Let’s knit together this Spring, y’all! Lorajean and crew just rearranged the retail part of the Studio and realized that the walls were chock-full of gorgeous skeins of Fingering, when Claire walked by and asked about a Spring KAL. It felt like a lightbulb moment, people – let’s celebrate Spring and color and fun and friends by knitting together through …
Ode to the Parasol Dress
I am eight Parasol dresses in right now, and there is no sign of my stopping. It (along with the Shirt No. 1 hackadress that I’ve made 3 times) is the pattern that re-kick-started my sewjo, and I’m not mad about it. I love this pattern, so much so that I’m running a ShannaJean Summer Camp workshop on it in …
Socks (and Hats) on Vacay/Staycay 2021
As I sit at my dining room table, looking outside at the lovely spring day, I am struck at how strange it is that we have been knee-deep in a global pandemic for over a year. This will be our second pandemic Summertime Sock Knitting Extravaganza, and we are ready for it! Every summer, from May through August, Knitted Wit …
ShannaJean Spring KAL
Join the ShannaJean crew on a journey through a very colorful Spring as we host a ShannaJean Spring KAL! The plan is to knit as many of my mini-centric patterns in a full skein of Knitted Wit Fingering plus a Sixlet of mini Gumballs from Vernal Equinox through Summer Solstice. The deets The KAL uses Knitted Wit yarn; we sold …
Mini Skein projects
These are the patterns I’ve created that use a full skein and a Sixlet of 10-12 gram mini skeins!
Connect with ShannaJean!
Lorajean and I created a new and super fun hangout space, and we’d love for y’all to join us! Click this link to fill out a short questionnaire, and you’ll get an invite asap! We’re talking about food and fiber and pens and paper and fun and stress and everything in between! You can also check out our website to …
Big Waffle Energy
When Lorajean and I were at the Red Alder Fiber Retreat in Tacoma, Washington earlier this year, we got matching heart waffle tattoos, to celebrate our friendship with each other and mutual love of sweet treats. Inspired by Leslie Knope and her waffle obsession and unflinching friend energy, we talked (and ate) waffles a lot on that trip. We wanted …
Pen & Paper Society
The Pen & Paper Society began in 2016 when Debbi Stone, Lorajean, and I fell hard for a Hobonichi Cousin planner we saw in the hands of an LYS owner at the winter trade show in San Diego. That was it for all of us; we began to amass planners and pens and paper and pencils and everything we could. …
A tasty galette
I love pies. Pot pies, sweet pies, hand pies. Anything with a crust and a filling makes me happy. During these pandemic times, I’ve been revisiting the galette, an open-toped pie with folded-over edges. It’s delicious and delightful, and I made one last night. It was a huge hit, so I thought I’d share the recipe with y’all. First of …
Reading is FUNdamental: September 2020
Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby I love Samantha Irby. I love her dry delivery, her ability to talk about any subject with wit and dispassion. She is funny and bumbling and seems like someone you could actually hang out with. In other words, I really want to be friends with her. I listened to this one, as I …
Reading is FUNdamental: August 2020
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson This book was great – a spy book, from the perspective of a Black woman who went into the spy game to honor her family, and was used by the same folks who used her sister. It was all told as journal entries to her twin sons, and I loved both the story and the …
Coconut Turmeric Chickpea Stew, aka our fave
This stew is so good, we made a quadruple batch when camping with friends last summer, and it was all consumed. It’s yummy and filling and fragrant and pretty and it’s just the best ever! I got the recipe from the New York Times, but it’s often behind a paywall, plus I’ve changed some things up a bit to better …