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I did it! My first eBook titled, STRANDED KNITTING: It’s Easier Than You Think is out. I designed it to be packed full of easy-to-follow instructions, tutorials (even YouTube videos!), 5 of my most popular colorwork patterns–and it is concise. I want those wanna be stranders to dip their toes into the colorwork waters! I [...]

Most of us have come to accept the fact that we have teeny-weeny mites living happily among our eyelashes. We deal with this fact of life by not thinking too much about it.  We also have to accept that we share our living space with evil squirrels. This doesn’t bother most people, and not because [...]

Yup. Socks. I am now writing up some of my sock designs into pattern form. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day love than with a pair of hand-knitted wool socks? And, this time, hand-knitted by YOU instead of me! This sock pattern is available, for the time being, under my “HAT” category. Logical, yes? [...]

Wow! Time has really gotten away from me in the past few weeks (months!). November and December had full show schedules, and I had to knit like a mad woman to keep up. All went well. Then I decided in 2012 to publish some of my designs. The first submitted pattern has been accepted for [...]

Whew! Yesterday was a big show day. Thank you to all who came and supported the show at St. Augustine’s. It is one of my favorite days of the year. I am so tired! But in a good way. No time to rest, now, though. Next weekend is the Holiday Boutique at the Croton Municipal [...]

What a great weekend! I did a fund-raising event with the Croton Artisans at our local library. It was very well-attended and supported. The iPad idea (see pic) was from my web designer, Kish Melwani of ServiceByte. He thought it would be a great thing to display the iPad and gather email addresses. He was [...]

It looks relatively uncomplicated, yes? Well, let me tell you a little story. I recently went to Rhinebeck, NY. (Yeah, that’s where Chelsea Clinton got married last year.) I attended the annual Sheep and Wool Festival. Sensory overload!! It was a first for me. Gazillions of wool-related things to see, from alpacas to wool and [...]

Those of you who read my post of September 20 might be wondering about the episode’s aftermath,  and here it is: Despite my pleas, the news was reported in the police blotter section of the local newspaper that week. The editors were kind enough to protect anonymity, but they did not get the facts exactly [...]

The weather is turning cold. Winter is closing in. I should be knitting for my shows, but I find myself knitting, not one, but two Fair Isle sweaters for myself. I am going to a knitter’s retreat next month, and I need to be appropriately clad. So,  the sweaters. Pretty, yes? I am working on [...]

OK. So, what critters am I most afraid of? Do you remember? That’s right. Squirrels!  Ever since the 7th grade, when Mrs. Groff told us that squirrels carry rabies and to “watch that one doesn’t drop from a tree and bite you on the neck,” I have kept my eye on those disease-ridden little sneaks! [...]