Knitscene Summer 2013
Have you noticed there are lots of knitwear designers who have a professional background in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) field? I have, and so has Knitscene editor Lisa Shroyer, who asked me to speak with some such designers for Knitscene Summer 2013. The issue’s on sale now, hitting newsstands mid-month! Also, I love this design and this design and this design. Holy smokes. FacebookTwitterPinterestGoogle +1MoreLinkedInEmailRedditDiggTumblrStumbleUponHave you noticed there are lots of knitwear designers who have a professional background in a STEM (science,...
Read More“The Pitfalls of Sharing What I’ve Made with the World”
When I sent my last newsletter and asked people to write me a letter, I wasn’t entirely confident that anyone would. How amazing that I’ve already received four letters! It’s a very intimate exercise, to entrust me with these letters, with these thoughts and feelings. I don’t take the responsibility lightly. (If you don’t get my newsletter but want to know more, read it here, and please do write me a letter. Also, subscribe so you don’t miss exercises like this!) The first letter I opened is from Kirsten Moore, a fashion designer and maker from Portland,...
Read MoreHow to Crochet Bobbles in a Knitting Project
The pain of making knitted bobbles has gnawed at me for a long time, and I finally sat down and made a tutorial on how to crochet bobbles instead. Yup, crochet them in a knitting project. So fast and simple, people. The tutorial is over on The Holocene blog. I won’t lie – I hope it changes your life. FacebookTwitterPinterestGoogle +1MoreLinkedInEmailRedditDiggTumblrStumbleUponThe pain of making knitted bobbles has gnawed at me for a long time, and I finally sat down and made a tutorial on how to crochet bobbles instead....
Read MoreI made a Honey Cowl!
And I loved every stitch of it (see the project details on Ravelry). I’m going to gush now. Brace yourself. I love the yarn (Madeline Tosh tosh merino, in Logwood). I love how the yarn loved my Addi Turbos. I love the fabric. I love how simple the pattern is. I love that I was so desperate to keep knitting that I “calculated” how many more rounds I could squeeze out of the one skein of yarn. And I love that I was wrong by half a round. And I love that I’m so flippin’ consistent in my colour preferences that I had a similarly coloured (Tosh, no less!) yarn going...
Read MoreA Chat About Online Teaching (and Learning) with Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark
Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark is a knitwear designer (and a friend), and she’s recently launched a Craftsy class on how to make one of her sweater designs. She’s doing a blog tour to promote it, and I jumped at the opportunity to talk with her about her experience teaching online. Be sure to check out the other stops on the tour for more about the actual class! (And I’m told the links I’m using in this post discount the class fee by 1/2, so.) Without further ado: What was your experience with online teaching before this, either as a student or a teacher? Before I got...
Read MoreThe Holocene made it to the TOC Startup Showcase Finals!
Over 1700 people rated the twenty semi-finalists last week, and after the judges weighed in, we made the cut! Corey, Brett and I were in a Google Hangout meeting yesterday when we got the news, and there were jazz hands all around. Sadly, I can’t be in New York for the conference in mid-February. But Corey and Brett will be there to tell everyone about our magazine and our plans, and I’ll be here at home cheering them on and hoping we’re named one of the three winners. Thank you so very much for your support! I’ll share more about our adventure as we live it, for...
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