Craftsy By now, it’s safe to say, that unless you are a knitter that has been living in a bomb shelter, does not believe in computers, or has been frozen in ice, you are familiar with Craftsy classes. A few months ago, I was lucky enough to get to spent a bit of time in […]
New York Sheep and Wool Festival (aka: Rhinebeck, Nirvana, Heaven or the Mother Ship Calling us Home) This is by far my favorite time of year. I know, as knitters we all say that, but it’s true. A nip in the air, the colors changing, a fire in the fireplace, hot cider . . . […]
Houston Knitting Guild I’ve been on the road a LOT lately, and I love teaching, and I love meeting new people, but there are no words to express how much I LOVED teaching for the awesome ladies of the Knit at Night Guild in Houston Texas. I had a sense this might be a well […]
I’ve been buried under a pile of work lately and been a terrible blogger. However, when you’re buried in your work and you are a knitting teacher and knitwear designer, the mountain of yarn pressing down on your head is at least soft. This time of year is an insanely busy one, with shows nearly […]
UPDATE: Since there were so many amazing comments, check out the sequel to this post – YOUR Top Ten Least Favorite Knitting Myths A few days ago a knitter came into the “Knitting Doctor” (a knitting help session) with a scarf that had gotten off in pattern. I ripped down 5 rows to where the pattern looked like it […]
The Knit and Crochet Show Lunch with two of my favorite humans on earth, Melissa Leapman and Edie Eckman Last week I got back from teaching at my first Knit and Crochet Show. I’m so ridiculously behind in life, I’m not fully unpacked yet (I’ve been home a week!). Is that normal? Does everyone go […]
TNNA – that happened! I have been traveling so much (I counted up 11 teaching trips between May – October!!!). Yesterday I had a rare day off before my next trip to teach at the Knit and Crochet Show, and I was doing fun chores like going through receipts and filing expense reports (the life […]
Yarn Dyeing Techniques! One great thing about working with so many talented folks, is getting a chance to get together after hours, have a glass of wine, and learn something new. We had been hearing about all the amazing yarn dyeing techniques Grace had been sharing in her Dyeing classes at the Studio, and wanted […]
Tony Awards Last night was Tony night. We had friends over (as we usually do) to watch the show, and it was great. People often ask me if I miss my life in theatre, and the answer (and it’s always genuine) is no, I really don’t. I love my life as a knitting teacher, I […]
I have no idea what happened to April, or March for that matter. How are we in the middle of May???? Gardening in New York. Mother’s Day = Planting Tomatoes! I woke up this morning and realized it was time to get gardening. In New York, Mother’s Day is the day to put in the […]
Yesterday I got an e-mail letting me know that a woman, whom I really knew very little about, had died . . . and I was utterly heart broken. She had been a regular at the Studio since the first week we opened. Every week for over four years she sat at our project table, […]
The Last Five (12) Years Recently I had to face my own age when I attended a revival of a show I originated. It was bound to happen. I was a stage manager for 22 years, and in that time I worked on many world premieres. I guess a revival was inevitable . . . […]
Yarn Market News Conference 2013 One of my favorite parts of my year as a knitting professional, is attending the Yarn Market News Conference. Yarn Market News is our trade journal, and once a year, the magazine hosts a conference with speakers on everything from Visual Merchandising to Branding to Social Media. This year’s conference […]
I’ve had a few epiphanies lately about theater (my old life) and knitting (my new life) and the things they have in common. My old life – Company of 42nd Street (I’m in the first row to the left) My new life – Standing up in front of a room full of knitters, teaching
It’s been nearly three years since I blogged. Don’t worry this won’t be the blog equivalent of Edith Bunker’s High School Reunion episode (for those of you who do not possess an uncanny memory for television from 1973 – I’m sorry, but you can click on the You Tube link). I won’t start by telling […]