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Looking for ways to relieve your stress these days? I have some suggestions - and they absolutely include knitting. There's a lot going on in the world, isn't there? On top of life's normal April stresses (tax time, anyone?), the reality of the increased costs of everything in addition to new tariffs are nothing short of a nightmare for a small business.  In response to the stress, I can feel myself drawn to a variety of activities - and I realize it's not a coincidence. It's my body guiding me - if I will listen. Soil, anyone?  When it's not raining in Columbus, Ohio, I feel the soil calling me to prep the vegetable garden for spring crops. I'm ready...

This blog post introduces four areas where you can change a pattern to meet your needs: Fabric density/gauge, stitch pattern or color, fit, swapping elements. While each of these areas warrants entire lessons, the purpose of this post is to introduce you to the notion that you have the freedom to make any pattern your own.

A couple of weeks ago, I brought together the founders of three small textile companies for an online panel discussion at the Textile Society of America’s 2024 Symposium. The theme of the symposium encouraged participants to reflect on textile histories and “envision and create collective, equitable, sustainable, and emancipatory futures.”  The symposium is one that appeals to academics, museum curators, artists, or anyone working in textiles. When I read the symposium’s call for proposals, I felt strongly the importance of hearing from the founders of small textile companies who established their businesses with the symposium’s theme as their foundation. I was thrilled when the organization accepted my proposal. On the panel were company founders Sy Belohlavek of June Cashmere; Preston...

How to choose colors for colorwork knitting Colorwork knitting stumps many knitters because it can feel daunting to pick colors. Mosaic or slip stitch knitting in 2 colors is great for building color picking confidence, and our new pattern, Shed some light cowl (see the muse behind the name in our last blog post), offers you a project to show off that confidence. Shed some light cowl - Scarlet and Black Cherry Color theory? I'm going to share a secret. I read the words, 'color theory' and I pretty much freak out. Yes, I've tried the classes, read the tutorials, bought the books. And yes, I get it - there are primary colors - red, blue, yellow - that you can't achieve...