I know that the American history we’ve been taught in schools is so disgustingly white-washed that many of us don’t even know or realize just how many horrible things this country has done, particularly to people of color. And I know that this current crisis is absolutely in line with the true American history. Othering people of color so that …
The Empowering Dress Society
In one of those typical-of-our-age instances of rabbit-hole internet’ing, I stumbled across a reference to The Rational Dress Society, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind ever since… The society was a reaction to the absolutely not-practical dressing standards imposed on women of the time (the late 1800s in Britain). Their self-described purpose was this: …
TNNA!
We are knee-deep in trade show life, y’all! I love being a part of this community, and spending time slinging yarn and meeting shop owners and hanging with other wholesalers and feeling the vibes and laughing and funning and connecting. It’s all so so good. These are all of the projects I’m bringing (and hoping to finish) while at TNNA …
Build-your-own-Ebook!
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, and finally, a few weeks ago, I did the set-up necessary for a build-your-own-Ebook promotion on Ravelry! All you have to do is put five of my self-published patterns or Ebook collections in your Ravelry cart, and the least expensive one is free! This counts for all of the Socks for …
One down, five (plus) to go!
Earlier this week, I had a friend-date with Lorajean and Debbi and it was so fabulous. We drank a bottle of Rosé, ate a table-full of yummy appetizers, gossiped, laughed, commiserated, and knitted. Because of that night, and those giggles, I am now finished with pair #1 of my Socks on Vacay Socks. Introducing my Mermaid Rainbow Down Times!! All …
Socks, socks, socks, and oh yeah, more socks.
We just celebrated Memorial Day weekend here in the the states, which, for a lot of people, means the unofficial first days of summer. For Lorajean and me and aaaaallll of our knitterly sockerly friends, it also means the first day of the Summertime Sock Knitting Extravaganza, aka Socks on Vacay! I’m obsessed with socks, as everyone who knows anything …
Socks for Busy B’s THREE!
Just in time for the much-anticipated Summertime Sock Knitting Extravaganza, aka Socks on Vacay 2018, I’m releasing my third collection of Socks for Busy B’s… Three sock patterns, all using some of Knitted Wit’s magical colorways, showcasing both fingering-weight AND DK-weight yarns. All patterns are super ideal for lazy summertime sock knitting, and all are extremely eligible for #socksonvacay knitting. …
Re-entry is a you-know-what
It feels super duper ridiculous to be “complaining” about finding my way back to reality after a very special and very chill vacation, but this is my space, and I’ll bitch if I want to! But seriously, getting back to real life after any break from it can be hard. When you completely check out (like I rarely do; my …
Leaving on a jet plane…
If there’s a bit of radio silence coming from my little corner of the universe, just know that all is well, I’m just drinking margaritas and laying on a beach, while knitting some stitches on some socks in a bikini. Yeah, baby, I’ll be on vacation! It’s a bit early for Socks on Vacay, but I will be photographing my …
Let’s talk about socks, baby…
I know that socks and knitting and the making lifestyle is something I talk about all.of.the.time, but I firmly believe that the benefits that we gain from creating cannot be overstated. So I’ll just keep on talking about it here and on my IG and in real life and I’ll keep making and playing and doing, and I hope you …
Summertime Sock Knitting Extravaganza, Year Two
It’s almost Memorial Day, which means it’s almost time for the 2nd annual Summertime Sock Knitting Extravaganza, hosted by my best knitting bud and dyer-of-my-favorite-sock-yarn, Lorajean from Knitted Wit and yours truly. We had such a great time last year, making all of the socks and drooling over yours, that we can’t NOT do it again this year. And for …