I had the wonderful pleasure of working with Stephanie Tallent when she was tech editing for Knit Circus, when Knit Circus was publishing their e-zine. She's one of those designers who the rest of us admire and look up to...
Thanks to everyone who participated in the giveaway for a copy of "Carriage Trail" by Steven Hicks~Rodeo Knits. If you missed my interview with him, you can read it in this post: Rodeo Knits ~ A Special Interview. And now for the news everyone is waiting...
One of my favorite designers is Laura Patterson of Fiber Dreams. I love how her designs are both classic and feminine. And I was really pleased when she agreed to be included in my GAL Designer Interview series. I know you'll find her as interesting...
Today we meet Jessica K. Larson, who designs under the name GooseBear Knits. Jessica came to professional designing by the way of a degree in engineering, which you can see in her designs. On Ravelry, Jessica is known as "omarsyarns" - a nod to her...
Today we have a special interview with Steven Hicks of Rodeo Knits. Anyone who has been around the 'knit' scene for awhile knows that while only men were allowed to join knitting guilds during the Renaissance ~ many folks are surprised to find men who not...
Kate Bostwick is our second Ravelry Indie Design Gift A-long designer to be interviewed for my designer interview series. On Ravelry we know her as Cowtownknits, where she has been very active in the GAL. Let's meet Kate...
One of the wonderful benefits of participating in the Indie Design Gift A-Long on Ravelry is that I've have the opportunity to 'meet' several of the other participating designers. While the internet has opened up a greater world for us and our work, many of...
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Storey Publications asking if I'd be interesting in participating in the "Meet the Designers" interview series they were planning for "Lace One Skein Wonders". Since my Menat Scarf is one of the patterns included in...
The what did you say? What is an Indie Design Gift A-Long? Well, let me explain...
Way back in January 2012, I submitted a design to a publisher for a Seaman style scarf featuring lace in combination with the ribbed neck. The best of two worlds I thought ~ lovely lace for most of the scarf, the part that everyone sees,...
