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If you follow me on Instagram or in my Ravelry group, you may have seen me trying to gauge interest in a knitting weekend in NYC this June...  Well, I�m pleased to announce that this little event has come together!  That's Kirsten's gorgeous Fort Tyron Wrap, knit in mYak's lovely yarn... Easily accessible by public transit in Manhattan, in a lovely space in the West Village, Paola of mYak yarns has created a  summer knitting weekend  with Kirsten Kapur and myself!!  We have classes, a cocktail party on Saturday night (with a drink Kirsten and I have yet to create...), and knitting and tea afternoon on Sunday. Kirsten and I will bring samples for a double trunk show, and Paola has a mYak yarn showroom, just in case the urge for more yarn hits. The space is beautiful and has a lovely patio if weather permits.. Instead of an expensive weekend retreat, we wanted to offer something with a lower price point and an   a-la-carte menu , so that it would be inc...

As many of you already know, I'm slowly going through some of my past patterns and giving them a little reboot. I've learned a lot since I began doing this in 2008, and there are a few patterns that you guys still seem to like knitting, so I want to make sure that you are all getting my best work.  With that in mind, I've already revised Vodka Lemonade, Dark and Stormy, Irish Coffee, Chocolate Stout, Cassis, and Champagne --- and next on my list was Vodka Gimlet.  It's been a great sweater these past EIGHT years! A perfect simple cardigan with just a touch of detail. It still goes with everything, and the yarn has worn like a champ. I have not stopped reaching for this one, and my wardrobe is better for it being in there!   Now available with more stitch counts, better descriptions, a new layout, and an overall edit, if you already purchased it through me on Ravelry initially, you got an email with a link to download the new version for free.  If you didn't pur...

I know it's April, but after driving home in a snowstorm 2 days ago and reaching for my WINTER coat every morning still, I really just need a pick me up. Something to liven up my winter coat and look just as good with my jean jacket in a week or two.   I pulled out some lovely pale pink Solstice yarn from my friend Dami of Magpie Fibers and a lace pattern I'd been wanting to play with and designed a hat to perk me up for these last few weeks!  Venetian Cup Right?  And I liked it so much I knit another, in mYak Medium... I honestly love this pattern so much in both yarns!  And because I don't have to choose, I've included both yarns in the pattern notes on Ravelry.  As a little incentive, the Ravelry code "Venetian" will get you $1 off the pattern until 4/14/19.   All the info is up on the Ravelry page, plus the test knits .   And if you are wondering what a Venetian cup is, it sounds pretty delicious! Campari, Pimm's, and Ginger beer - r...

Have you guys been following along with Kay and Ann of Mason Dixon Knitting as they conduct this year's March Mayhem??   If you have, you'll know that Widow's Kiss is down to the last 8!  They began with 64 patterns, and with each round of voting, I've been sure that Widow's Kiss would pop off, but here we are, with 2 sweaters left, and it's still hanging in there.  I'm completely honored that it even made the original cut, but you guys have no idea how happy it makes me that this sweater, which was designed to draw eyes to a small-batch farm yarn, has done so well!  Sawkill farm is in New York State, right near Rhinebeck - and these sheep are owned and tended to by the Robertstons and their adorable baby Rollo!  They are such a sweet and hardworking family, making ends meet in the important but often undervalued business of family farming.  Plus, the fleece is spun at Green Mountain Spinnery, so it gets even better in terms of a yarn made by amazing peop...