Booklet Check In

I’m just popping in to say that yarns are arriving and spending most of my time writing and knitting. The first and largest project is nearly finished. Come back soon to see some sneak peek shots!

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What I’ve learned on Ravelry

Raveler since October 15, 2007 Yup, that’s me.  I was just sitting here thinking about the past few years I’ve spent as a member of Ravelry.  I’ve learned a few things that I would like to share with you: Every time the word “copyright” is written in the Big 6, someone has an aneurysm. Patterns [...]

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Cabled Pullover

Finished!  You can check out the errata in the post below, but let’s forget about the negative for now and check out these sexy cables. The pattern (free from Lion Brand) originally called for one of their yarns, but I had just enough of Mmmmalabrigo (Pearl colorway) to do the job.  I didn’t knit the [...]

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Other things

While I’m waiting on all the booklet yarn to arrive (and there’ s a lot, pics next week when they come in), I’m finishing up a few personal projects.  I had purchased Malabrigo Worsted from Wild Fiber (lys in Savannah, Georgia) and after searching for the perfect pattern, I found the Cabled Pullover from Lion [...]

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Pattern Booklet on the Horizon

That’s right!  I’m in the process of writing my first pattern booklet that I anticipate to be available in the next three months.  Currently, I’m swatching, writing, and doing way more math than I ever thought I’d have to do after high school. Wondering what to expect in the booklet?  For now, I can tell [...]

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A little ditty on criticism

Indie designers, who are typically very casual and accessible, get a great deal of critiquing.  I wouldn’t go on to say that indie designers receive more criticism than your headlining, Vogue Knitting contributors, but they certainly receive a fair amount.  Criticism is inevitable, both good and bad, when you produce something made available to the general public.  These [...]

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What to expect in 2011

I didn’t get as much knitting in 2010 as I would have liked.  Most of my time, in last half, was spent training in aerial silks and improving my hoop dancing skills.  I’ve been get hired as a performer a lot more and solo travel has been a big time suck as well.  But now [...]

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2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 7,500 times in 2010. That’s about 18 full 747s. In [...]

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