If you’ve ever lost your knitting (important knitting, expensive-yarn-knitting, almost-a-finished-sweater-knitting), then today’s story is one of hope and redemption. Now listen, I’m someone who has a lot of WIPs (works-in-progress).…
When I buy yarn, I almost exclusively shop for sweater quantities. I do this because I’m mostly a sweater knitter, but I also figure that having a little extra yarn…
My favorite sweater bit the dust a few years ago. It was an ordinary store-bought cardigan - nothing special - except that it was green (more on that in a…
Many a knitter has lamented a wonky bottom edge of a button band. The tell-tale "arch" is the result of picking up too few stitches. But never fear! If the…
I've long wondered how it's possible that we can be insanely passionate about an art form, but then actually dislike part of the process. Why do we do that? I think I've…
We've all been there. You've knit and knit and knit, and eventually (finally!) have a sweater to show for it. But, wait... Damn it. There's a problem. What makes good…
Sweater knitters, pull up a chair and prepare to hear a familiar tale. My vision for this design was long sleeves. It's how I imagined it from day one. The…
Have you ever looked at a pattern and struggled to make sense of the ease, or had questions about choosing the right ease to get the results you want? Let's talk…
If you knit sweaters, you've likely needed a button or two. Or fourteen. After the time and investment of knitting a sweater by hand, you don't want to throw on…
Knitters! We sure love our sweaters, but there are five mistakes I see over and over when I meet with students and customers. I want you to have sweaters that…
