Happy Friday, lovely knitters! And welcome to summer – at least in my neck of the woods. I know knitting isn’t usually what people think of when they think of summertime, but I love summer knitting. Somehow my schedule feels freer, things seem easier, and I’m more able to convince…
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Happy Friday, lovely knitters! Things are starting to settle down (a teeny bit) after last week’s flurry of site updating and new collection. (And, uh, the subsequent flurry this week of site updates.) Thank you all so much for your kind words and compliments both on the site and the…
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Hello, lovely knitters! I have some big website news for you today – starting this week, there will be some big changes here and over at CustomFit. I’m so excited to be taking this step. The Grand Plan As I’m sure you’ve noticed, purchasing something from me is kind of…
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This fall will mark 5 years since I started CustomFit. I can’t really speak coherently about what making this crazy side project into my life has meant to me. It’s too wonderful and fundamental for me to be rational about it. To have seen something I thought should exist in…
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Happy pattern release day, lovely knitters! Okay, so it’s technically not really a new pattern, but I’m excited nonetheless: I’ve built my Harrogate design into CustomFit! The Original I first released the Harrogate design as a traditional pattern in 2014, knit up in the lovely, woolly Lorna’s Laces Masham. It…
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Happy Wednesday, everyone! I have a fun new CustomFit subscription benefit to share with you today: Monthly sweater lessons. (From the first page of this month’s lesson.) First, let me say that I appreciate everyone who has subscribed so much. Subscriptions are the backbone of my business, and the reason…
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Hello, everyone! I’m back from Vogue Knitting Live NYC and I had a lovely time with all of my students getting into sweater nitty-gritty. I’m excited to kick off a new KAL with you, too. But first! Let’s talk shopping. I didn’t have a ton of time to roam the…
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Happy New Year, lovely knitters! I hope your holiday season was restful, warm, and as joyous and raucous as you like it to be. Ours was utterly lovely this year. Close to home, we hosted our annual solstice open house, and made it through the longest night surrounded by friends,…
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Happy Friday, knitters! Last week, I uploaded a new tutorial to the site – 5 tips for successful gift sweaters: I mentioned the tutorial in my newsletter, and several of you wrote asking about The Spider Sweater I featured: I made this sweater for Jacob several years ago – making…
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I’ll share some of the FOs from the Fall KAL next week, but with holiday season officially on us (here in the US, at least), today I wanted to talk about gifts for knitters. This year’s Gift KAL has gotten off to a great start, and I’m loving seeing everyone’s…
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Happy winter (?!), lovely knitters! This fall has continued to be busy, but the book is finally going to design early next week – so I should be back here (and knitting) more often now! And just in time, too, because the next Year of Sweaters KAL starts today! Welcome…
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Hello, lovely knitters! Happy fall, and l’shana tova to all of you who celebrate. It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks, but I’m finally back home. The laundry’s (mostly) done, the email is (mostly) caught up, and the boys are thoroughly snuggled. I’m enjoying some afternoon sunshine working on my…
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