This has been a great week.
Theressa Silver's Hat Couture release was announced by Cooperative Press. There is a Mystery KAL on Ravelry and Theressa and other Cooperative Press authors will be at booth #200 at Vogue Knitting Live in Seattle April 5 -7. Theressa (Argentgal on Ravelry) is one of many designers unpaid but published by KAL/ACM.
Another KAL/ACM writer/designer, Penelope Hemingway, whose articles in Yarn Forward and Knit I always loved, has an article in the latest issue of Knitting Traditions Spring 2013, which is available for download and will be on newsstands the first week of April. Check out her blog here.
Knitting
Socks have taken over my life. I have two people to thank. Countrybyrd on Ravelry for starting the 2013 Sock KAL/CAL in the Friends Group on Ravelry and Donna Druchunas' Knit Original Top Down Sock class on Craftsy. Her instructions on heel flaps and turning heels pushed me over (in a very nice and instructive way) the sock knitting hump. Last night I finished a heel flap and turned a Dutch heel without looking at the instructions or the video. GO ME! Confession: I actually made a mistake. Finished my heel flap, picked up stitches for the gussets and then realized I hadn't knit the heel. Tinked back, keeping the gusset stitches on the needles, knit and turned the heel, and then went on the knit the gusset stitches. I felt like such a little pro.
I know I have mentioned Craftsy before. I love the platform. The classes are reasonably priced and on sale often. The platform allows you to make notes while watching the videos. The notes appear as bookmarks that you can return to. There is the 30 second rewind that keeps repeating those instructions until you end the loop. Detailed and helpful class materials that you print to read and carry with you when you're not online. The instructors are really responsive to queries. I have loved all the patterns created by the instructors for teaching. My knitting has improved 100% from taking these classes. And they aren't just for knitters. There are sewing, bead stringing, spinning, quilting, baking and a variety of other classes and workshops on Craftsy. If you haven't tried a Craftsy class, I strongly urge you to do so. You won't regret it.
Leaf Litter Socks
This has been a project of total love, mainly because of the yarn. It is easy to knit with, not splitty, and the stitch definition is amazing. I've finished one sock and need to finish another pair before I go on to the second sock. The yarn is BFL/Nylon Hi Twist Sock from Natural Born Knitters. Highly recommend the yarn and their handmade shawl pins. You won't be disappointed.
Theressa Silver's Hat Couture release was announced by Cooperative Press. There is a Mystery KAL on Ravelry and Theressa and other Cooperative Press authors will be at booth #200 at Vogue Knitting Live in Seattle April 5 -7. Theressa (Argentgal on Ravelry) is one of many designers unpaid but published by KAL/ACM.
Another KAL/ACM writer/designer, Penelope Hemingway, whose articles in Yarn Forward and Knit I always loved, has an article in the latest issue of Knitting Traditions Spring 2013, which is available for download and will be on newsstands the first week of April. Check out her blog here.
Knitting
Socks have taken over my life. I have two people to thank. Countrybyrd on Ravelry for starting the 2013 Sock KAL/CAL in the Friends Group on Ravelry and Donna Druchunas' Knit Original Top Down Sock class on Craftsy. Her instructions on heel flaps and turning heels pushed me over (in a very nice and instructive way) the sock knitting hump. Last night I finished a heel flap and turned a Dutch heel without looking at the instructions or the video. GO ME! Confession: I actually made a mistake. Finished my heel flap, picked up stitches for the gussets and then realized I hadn't knit the heel. Tinked back, keeping the gusset stitches on the needles, knit and turned the heel, and then went on the knit the gusset stitches. I felt like such a little pro.
I know I have mentioned Craftsy before. I love the platform. The classes are reasonably priced and on sale often. The platform allows you to make notes while watching the videos. The notes appear as bookmarks that you can return to. There is the 30 second rewind that keeps repeating those instructions until you end the loop. Detailed and helpful class materials that you print to read and carry with you when you're not online. The instructors are really responsive to queries. I have loved all the patterns created by the instructors for teaching. My knitting has improved 100% from taking these classes. And they aren't just for knitters. There are sewing, bead stringing, spinning, quilting, baking and a variety of other classes and workshops on Craftsy. If you haven't tried a Craftsy class, I strongly urge you to do so. You won't regret it.
Leaf Litter Socks
This has been a project of total love, mainly because of the yarn. It is easy to knit with, not splitty, and the stitch definition is amazing. I've finished one sock and need to finish another pair before I go on to the second sock. The yarn is BFL/Nylon Hi Twist Sock from Natural Born Knitters. Highly recommend the yarn and their handmade shawl pins. You won't be disappointed.
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| Amazing Stitch Definition |
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| Sock One Knit on Size 1 (2.25mm) Bamboo Needles |
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