Life is full of changes. Right now my husband and I are selling our home. It’s a long story, but we’re getting ready for a move and we don’t know to where. Getting your place ready for an open house means packing up a LOT of your stuff. For a knitter, that means packing up yarn, […]
Some of you may have taken my class “Improve Your Knitting” and have learned quite a bit about Eastern, Western, Combination knitting, and of course, the vital importance of stitch mounts. Sometimes we see something on our knitting that looks a bit odd, similar looking to the V of a knit stitch, but a bit […]
This is the book I’ve been waiting for. It was a couple of years ago that Carol Sulcoski first told me about her book idea. Knitting trivia, weird facts and general fascinating tidbits about knitting! Sign me up! Last month at Vogue Knitting Live, I got to attend the book launch and get my own autographed […]
Last year I wrote a summertime Valentine to my perfect Crafter’s Spouse. Leave me a comment to tell me how your spouse, friend, partner, boss makes your crafting life better. Here’s wishing you a day full of love for our CRAFT!!! Please enjoy this Knitter’s Valentine’s Day slide show
In past Tuesday Tips we have touched on gauge (as many of you know, one of my favorite topics). We’ve talked about how you can measure when you can’t see your stitches, and how to block your swatch. Today I want to deal with another special gauge situations, knitting in the round Gauge Swatch in the […]
2016 has started out with a bang. A great teaching trip to TNNA and Vogue Knitting Live NYC. Now I’m getting ready to head out to Stitches West, but before January & February becomes a memory, here’s a round up of the Spring, Early Summer teaching jobs. Don’t forget, if you know a shop or […]
Wow. A couple of weeks ago, I ran a raffle to win a goodie bag full of yarn, needles and notions. I asked my students to share a swatch, or project that they made from class. There were some amazing entries, and the randomly chosen winner is one of my Vogue Knitting Live students from […]
Yesterday I wrote about our trade show TNNA, now it’s time to turn our attention to the center ring, the knitting maaaaain event – Vogue Knitting Live NYC! “In which Patty ventures to Manhatten, teaches 165 students, loses her voice and is saved by her friends and the staff of Vogue Knitting Live.”
Every January comes a double punch in the knitting world. First we have our trade show TNNA, followed by my favorite time of the year . . . Vogue Knitting Live NYC (more about that in the next post)! That makes for two weeks full of yarn, friends, classes, amazing students, and this year . . […]
It’s been a week since announcing the raffle to win a Knitter’s Goodie Bag. You still have another week and a half to share your project online and tell me a bit about what you learned in one of my classes. I thought I’d share a few of the class projects that have come in as […]
One of the things I most look forward to on Craftsy and on Ravelry is seeing what my students are working on. The other day I was thinking how I would love to see what the students from my Annie’s, Interweave and my live classes were up to, and while I was at it, it seemed a […]
Many of you have sent wonderful suggestions for Tuesday Tips. You’ve emailed and left comments, and asked for some fabulous stuff. Sure, there have been plenty of fancy requests, but by far the most frequently requested tutorials involve seaming. So I’m gonna start up with the one that can make a sweater look slick or sloppy. […]
Despite the fact that it was 72 degrees here in New York a week ago, it is starting to feel like winter. In case you want to get cozy and warm, here’s a round up of winter sweater patterns (click here for more information or to purchase). Winter Sweater Pattern Round Up
2015 went so fast! I was so lucky to get to travel all over the country meeting and teaching (and being taught by) the most amazing knitters around. The year took me to knitting shows, guilds, shops, and back in the studio to film 2 more DVDs, and through it all, you were there. Year in […]
I have no idea what happened to 2015. I just got back from a fabulous knitting cruise with Melissa Leapman and Laura Nelkin, followed by a teaching trip at the adorable Stash-a-Place for Yarn, and now it’s time to look to 2016. 2016 Knitting Events – Winter and Early Spring