scarves

New Year, New Decade … New You?

[Translate] Welcome to the Roarin’ 20’s! Oops, that was 100 years ago. So what are the 20’s of this era going to be called I wonder? When we look back, what will we say about them? Well, I’m not certain what everyone else is going to say about them, but I know I’m going to say it was the decade I expanded my view and increased my knitting IQ! How would you like to do that with me? How? Sweaters and More! What’s that? Here’s a brief little video explaining that and how I think we can all take […]

Those Calendar Men!

[Translate] The boys are back in town! Well, the calendar boys that is! Actually, the calendar MEN! That’s right, it’s time for the 2015 It Takes Balls To Knit Scarf Calendar. Once again this year we have a 13 month calendar featuring  13 scarves, 13 patterns, 13 men, and not much else. This year we are also featuring guest designer Laura Patterson of Fiber Dreams who has designed 5 of the scarves in the calendar. Also this year, we have partnered with Kollage Yarns, who have generously supplied all the yarn for the scarves in the calendar. The scarves […]

Elementary accessory ….

[Translate] By far, my favorite winter accessory is the scarf. It has almost as many different looks as you’ll find anywhere in knitting, and can be used to teach virtually any technique. As I have mentioned before, I like making scarves as “swatches” so that I have a better idea of what a design idea will look like, and also when the sweater is finished I have a matching scarf. If you’ve been following this site for any time, you probably have seen the Elementary Scarf I made last year after reverse engineering one that Joan Watson (Lucy Liu) […]

And onward we go …

[Translate] Hello all, I hope you had a great holiday season. After all the panic around the Mayan calendar, it’s great to learn it was only a flipping on the page of the calendar and not the end of the world! And now it’s a new year and a new start or a great continuation, if your 2012 was a good one. So before I get into the first post of 2013, I need to update a few things. The first is the 2013 Calendar. Yes, it’s coming out and for those of you who have already ordered one, […]

Thanks Amy!

[Translate] While I was in Chicago for VKL in October, I met a great lady named Amy Kaspar. In actuality, she met me, as I was getting my shoes shined and knitting. I’m very glad to say that even though she’s a resident of Chicago, she visited me two weeks ago! She was in Seattle for work, and made the trip up to Vancouver to visit with some friends – myself included. We had a great visit over lunch at The Foundation (a great vegetarian restaurant on Main Street) and she even wrote an article for the Chicago Examiner […]