My buddy Marly of Yarnthing podcast fame always does the grunt work to put together a dinner at TNNA for designers, editors, and other yarny folks. I walked over to the event with Barb Bettegnies, editor of Creative Knitting magazine. Guess what made her newsletter this week? Click here to read all about it! While… Continue reading Look, I am a star – who knew?
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So many miles to go before I stitch :-)
So TNNA was great fun as it often is, and as usual for me, I didn't manage to take many photos. Ok, I didn't manage to take ANY photos. And despite the overriding "What happens at TNNA stays at TNNA" ethos that prevails - well, I need to talk about something on this here blog,… Continue reading So many miles to go before I stitch 🙂
A Brief Public Service Announcement
THIS is what happens when you accidentally throw a couple of yards of sock yarn into the washer and dryer. A tangled mess of one linen shirt, one bra, and three pairs of flannel pajama bottoms.Surgery was needed, all clothing survived, although with interesting twisty patterns dried in.Just one more reason why crocheters and knitters… Continue reading A Brief Public Service Announcement
Some new pretties!
This is the new Crochet Christmas Gift Card Holders set, available at Patternfish.com. The $3 pattern includes the mini-stocking, Santa's mitten, ornament, and my personal favorite, the peppermint stick. Make one up quickly to add a little happy to a gift of a gift card or cash. Have you seen the Beaded Thistle Shawl? It's… Continue reading Some new pretties!
Greetings from Chez Crazy Person
First off, a gift to you from NaturallyCaron.com - my newest knitted shawl pattern. It starts at the center of the upper edge and grows as you stitch, so you can adjust the length/width to your desired dimensions - or call it a mini-shawl if you run out of time before the holidays, run out… Continue reading Greetings from Chez Crazy Person
In which I am vaguely amused…
Sorry for no pix this week - it's been a rough week here. LL mangled a tendon and cannot dance in the Irish dance regional finals next week, which she has been working towards all year. We are both very sad about this, as is her new coach whom I adore, but at the end… Continue reading In which I am vaguely amused…
A brief commercial announcement!
New patterns, new signings, I promise this won't turn into blog o' ads, but there's what's happening Chez Alpaca Addict.This pattern is called Cushy. It's a slightly slouchy hat and wide, dense scarf, made in a pattern of front post and back post treble crochets. The yarn is new from Rozetti and is called Spark… Continue reading A brief commercial announcement!
Putting my money where my mouth is…
I was complaining last week on the Getting Loopy blog about my classes at WEBS maybe being canceled – and yup, yesterday they were. Not enough sign ups to cover costs, which I get. But it was killing me to give up the opportunity to teach a new class. Sooooo…. I ran this by the… Continue reading Putting my money where my mouth is…
Llama kisses :-)
This is Wisteria, New Jersey's tallest llama. She is a real sweetie and SO soft. Here she is sharing some quality time with her owner, whose name, sadly, I did not get. She is stooping down to reach him, she is THAT tall! That was at the Garden State Sheep Breeders' show a couple of… Continue reading Llama kisses 🙂
Lexie Barnes storms Fashion Week with yarn !
With a tiny bit of help from yours truly. Ms. Lexie of the wonderful bags had an idea and she made it work. She wanted to show the denizens of NYC Fashion Week that knitting was cool. So she rented a suite at the Bryant Park Hotel, and offered to show media and model types… Continue reading Lexie Barnes storms Fashion Week with yarn !