

The last knit of 2022: Owligan, a super bulky cardigan sweater with cabled owls in the yoke. It was a fast and easy enough knit, but there was button drama.
Read More: Owligan Show-and-TellThe last knit of 2022: Owligan, a super bulky cardigan sweater with cabled owls in the yoke. It was a fast and easy enough knit, but there was button drama.
Read More: Owligan Show-and-TellI could call this post “How I Spent the First Half of December.” I fed a fat squirrel, vended at a craft show, played with my new phone’s camera, and met a few artsy celebrities, among other things.
Read More: Hello there 👋🏻I’ll be at Urban Sewciety in Westfield, NJ this Saturday (December 3rd) to participate in the annual Maker’s Market! Will I see you there? Read on for instructions for ordering ahead, if you would like me to set something aside for you.
Read More: Maker’s Market 2022Everything in the Downloads section at Polka Dot Cottage is 25% off with coupon until December 8th. Also, I am one of the independent designers participating in this year’s Fasten Off Yarn Along. Read on for the coupon code and YAL details!
Read More: Yarn Along and 25% OFFKnitPicks and Crochet.com are having a big sale. Here are the details for anyone whose yarn stash needs feeding 🙂
Read More: Just passing along some good deals on yarnIf I had a studio, I would call this a studio tour, but it’s really just a second-hand desk, a dining room cabinet, and the story of how getting organized with a few new-to-me pieces has changed the way I work.
Read More: Better Making Through Hand-me-DownsI enjoyed knitting Carol Feller’s Liathite Sweater pattern. it is mostly easy stockinette, plus a nice cable to keep me from getting bored. I love the finished product, too. Here are some photos, and all of the details, in case you want to knit one for yourself. Also: check out my fun new shoes.
Read More: Liathite Sweater and New ShoesMy mother, sister, and I just got back from a long weekend in Cape May. Here are some of my favorite photos from this year’s trip.
Read More: Scenes from Cape MayI realize that I’m supposed to be running a business here, but nearly all of my “what should I make?” decisions come not from diligent market research, but from my own needs and wants. Right now I need and want a shawl pin 🙂
Read More: Let’s talk about Shawl PinsThis is not my first rodeo with the squishy garter stripe idea, but each time I’ve improvised one, I’ve changed it up in some way. I like playing with this kind of design, where you take three or more colors, and alternate them in some way as to make a sort of stripey fade. This time, the shape is more crescent than triangle, due to the strategic introduction of decreases.
Read More: A Shawl With No Name