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Brit of Baby Cat Yarns
All you really need to know about Baby Cat Yarns, and the super rad dyer behind the scenes, is there is a serious lust for colour going on here. Not only will Brit whip up whatever colour strikes your fancy, (that is, if the 60 colours already in her roaster don’t do it for you),… Continue reading Brit of Baby Cat Yarns
Héloïse by Soohyun Nam
Pattern: Héloïse by Soohyun NamYarn: Less Traveled Yarn Sport in Merlot & Belladonna Is this one of the most beautiful shawls you’ve ever seen or no? I feel like the answer must be yes because just look at this! So I have gushed about this pattern before, first in real time on my Instagram while… Continue reading Héloïse by Soohyun Nam
Laura of Laurel Knits
The first time I came across the LaurelKnits Instagram, I was immediately inspired to knit a pair of socks. There is just something about the way Laura designs and photographs her socks that makes people want to stop what they’re doing and cast on a new pair. All the more inspiring is that she’s pursuing… Continue reading Laura of Laurel Knits
5 Free Top Patterns to Knit This Summer
This post is the edited transcript pulled from my 5 Free Top Pattterns video. I have to regularly go through my Ravelry queue to keep it reasonable. It’s never really reasonable, I probably have more patterns in there than I can actually knit before I’m 93 but I found some amazing gems in my queue,… Continue reading 5 Free Top Patterns to Knit This Summer
Polka Dot Creek Hand Dyed Yarn
I first heard about Polka Dot Creek in an episode of the Cozy Up Knits podcast a couple of years ago. So when I was later searching for wooden sock blockers from a Canadian source, and their Etsy shop came up, I recognized the name and immediately was swooning over all their gorgeous yarns. I’ve… Continue reading Polka Dot Creek Hand Dyed Yarn
Nordic Paws Dog Sweater by Drops Design
Pattern: Nordic Paws by Drops DesignYarn: Paintbox Simply Aran in Paper White and Rose Red This Nordic Paws dog sweater by Drops Design is my 6th dog sweater and the first time I took some liberties with the pattern. My modification has nothing at all to do with the design, it was just about the… Continue reading Nordic Paws Dog Sweater by Drops Design
Mindfulness Makes
Katie is listening to: When the Summer Dies by deadmau5 and Lights (all makers are asked what their current favourite song is and we’re making a playlist of them all) Maker’s Mix on Spotify Full disclosure on this very first Featured Maker interview, I asked Katie, the talented human behind Mindfulness Makes notions and yarns,… Continue reading Mindfulness Makes