Heading into crazy shopping weekend…

November 22, 2011

Help me and the rest of the people who make Cooperative Press awesome spread the word about shopping indie this season on Facebook. You can go to the Cooperative Press album here and share the second banner on your Facebook wall with one simple click! (Cooperative Press is open 24 hours a day 365 days [...]

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Nebula, Stacked, fingers falling off

November 21, 2011

I’ve been a busy bee. First, there’s Nebula, which I’m knitting as my NaKniSweMo project alongside a dozen other daringly game testers. And honestly, I’m starting to think seed stitch was a completely crazy choice, but the whole point of this sweater is that it will take on any stitch pattern you give it and [...]

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Sailor’s Valentine

November 18, 2011

This spring, I was in New England giving a presentation to a yarn company, and the flight details just made it easier to stay the whole weekend and go hang out with my favorite aunt, who was housesitting for a good friend of hers. I’d been to his house before, but never overnight. The owner [...]

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Because you can never have too many books…

November 9, 2011

Chronicle (publisher of my book The Pillow Book, and one of my favorite publishers around, all things considered) is doing a contest called Happy Haul-idays. Here’s the scoop: It’s been a tough year for non-profits, libraries, reading rooms, and literacy programs. But you can make your favorite charity’s holiday season bright by entering the 2nd [...]

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In stark contrast to the last post…

November 8, 2011

WOVEMBER! A joint project between two people I admire very much, Kate Davies and Felicity Ford. From the About page: What is WOVEMBER? The idea is to show our collective appreciation of WOOL by wearing as much of this fabulous fibre as possible, and celebrating WOOL and its unique qualities in stories and pictures throughout [...]

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A video about vegan knitting…

November 4, 2011

See it here. I can’t say I agree with everything in it (in fact, I don’t!), but if you’re looking for vegan yarn options, this may give you some ideas.

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NaKniSweMo already?!

October 31, 2011

This year is just flying by! It’s time once again for NaKniSweMo, my annual response to NaNoWriMo, at which I have failed many times. Last year, even the NYT got saucy about NaKniSweMo, so why not give it a go? When I started NaKniSweMo (years ago now…wow), Ravelry was but a blink in Casey’s eye, [...]

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Rhinebeck post #1 + SXSW

October 27, 2011

(Why #1? Because there’s definitely more than one post’s worth of stuff to say!) First, check out some of the preview shots from an upcoming Cooperative Press book that were taken during the show. I mean come on, how cute is that? (The photo, the fake cow AND Pamela from Flintknits). Since I got back, [...]

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Crochet Stitches VE blog tour stop

October 19, 2011

So, as announced last month, we opened up the floor to all of you to ask Robyn Chachula questions about her new book Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia. (Amazon sales link, Wiley link). The contest winner is announced at the end, but first, the questions! Jenna asks: Robyn, How did you have time to crochet while [...]

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Hey kids, let’s put on a show

October 17, 2011

Here’s the thing: I am a reasonably confident person, but I can be supercritical of my work and myself. It’s a type A thing. But this weekend took me right out of my head and convinced me I am on the right path with Cooperative Press. We had a cabin in the woods near Rhinebeck, [...]

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