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SUMMER SWEATER KNIT ALONG - CHANGES, DATES & MORE!

Summer is here and you know what that means......it's almost time for our annual Summer Sweater Knit Along!!!! Our Summer Sweater Knit Along (or SSKAL as we call it) is where we encourage knitters to keep making garments throughout the summer months so they can sport their new handmade lovelies just in time for the fall/winter season! It's lots of fun and our biggest knit along of the year! So if you've ever been scared to knit a garment now's the time to conquer your fears and give it a sho...

SLOW DOWN SUMMER

Photo by Jakub Kriz on Unsplash

"Being free brings a lightness, a carefree surrender to all that is happening around you, and, above all, an acceptance of reality". Deepak Chopra

LIGHTNESS. I mentioned on Instagram last week about my word of the year - lightness, and how this summer I plan to use this word to help reground myself (you can read the post here). I've been feeling a bit off balance in the life/work department lately. I've worked very hard the last year and a half to try to priori...

TOPS, TANKS & TEES KNIT ALONG - STARRING YOU

Heya Tank knit by Egarnier

 

It's time for our Tops, Tanks & Tees Knit Along Starring You post!!! This is when I get to show off all your gorgeous projects you worked so hard on! You all made so many great tops this spring and I hope you will love wearing them! 

I hope you enjoyed taking part in this year's TTTKAL as much as I did reading and following along with you all! It truly brings me so much joy to go through and see all of your finished projects and all the lovely garments you now have...

NEW PATTERN - RIVULET FROM BROOKLYN TWEED WOOL PEOPLE 12

shop now Meet RIVULET . 

I'm so very excited to announce I have a pattern in the newest Brooklyn Tweed Wool People Collection! Can we say pinch me now people! I literally cried when I found out I could cross this dream off my bucket list! It's been a long standing goal of mine to work with Brooklyn Tweed and I'm so very excited to be able to finally show you all what I've been busy working on! And then to have the whole collection release on my birthday today - well gosh darn - it's like icing...

BIRTHDAY SALE - DON'T MISS OUR BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR!

IT'S TIME FOR OUR ANNUAL BIRTHDAY SALE - SAVE 40% OFF!

It's my 41st birthday today and to celebrate and say a HUGE thank you to all of YOU for supporting me and my dreams I'm running my annual big birthday sale! Woot woot!!!!! 

Use code "shes41" to save 40% OFF my *entire pattern library! Sale is valid on Ravelry HERE and in my online shop HERE. Coupon is valid from June 20th - 22nd, midnight, PST. 

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Thank you for allowing me to continue to do what I love and for bringing me so much jo...

GIVEAWAY! TOPS TANKS & TEES 2018 SPONSOR GIVEAWAY!

It's time for the Tops, Tanks & Tees 2018 Knit Along Sponsor Giveaway!!! I so look forward to this giveaway each year! I can't wait to see who our winners will be! Our sponsors are so generous each year and they play such a big role in keeping our KAL's going please take the time to visit their shops and show them some love!  

A huge thank you to all of you for all knitting along with me year after year! In the next week or so is our Starring You post and seriously - there are so many amazing...

GIVEAWAY/REVIEW - FIBER ARTIST SUPPLY CO. JUMBO BALL WINDER!!!

Ok you guys - I'm freaking out here with excitement! So remember how over the last six months or so I've been on the hunt for my dream ball winder to replace the piece of s$%t one that has brought me to tears more times than I can count? Thanks to all off your help on social media I found it!!! Insert the Fiber Artist Supply Co. Maple Jumbo Ball Winder. And top that off I want you all to have a chance to win one too (pop over to my Instagram page to enter)!!! Wahoo!!!!! 

A little back story b...

KNIT ALONG - SUMMER STRIPES INSPIRATION FOR YOUR LATEST WIP

Long time knit along sponsors of ours - Pom Pom Quarterly are back again with a fascinating and interesting look behind the patterns in their newest issue! As a knitwear designer who is inspired by things such as books, music, scenery, art etc. I couldn't get enough of this post! I love seeing mood boards and where designers are drawing inspiration from! Such a cool idea and one I thought you'd all be interested in as well. Pom Pom shares some of the tops in the newest issue and a bit history...

TOPS, TANKS & TEES 2018 - KICK OFF DAY!

It's here! Today is the start of Tops, Tanks & Tees Knit Along 2018!!! Woot woot! It's time to cast on all those gorgeous garments that will make your warm weather handmade wardrobe shine!!! The #TTTKAL18 will run from May 1st - May 29th this year so mark your calendars!

DATES

May 1st - May 29th

HOW TO SIGN UP

Pop on over to our Tops, Tanks & Tees Knit Along Home Page to find everything you need to know about the TTTKAL! You can sign up there, support our sponsors, keep track of blog posts, ge...

TOPS, TANKS & TEES KNIT ALONG - COMING SOON!

”Sometimes your heart speaks best through your hands.”

Many years ago I started a knit along. I didn’t know many knitters where I lived (and let’s face it I was lonely with wee babies and figured others were too) and I wanted to create a virtual happy place where knitters could chat, form lasting friendships and encourage each other in both life and our craft, in a warm and safe environment. I feel beyond blessed to say that years later our annual knit alongs are still going strong and a lar...