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Moving Along

Disaster has been averted, yarn has been received, yarn has been sent and knitting has been done. Whew! I didn’t let the blue sweater get me down. In fact, I bound off stitches for the armholes last night. I don’t think this is going to be another 2 week sweater, but I think I can [...]

When Gauge Swatches LIE!

Had a bit of a stressful day at work and my fiance didn’t end up driving up to NYC tonight as I had hoped. So I decided to wind down, go downtown and meet the Spiders. I had a lovely time and got to meet quite a few faces behind some of the NYC blogs [...]

Please Make Time Stand Still!

I wish time could just stand still, just for a week or two. Is that too much to ask? To have 2 weeks of uninterrupted, glorious knitting time – what I wouldn’t give for that! I am also turning 27 today and it feels a bit strange. I wouldn’t mind time standing still for a [...]

Blue Means Go

I never thought a blue light would make me so happy: I haven’t seen this beautiful blue light for 3 weeks! Luckily I was correct in my diagnosis – a new power supply unit works wonders! A new Apple is still on the wishlist, but I need to save a few more ducats before that [...]

I heart M & J

Went over to M&J Trims at lunch today to pick up some finishing touches for the cashmere sweater: It’s hand dyed silk! So pretty!

Girl, You’ll Be a Sweater Soon

Sorry, no progress photos to report. It would be too easy to guess the style of the sweater for Black Pearl Yarns. But I am very happy to mention that it will hopefully be available very soon! I have been flying through this project with lightning speed. The front was finished Tuesday night and sleeve [...]

Girl, You'll Be a Sweater Soon

Sorry, no progress photos to report. It would be too easy to guess the style of the sweater for Black Pearl Yarns. But I am very happy to mention that it will hopefully be available very soon! I have been flying through this project with lightning speed. The front was finished Tuesday night and sleeve [...]

Speed Knitter

I’ve been working on the secret cashmere project for Black Pearl Yarns for 1 week and 1 day and look what I’ve completed! I have a finished back and 1/2 of a front!I don’t know how I went from knitting a complete sweater in 6 months to knitting one in about 2-3 weeks, but I’m [...]

The Difference

If any one ever doubted the difference between being a designer in the industry and a handknit designer – here’s some numbers that quite startled me today: I have worked at KBL for 1 year and 4 months – how many sweaters have I designed or been “inspired by” in that time – get ready [...]

Great Day – 4 Down 1 to Go

Today was a great day. At lunch, I walk into the room and see this: 3 out of the 5 were knitting! 3 out of the 5 that I taught were knitting! I was happy and somehow shocked all at the same time. I’ve been slowly teaching my fellow designers how to knit over the [...]

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