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Sweater Week: Rhinebeck Plans, and Amy’s #FFKAL sweater(s?)

October 15, 2014 by Amy

Today in Sweater Week news, I wanted to share some of my own #FFKAL plans, and give you all a heads-up about where we’ll be & what we’ll be doing at the New York Sheep and Wool festival this weekend. #FFKAL – Amy edition I’ve knit a few sweaters so…

Sweater Week: Coracle

October 14, 2014October 14, 2014 by Amy

It’s the week before Rhinebeck, and all through the house, lots of wool is a-stirring… …which is to say, we have a lot of very exciting things set to come your way these next 7 days! For those of us in the Northeast US (and many from further away, too),…

Seguin! (and a contest winner)

September 2, 2014 by Amy

First things first: Thank you all so much for your suggestions regarding the blue SSKAL sweater! Here’s what it looks like now: Your comments really helped me decide what to do with the sweater. Many of you voted sleeves, and the more I thought about them the more I liked…

Updates for all!

August 25, 2014 by Amy

The last sun-splashed days of summer are slipping by here in New England, complete with leaves falling and chilly nights. I’m soaking up knitting on the patio as often as humanly possible, which makes for good knitting progress but pretty mediocre updates here. So I have a bunch of updates…

Cardipalooza pattern: Cushing Isle

May 20, 2014 by Amy

After the madness of knitting all of the book sweaters, and the travel of this spring, I was looking forward to cardipalooza like nobody’s business. A sweater just for me? Sign me up! Of course, it didn’t hurt that I had a sweater’s worth of Clara Parkes’ new Cormo 1.0…

Interlude: Bretton Woods Collection and Patterns

January 26, 2014 by Amy

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful responses to collections as a way to release patterns. I really appreciate knowing what works for you! In the end I decided on a hybrid approach: I’ll release my sweater patterns in groups, all at the same time, and offer them both…

On knitting, gifts, and love.

December 14, 2013December 14, 2013 by Amy

I love the holidays for so many reasons. I adore the celebrations. The time with my family is the most precious thing in the world to me. I’m a huge fan of winter, and love the twinkly lights and evergreen smells that abound. There’s no better time to pull up…

Fashion Friday: Morning Coffee

November 29, 2013 by Amy

Thoughts are swirling around inside my head this weekend, and I’m excited to share them with you. But they’re being stubborn, and difficult to capture on the page. So this Fashion Friday, how about a sweater instead? Buy your own full, standalone Morning Coffee pattern for $7.00 by clicking here:…

Daydreams and Timelines

November 18, 2013November 18, 2013 by Amy

Thanks to the wonder of living in the time and place that I do, I am writing this post on a plane to San Francisco. Tomorrow Jackie and I will be doing a whirlwind yarn store tour (yay, CustomFit LYS!)… …and here, on this plane, I’m daydreaming about my Knit-A-Long…

Making Clothes (A CustomFit KAL)

November 14, 2013 by Amy

On Saturday, CustomFit will be a month old. Jackie and I were talking about this on the long drive to NY last weekend, and about the next sweaters we plan to make for ourselves. You see, we’re using the same yarn. And I mean the exact same yarn. It’s the…

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