Studio Snapshots | Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend May 31, 2024 A behind the scenes peek at what's happening in our knitting and weaving studio. On My Knitting Needles I just love how these stitches are stacking up! My next sock pattern features an interesting technique known as twined knitting, or twining. You basically work stockinette stitch in alternating Studio Snapshots
Studio Snapshots | Drying, Caking and Blossoming April 26, 2024 A behind the scenes peek at what's happening in our knitting and weaving studio. This, my friends, is how I get picture-perfect hand knit socks before the official photo-shoot. Rather than laying them flat to dry, which makes creases down the center of the front of Studio Snapshots
Studio Snapshots | Spring, Strings and Sewing Things March 29, 2024 A behind the scenes peek at what's happening in our knitting and weaving studio. In the garden I know that winter is finally coming to a close when the daffodils begin to pop up in my flower beds. That sunny yellow always cheers me up, even on the Studio Snapshots
Studio Snapshots | Braids and Diamonds March 01, 2024 A behind the scenes peek at what's happening in our knitting and weaving studio. On my knitting needles I'm playing with a variation of the Latvian braid for my next sock design. This pattern is reminiscent of a weave structure known as point twill. As I Studio Snapshots