Archive for June, 2008

Because I’m just fancy like that

Monday, June 30th, 2008

I’ve also made the Snake in the Woods charts available as a free download on my Ravelry store, and I’ve been working on updating my patterns on Ravelry with the appropriate photos, etc. Nevermind all the new stuff that’s coming soon!
Big, big thanks to Ravelry editor Braizyn, aka Judy, who’s volunteered her time to help [...]

How to Knit in the Woods updates

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Several of you have asked about the red scarf the model is wearing on page 39 of How to Knit in the Woods. Here’s my editor’s reply:
The pattern is from the Tricoter book of knits for men (Simply Beautiful Sweaters for Men, I think). I knitted the scarf from Karabella Boise (3 balls), on 5s, [...]

Coming soon!

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Coming soon, it’s Shannon’s Studio Notes, a new blog from Stitch Cleveland co-owner Shannon Okey! Consisting of both syndicated content from her other sites (including knitgrrl.com) and new content just for Stitch Cleveland fans, you’ll find all kinds of interesting stuff here in her virtual studio.

Three little sweaters…

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

(Well, they’re not so little, trust me).
In case you wonder how I get so much done, it comes down to having help from my friends when I need it. And this month…I really, really need it. It’s much more difficult to teach outside all day than I’d thought it would be. Sun is not my [...]

I’m old + the 80s are back

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

This week, I started teaching my fashion/fiber program at ArtWorks. Things learned by the Master Teaching Artist, or MTA (that’d be me): present day teenagers are fascinated with the 1980s, I am old, and also, I am old. Witness this exchange:
Apprentice: “I love Cyndi Lauper.”
Me: “I think one of my very first cassettes was Cyndi [...]

Dolores says “Gimme.”

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

I got Franklin to draw this for me at the Interweave party. Dolores has her badge holder on — the fun thing about TNNA badge holders is that by the end of the weekend, we are all wearing about a million buttons and other decorative thingies — and a TNNA bag full of schwag. More [...]

The weekend where Shannon lost her voice

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Hiya. Just got back from TNNA last night and oh, was it a fun time. It’s always fun, but this time was somehow…umm… “funner”? Yes. Funner. That’s exactly the right word.
I will post all about it soon, I promise (there’s much to show and tell), but meanwhile, I have more or less lost my voice [...]

Knit So Fine blog tour stop

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Hello and welcome to the sixth stop on the Knit So Fine blog tour! Andrea, the Rosie’s blog, Faina, Kat and Lynn have hosted the tour so far…today we welcome co-author Lisa Myers, owner of Rosie’s Yarn Cellar in Philadelphia (a most excellent yarn store — Kim and I stopped there on our own book [...]

Knit So Fine blog tour

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Starting tomorrow, the authors of Knit So Fine: Designs With Skinny Yarn (Carol, Laura and Lisa) will be embarking on a two-week blog tour around the knitblogosphere, with stops here and at some other friends-of-Knitgrrl, such as Rob, Véronik and Franklin.
The background:
Lisa R. Myers is the author of The Joy of Knitting and [...]

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