Today I am dreaming of the cruise I will be taking next year, from November 17-Dec. 4, 2025. When I passed through the Canal in 2002, it was as it had always been since 1914: two lanes wide. Since then, the Canal has undergone an expansion project, completed in 2016, adding more locks!
I flew to Kansas, looking forward to once again teaching there. I was happy to bring along my samples for my Cowichan-Inspired Cardigans class, but being SO bulky, I had some super-packed suitcases! I also taught my Latvian Fingerless Mitts class. They both are so fun to knit! My students all worked hard and they […]
It’s been a while since I have written a post. I have been sorta busy. From September of 2023 to March of 2024, I lost both of my parents and I broke AND dislocated my ankle in December. I missed the opportunity to go on a teaching cruise to New Zealand and Australia. So yeah, […]
I have so many great photos of the trips I took this year (2023): Italy (Umbria), Japan and South Korea, a cruise to Norway, Iceland, and the Orkney Islands, and back to Italy (Tuscany). Wow, no wonder I am so tired! But I sure had fun, trying out traditional foods in all these countries (bannock! […]
Having just gotten back from Italy, I have a week to unpack and repack for a 28 day cruise from Japan to Seattle. I am looking forward to teaching in the mornings and chilling out in the afternoons. I walked a lot in Italy (too much) but I saw art from 2000 years ago that […]
March 19-29, 2023, a 10-day tour This trip has just been added to my schedule! We will begin in Rome, and after 2 nights will go to our home base in Umbria, where we will stay for 6 nights, having some knitting classes and taking short day trips out to savor what Italy has to […]
I have had a lot of fun pouring over books, trying to decipher illustrations, some with Estonian directions which I can’t read, to understand how fringes are made. There are many more methods than I first thought, some are very finicky to make, and others are made to be quite stable, “locked in” as it […]
Please read this open letter to the knitting community, remembering Cat and acknowledging Val’s work to keep Cat’s legacy alive… (There are links at the bottom to access other info about Cat’s patterns and the community..) Maintaining Cat Bordhi’s legacy Cat Bordhi was one of the most creative people we’ve ever known, and one of […]
I got home from the UK on May 2 and I think I slept for a week. We did so much, saw so many things over there. I never knew Wales was SO lovely. There are rolling hills (like central Maryland) but not like in Wales. Deep valleys are squeezed in between peaks, with white […]
In less than two weeks I will be on my way to England to meet my group of knitters. We will travel by coach to Wales, visiting a sheep farm, gardens, museums, a castle, a gorgeous cathedral, and more. Then we will continue on to Cornwall, going by Plymouth where our ancestors started out on […]
Last week I taught at Red Alder Fiber Retreat in Tacoma, WA. My students were so enthusiastic and grateful to be at a fiber conference again. I know the feeling! My 2-day class on the Icelandic Lopapeysa (the lopi sweater) was such fun. Take a look at the photos I took of my class and […]
Happy New Year everyone! I am looking forward to exploring new ways of sharing knitting information through my Patreon Project. I will be discussing my process of designing, starting with a Lopi cardigan this winter. Photos from my many travels will be another way to inspire as we see other parts of the world. I […]
I finished up my pattern inspired by Estonian Roositud gloves: Karneval. All the little bits of color in these gloves remind me of the fabulous parades and celebrations in New Orleans for Mardis Gras and Karneval in Rio de Janeiro, as well as in Germany and Spain and more! This pattern will teach you the […]
This gansey pattern was originally published in the fabulous book Knitting In America, by Melanie Falick. It is now available in FIVE sizes (the original had three sizes) with updated charts. You can learn more about it, and purchase it, here.
My newest pattern, Ice Cave, is available in The Knitting Guild Association’s (TKGA) Cast-on magazine, the Winter 2021 issue. You must be a member of TKGA to access this magazine, which also has lots of other patterns and technical articles. Roosimine (the technique of creating Roositud items) is a fun technique for adding color […]
Finally, I am able to offer my newest pattern, Crimson Maples for sale! This glove pattern is written for three sizes. Learn more about these lovely gloves, originally published in TKGA’s Cast-On Magazine, on this page.
Gansey Fingerless Mitts
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