by StephCat | Sep 25, 2017 | Knitting
Ready for another foray into cables and lace and color? The Escondido Falls Shawl is a wedge-shaped shawl worked from the bottom up, with a lush lace and densely cabled edging. You can work it in either two colors as shown above, in one color as shown at the...
by StephCat | Sep 18, 2017 | Knitting
[metaslider id=8127] Winery Knits is my love letter to California wine country. Are you ready to explore it with me? Aran Lace and stranded cable techniques are highlighted. The stoles and the mitts are Aran Lace and stranded versions of similar patterns. The...
by StephCat | Sep 18, 2017 | Designs, Knitting
The Dry Creek Sweater is named after my favorite AVA ((American Viticultural Area) in Sonoma County, the Dry Creek Valley. This was the first name I came up with for a pattern in the Winery Knits Collection — that’s how much I love the area! Talty and...
by StephCat | Aug 30, 2017 | Knitting
The Coronado Cowl was just released this week (tip: newsletter subscribers get a discount this week only!). It’s worked in scrumptious Stitch Sprouts Yellowstone (which I keep wanting to call Yosemite, because that’s one of my favorite places in...
by StephCat | Jul 24, 2017 | Knitting
Are you excited about the Great American Eclipse? Are you lucky enough to live in the path of totality, or will you be traveling to see it? Dave and I booked a super cute vintage bungalow in Bend, Oregon, through Airbnb (affiliate link! we love Airbnb) more than a...
by StephCat | Jul 17, 2017 | Knitting
Are you interested in teaching crafts? Pick up a copy of Marie Segares’ Make Money Teaching Crochet Workbook Edition ($24.95, 118 pages). The information applies to teaching crafts in general, not just crochet, though specific examples (such as some of the...
