I’m a year-round knitter. I knit at least a little bit on something almost every day of the year. I love knitting. It allows me…
We took a family trip to Chicago this summer. Both teens are busy these days and it is not easy to get away. But we…
For season 4 of the Geminate podcast, we are diving deeper into the story of yarn from our area and beyond! And we’re including a…
The applied I-cord neckline that I use on many of my patterns differs slightly from a more traditional one. I want to share a bit…
Pattern grading from the smallest sizes to the largest sizes of a knitwear pattern can need different rates of increases for a variety of reasons.…
I love knitting in the round for garments since it makes seaming pieces together later unnecessary! But I don’t love the jog created when knitting…
I’m so excited to start sharing about some of the yarns I’ve been studying in my From Pasture to Needle: The Story of a Yarn…
This spring I finally attended another fiber event – Interweave Yarn Fest 2023 in Loveland, Colorado! The marketplace was great. I took two classes in…
Recently I’ve found myself more and more interested in the backstory of my yarns. Where did it come from? How was it processed? Who cared…
The answer to this question changes depending on who you ask. Some knitters feel like a test swatch is a tiny soul-sucking piece of knitting.…