The KAL’s almost to 100 people already!

July 16, 2010

Eeep! that was fast! Our “girl with the dragon toe-along” KAL + RAL (knit-along + read-along) is up to nearly 100 people already! Perhaps you’d like to join?
Related: guess who’s doing custom colors for the 2nd and 3rd sock in the series? Kitchen Sink Dyeworks and Spunky Eclectic! Huzzah! So excited!

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TNNA video interview

July 14, 2010

Just posted on LetsKnit2Gether — me being interviewed from the show floor at TNNA about the book, Stitch Cooperative and lots of other good stuff. If I look overheated and tired, it’s because I really, really was… me + summer do not go well together.

Thanks, Cat! For more on this episode, see here.

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Twitterviews are FUN!

July 14, 2010

Kim posted highlights from yesterday’s live interview (via Twitter) here on her site, and there is a great discussion going on in the comments. Check it out in the next day and you may win a copy of the book!

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Twitter-view and knit/read-along

July 13, 2010

Tonight the fabulous Kim Werker is hosting a Twitter interview/chat/etc for The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design. Tune in to @kpwerker and @knitgrrl at 7:00 p.m. Eastern (4:00 Pacific). I can’t wait to chat along with you all!
Speaking of -along, we’ve started a knit-along + read-along for Karira. See here for the Ravelry group. [...]

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My day…my week…my MONTH just got made!

July 8, 2010

Knitty reviewed the new book and it’s wonderful!
It’s a fascinating read, whether you want to design or not. In fact, I think anyone who has ever bought a knitting pattern should read this book.
Yes. I AGREE with that. Please do!
The first 11 chapters contain information it usually takes designers years to learn — [...]

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Guess who got a new bike basket?

July 7, 2010

Inspired by crocheted tablecloths, Swedish designer Marie-Louise Gustafsson designed the Carrie bike (and shopping) baskets:

The best price I’ve found (for US shoppers) is here. The shopping basket and bike basket are the exact same size but the shopping basket costs less, FYI. They also come in white and green. I have a limited edition silver [...]

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The Knitgrrl Guide blog tour

July 5, 2010

This month, The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design is hitting the virtual road! Keep tabs on this post or on my author page at BookTour.com for the latest additions to the schedule. You’ll want to visit every site on the tour, because each one is giving away a copy of the book! Here are [...]

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Yay! The book went to ALA without me…

July 2, 2010

…and delightful Hedgehog Knitter, a member of my second-favorite profession (seriously, if I ever tire of knitting, or writing about knitting, I’m heading for the stacks), took a photo:

There it is, smack dab in the middle.

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Designer 101 + other July classes

June 29, 2010

Back to school time already?! All classes are held at knitgrrl.ning.com for one month or more, and you work at your own pace / on your own schedule.
(My very popular, previously sold out) Designer 101 class. Part bootcamp, part support group…and all useful, entertaining and fun. It’s a great companion to The Knitgrrl Guide to [...]

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Blah blah blah me me me

June 29, 2010

Hey look, I got interviewed!
Also, keep an eye out for my (video!) interview on Let’s Knit 2gether…I was pushing new, exciting levels of exhaustion that day, see if you can tell!

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