Month: August 2013
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The Natural Dyeing Mystique
Last weekend I traveled to the old mining town of Encampment, Wyoming with a bunch of friends for a dyeing workshop with Carol Lee at Sheep Shed Studio. Carol has been working with fiber and natural dye for years, and packs an enormous amount of information into a delightful weekend. Natural dyeing has a different…
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Honey Mitts
I had enough yarn leftover from my Kilkenny Cowl to knit up one of my favorite fingerless mitt patterns, Susie Rogers’ Reading Mitts by Susie Rogers, another free Ravelry pattern. I love the picot edge with the eyelet lace. The mitts fit my women’s medium-sized hands well and are fun to knit. Another great pattern match with…
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Knitwear Designs for Intrepid Tulips
Val Love of Dovetail Designs I met knitwear designer Val Love a little more than a year ago at the TNNA Columbus yarn show. We bumped into each other in a loud restaurant after a busy day in the exhibit hall. We exchanged a bit of small talk and business cards. The next morning, with…