Cool artwork from my little brother

My brother recently came back from a 2 year stint abroad studying in Hong Kong and is looking for graphic design/illustrator work. But in the meantime, he’s trying to stay busy and get his name out there with various small projects. One of those projects is an etsy storefront. He’s just beginning, [...]

Vogue Knitting Live

This weekend I was fortunate enough to go to VK Live in midtown.  I was there to sign copies of my new book, Textured Stitches, but it was also a great opportunity to catch up with old knitting friends and meet new ones.  On Saturday I was at Bijou Basin’s booth and on Sunday I [...]

Look what came in the mail last week!

My books from Interweave arrived last week and it’s so exciting to finally be able to hold a physical copy in my hands at last. In the coming weeks, I’ll be talking about the designs that make up the book as well as the design process for some of them.  Post any questions you might [...]

Buttons = candy

I bought a little mini-collection of buttons for future baby designs on my way home from work last week. Don’t they look scrumptious?

The Carlmont Hoodie is now available

Because I spent the last year or so, elbow deep in work on my book, it feels like it’s been forever since I’ve released a pattern. I am so happy to finally do that with a design I did way back in May for the Fibre Space’s Indie Indulgence Club.
This fun pullover is worked [...]

Baby designs on the brain

Not surprisingly I suppose, I have baby designs on the brain lately.  My mind is constantly churning with what might look cute on my daughter, Olivia — who is already somehow 9 months (how did that happen?).  My philosophy with baby knits is scaling down and incorporating elements of design that I already gravitate towards [...]

Handknitless No Longer

Several weeks ago, we visited Ithaca and we stopped by my favorite yarn shop, Knitting Etc. Olivia picked out her color which was then promptly overruled by me. A few short weeks later, a cardigan was born*.

* Actually, the real story is I knit the sample (pictured) for the Wee Austin in the [...]

A Look of Reproach from a Handknit-less Baby

No, I haven’t knit her anything since her coming-home cardigan months ago. Yes, I am working on something for her for Rhinebeck. Maybe I’ll even get it done in time.

Lights, Camera, Action — Knitting Daily TV

I was at the Knitting Daily TV studios last week to tape two short segments promoting my upcoming book — Textured Stitches. I was really nervous about having to talk in public — or in this case, in front of hosts Shay and Eunny, the TV crew, and a bunch of cameras — but [...]

Angela Hahn’s Bunny Yoke Pattern Available Now!

I was hoping the next time I posted I’d have some knitting progress of my own to report, but alas, I’m stuck in a bit of a rut. My top-down design with Canopy Fingering is languishing a bit as I try to decide what to do about the hems. I’ve knit and ripped out [...]

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