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Evening Sketch

on February 20, 2013

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The Chocolate Lily Hat - New Knitting Pattern!

US $5.00 buy now PDF Download Knitting Pattern
The Chocolate Lily hat was created late last year during my fourth quarter push to create hats to sell. Turns out I am still much better at gifting friends, family and colleagues with my knitted creations than offering them at an impromptu pop-up shop in Manhattan.
The great news is that when I was knitting like a fiend I took copious notes. These are now being translated into patterns, the first of which is here. This pattern is worked in the round in an aran weight wool (that I find is very close to a worsted), and has some saucy colorwork stripes.

What is in the pattern name? One day I plan on moving to a more rural environment, or at least having a cabin to visit during part of the year. One of the locations I'd like to check out is about as far from NYC as you can get: Alaska, specifically Southeast Alaska. This is a beautiful coastal area made up of islands and rain forest. The climate is more akin to Seattle than Siberia. I e…

English Leicester - A Rare Heritage Sheep Breed

The last post described the process of creating a beautiful vintage scarf project, the Fanchon Hood. A portion of this piece was created with a very special wool known as Leicester Longwool, as pictured in the tassels above.

The sheep that provide this gorgeous fiber have a history worth noting. A pioneering man in Great Britain, Robert Bakewell, was adept at matching science with agriculture and is responsible for this breed. He set out to breed sheep that would grow up quickly and have not only a lot of meat for the table, but wool for the spindle as well. He selected the best animals of both qualities and bred them together. This is logical today, but in the 1700s was seen as novel and helped the breed gain traction with influential buyers. George Washington even kept some at Mount Vernon! Bakewell would show his sheep at fairs and even charge admission to see his favorite, named Two Pounder. Two Pounder's portrait was painted and some of the flock were quite lucrative as lover…

Vogue Knitting Live!

This week yarn enthusiasts descend on the New York Marriott Marquis for one of the world’s most exciting yarn industry events of the year: Vogue Knitting Live (VKLive). Now offered around the country, the original show was first held in New York City. This year the anticipation has built as the 10th anniversary is to be celebrated!

Here are some tips on how to make the most of your time at this year's VKLive:
·Wear comfortable shoes and one of your handmade items. Be sure you are at ease, it will be an active day! ·Review the schedule and list of marketplace vendors and make a "must see" list for yourself. ·Set a budget for yourself - the opportunity to overspend is high! ·Go through your existing yarn and tool supplies well in advance of the show. Make a list of items you are interested in purchasing or learning more about.

Try index cards or use a reminder app on your phone. I find I tend to work better with two or three index cards in my pocket, and here are my tips. You c…

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