I really know what that means? How…
Do you do certain things when you’re happy? Not things to make you happy. Knitting certainly does give me my happy. No, I mean do you grin when you’re happy? Do you hug people when you’re happy? Me? I sing.…
Another year of New York Sheep & Wool is in the books. It was a whirlwind trip to the Hudson Valley for 3 days of fun and fiber! This one should be high on your Fiber Fest Bucket List. It…
This is it. It’s about time. And I’m ready for it! Well, almost. I’m currently at the start of the second sleeve on my Ursa. One more episode of Ken Burn’s Country Music and it should be complete. My Hatdana…
This is a guest post from one of our studio instructors, Donita. Enjoy! - I find that a lot of us are hesitant to leave the well-trodden path in our crafting. We like to have a pattern to guide us;…
...and I have it bad. Last week, I started not one but three hats in one day. I still have a sleeve to go on my Ursa sweater, but these were calling me. Seriously. It must be the cooler mornings.…
Do you know the steps it takes to put out a good pattern? Of course, you must come up with an idea for your pattern. That just goes without saying. You can either write your pattern and then make it…
Last week, I received a very welcome surprise visit from Jan Emerick, the owner of the now closed Knitter’s Mercantile and most importantly my past boss and mentor. Jan owned the Merc for 10 years before retiring and passing on…
And so is the conversation about hand-knit garments and patterns! Looks like we are not the only ones concerned about the lack of sizes in sweater patterns. Users took to social media to talk about the inclusion of larger sizes in…