We finished packaging the last of the Advent calendars on Tuesday, so they are all on their way to their new homes. It has been a pleasure to make these for you, but it has also been quite the whirlwind. My oldest son and I got the studio sorted back to “ordinary time,” and I’m… Read More Fresh-Dyed Colorways
I don’t know about you, but it always bugs me when I see Christmas decorations for sale in October, Halloween costumes for sale in July, and Cadbury Eggs for sale in January. However, it’s a little different for all of us crafters, isn’t it? We have to plan ahead to actually make things in time… Read More A Trio of Christmas Colorways
I’m super excited to share my new Four Seasons Wrap with you! This has been a long time in coming! It’s a rectangular wrap made with different motifs that go with each season. You may recall the Four Seasons Boomerang Shawl design I published at the beginning of 2026. That one was made for DK-weight… Read More A New Four Seasons Wrap
This week I created three new colorways. Two are Halloween colorways, and one is a new sunset colorway for a place I can only dream of visiting. The first Halloween colorway is called Ghoulish. It’s an assigned pooling colorway with black as the background and dark purple, bright orange, and neon green as the assigned… Read More Three New Colorways with Two for Halloween
Good morning, and happy Labor Day weekend! One of things about being a knitter, crocheter, or weaver is that we have to plan ahead. For me, Labor Day is the annual reminder I need to start thinking about what I want to make for family members for Christmas. It’s also a great opportunity to decide… Read More Why, yes, I am having a Labor Day sale!
I love Show and Tell week! I love getting to see and share all the beautiful things you have made and talking with you about your experience. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to send in a photo of what you have been working on! My hope is that what we share here… Read More Show and Tell – August 2026
This week I was thinking how lovely a trip to the beach would be. Since that’s not going to happen this year, I did the next best thing: I dyed three coordinating sea-themed colorways to share with you. The three colorways are Day at the Beach, Sea Glass, and Dreams of the Sea. Fitting, right?… Read More By the Seaside
In light of the new Odyssey movie, I thought this would be a good time to dye up some new batches of my Odyssey colorways. For each one, I created a symbol set of colors to match the characters’ personalities. Here is Odysseus on Sock Perfection: Odysseus’ colors include gold for wisdom, copper for understanding,… Read More Yarn Inspired by Homer’s Odyssey
Today I thought we could talk about the different types of variegated yarn, how to identify them, and what types of stitches work best for each one. Let’s start by defining our terms. Technically, variegated yarn just means any yarn with multiple colors. This is where things get tricky though because different dye methods produce… Read More How to “Read” Variegated Yarn
I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately, and I think it has invaded our lives far too much. I know lots of people are super excited about all the possibilities, but I think the downsides mostly outweigh the benefits so far. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not anti-tech, and I can’t say I never… Read More Touch Grass
