by StephCat | Jul 20, 2012 | Designer Tools, Knitting
If I don’t write this now, I’m not gonna. Saturday was the first real day of the show. Â The summer show is definitely larger than the winter show — mostly, I understand, because the larger companies are debuting their fall/winter products —...
by StephCat | Jul 13, 2012 | Designer Tools, Knitting
Although Convergence, the Handweaver’s annual conference, is not a knitting conference, it does deal with fiber & yarn — and has a marketplace full of vendors who carry all sorts of yarnie goodness. Including knitting books. I’ll be at the...
by StephCat | Jul 4, 2012 | Designer Tools, Knitting
TNNA was awesome. Â The end. No, really, it was great! As I’ve noted before, this was my first summer TNNA. When the winter TNNA is in Long Beach, I can simply commute to it, so going is a no-brainer. Â Columbus takes a bit more planning, costs a bunch more, and...
by StephCat | Jun 20, 2012 | Designer Tools, Knitting
Okay, so I’m humming the Mama’s & Papa’s, and TNNA just doesn’t scan. My bags are packed (well, almost)…and I’m ready to go (well, not quite). Okay, enough of that. Â I am pretty much packed (to the dog’s dismay — he...
by StephCat | Mar 20, 2012 | Designer Tools, Knitting
What makes a submission successful, assuming, of course, a fantastic idea? Wait, you’re saying. Â That’s not enough? Nope, not always. These are tips I’ve learned from working with Jaala at Knitcircus, from other designers, my personal experience and...
by StephCat | Feb 6, 2012 | Designer Tools, Knitting
Winter TNNA was good! Â Tiring, fun, all that. Â I left my house early Friday morning (5am) to meet Jeane De Coster (Elemental Affects) at her home in Desert Hot Springs. Â I tossed my stuff into her car, then we headed to Phoenix. Â The 4 hour drive went quickly...
