Announcement: make. wear. love. west, 2017

Continuing in the fall frenzy theme, I’m excited to let you know that the make. wear. love. spring 2017 brochure is ready! Click here to download the brochure! Based on feedback from last spring and the fall retreat that’s just passed, I’m continuing to let the format evolve to match…

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make. wear. love. fall 2016 – recap and patterns!

Hello, lovely knitters! Long time, no chat, huh? I feel like this happens every year – I spend August feeling like I have things pretty much under control, and then September comes and things get crazy. Crazy in the best possible way, of course, because I spend part of my…

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Comings and goings

Happy Friday, lovely knitters! With the anticipation of fall, I’ve started looking ahead not only to sweaters, but to where I’ll be traveling this fall. The shrinking of my company to one person has meant a big reduction in the number of trips I can take while moving everything else…

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Fall Festival KAL, 2016

Is it fall yet?! There’s not even a tiny hint of that crisp deliciousness in the air here, yet, but that doesn’t stop me from dreaming about it! And with my wishes for fall come about a billion sweater daydreams. Cables and textures and pockets and deep cozy collars… …that’s…

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SSKAL Catch-up

Hello, lovely knitters! Summer is zooming by, and while I’ve been busy with my needles, and some programming tasks, it’s been tough to stay at the computer for a second longer than necessary! My garden has been a definite joy this year: And I’ve been having a complete blast with…

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Summer knits, summer knits, sum-sum-summer knits…

Summer is here! And I, for one, am relishing the chance to soak up the sun’s rays, dig in my garden, and knit on the patio. I know that summer is traditionally a slower time for knitting, but as in past years, I’m out to change that: That’s right, it’s…

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New on Craftsy: Simple Techniques for a Super Fit

Hello, lovely knitters! I often get asked, through email and in my classes, what sweater pattern makes the best first sweater for someone who’s a little anxious about starting. I completely understand that anxiety, by the way – I recognize what a massive investment in time, energy, materials, and hopes…

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Revisiting MWL West: The 2016 Retreat designs!

With registration opening tomorrow for the fall make. wear. love. retreat, I thought today was a great day to share three of the designs I made for April’s “make. wear. love. west coast” retreat: Please meet Spruce Point, Curlew, and Oak Knoll. I work up special retreat designs for vendor…

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Announcing: make. wear. love. fall 2016

Several of you have asked, so I’m going to pause before releasing the new designs I teased in my last post and let you know that the make. wear. love. fall 2016 brochure is ready! Click here to download the brochure! I’ve got loads more detail for you in the…

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Flurries

Hello, lovely knitters! Thankfully, I’m not talking about the white stuff that falls from the sky – we haven’t seen any of that since the day I left for the make. wear. love. west retreat! But since returning from beautiful, amazing, inspiring Asilomar, I’ve been busy as a bee. I…

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