I have been knitting seriously for 31 years. In that time I have knit lots and lots of things. But not many sweaters for myself. It has probably been 20 years since I knit a sweater for me. After SAFF I decided to knit a sweater to wear to the next knitting event I was going to, Vogue Knitting Live in New York, which is this coming weekend. It seemed the knitterly thing to do. I chose Hayward, ... Continue Reading
Community and Making
I am a maker. I have always wanted to make stuff - whether it was craft projects in day camp, cookies to eat and share with friends or my first yoke sweater when I was a teen. While this has always been a love of mine, it has never been easy for me to make things completely alone. When I was making that first Lopi yoke sweater (pre YouTube!), there were techniques I needed to learn ... Continue Reading
SAFF* May Have Changed My Knitting Life (for now)
January may seem an odd time to blog about a fiber festival I attended in October. But what I want to talk about is not the festival itself--a lovely, low-key alternative to Rhinebeck--but about what I did when I got back. I started knitting almost monogamously. I. know. What a concept! It all started because I bought yarn in a major way at SAFF. I was inspired by so many projects and beautiful ... Continue Reading
Is This Thing On?
I am so thrilled to welcome 2019 with news of a revival of this website and a new collaboration! Since the closing of The Yarn Spot in February 2016 Victoria Rothenberg and I have been determined to continue to share our love of yarn and fiber with the world. We weren’t sure what format it would take but we knew we wanted to tell you what we have been stitching on, to share stories of triumphs and ... Continue Reading
Ahem
To say I'm back sounds more than a little ridiculous. But I am. Or at least I will be. My one and only resolution 2015 is to resurrect this poor blog and Harper & Figg! So look for more posts and, ultimately, some new designs. I have had a whole series of adventures since last we met and I will share some of those as well. Here is a photo to distract you-- Meet Hannah. She was born a ... Continue Reading
What a Feeling!
As you may have guessed I am not a knitter of long term projects. I like to finish up and move on! Relatively small projects and/or medium sized ones with small bites to finish are my favs. So how did I end up knitting myself a sweater? A sweater! I am not a small person so a sweater for me is a major undertaking. But here I am--doing it! And "it" is Berroco's Bancroft sweater-- I just ... Continue Reading