I have tried to become a sock knitter. More than once. Enough times that it should have taken.It hasn’t. I admire sock knitters the way I admire a woman with a perfect pixie cut. She looks incredible. Effortless, a little sharp, completely herself. You see …
There is a version of me who knits lace. She has good light and infinite patience and she probably drinks her coffee before it gets cold. She has queued approximately forty-seven lace shawls on Ravelry, and she has never actually cast one on. I think …
FO’s Crochet mesh t-shirt; Avelie Bag; Self drafted short sleeve, lace cardigan WIPS: Rivven Tee 2.0 (no pattern out yet)
Every summer, the same refrain pops up: “I never wear my summer knits.” “I’ve stopped knitting for warm weather.” “It’s just not worth the effort.” And I understand where that sentiment comes from. Many knitters have put real time into warm weather garments that go …
Capsule wardrobes were designed for people who want limits. Fewer decisions, fewer pieces. A fixed number, arrived at deliberately, after which you stop acquiring and start living. But knitters are not normal consumers. We are makers. And if you tell a knitter that once they …
There’s something lovely about watching a knit or crochet stitch appear on a catwalk. Not as nostalgia. Not as irony. Just as something beautiful because of what it is. Texture as architecture. Stitch as silhouette. Compared to last season, I had to look a little …
Hey all- below are the FO’s and WIPs I talked about on the podcast. You can find the bag here.
Self drafting is a learnable skill and it is a rewarding and freeing process. It is learning to build garments for your own body.
Not because knitting needs fixing, but because many knitters are simply in a different place now. 1. Many knitters have already built a hand-knit wardrobe After years of garment knitting, a lot of us are not starting from nothing anymore. We are no longer knitting sweaters …
Neutral yarns are quiet but never boring. They’re the secret weapon of your knitting.They’re not just easy to wear, they’re strategic. Neutrals make the rest of your wardrobe more usable, your projects more wearable, and your color choices more flexible. 1. Neutrals Hold the Wardrobe …