This past year Diane of the CraftyPod and I decided to collaborate on a short and sweet little ebook on what to do with those leftovers related to giving gifts… 5 months later this amazing ebook has turned in to a 63 page resource on paper making,

collaging with fabric,

and combining that annoying curling ribbon we [...]

Drawing knitting is freaking hard. It’s like a big smooshy organic, geometric structure with so much texture you just get lost in it. Sure I could render every single stitch, but how do you get the idea across that it’s knit fabric without doing that? How do you do a 10 minute study of knitting [...]

Well, I’ve had quite a huge pile of wips building up over the last 6 months and I decided to go through my yarn ones today and try to figure out my plan of attack – getting them finished up and out of the basket so I can start wearing them around.
It’s funny that I [...]

Can-did
–adjective
1. frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
2. free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge
3. straightforward: a candid opinion.
4. informal; unposed: a candid photo.
5. honest; impartial: a candid mind.
6. Archaic. white.
7. Archaic. clear; pure.
And that’s exactly what this cardigan is. It’s exactly what I want and need. No frills, just the beauty of the yarn.
This [...]

It’s taken me forever, and really it was just moving it from BigCartel forever ago over to Etsy that took so long. I updated the banner and Kro Postal has officially morphed into the Kro Studio shop. I’m working on some patterns, zines, collage kits and prints for the shop that will be going in [...]

I was just hired on at the local yarn shop – The Rose Tree Fiber Shop – to teach crochet classes! Hooray I love crochet! I’m going to teach beginning crochet, crochet+knitting, and crochet market bag. I added them to the Classes page. You can call or go into the Rose Tree to Sign up.
I’m [...]

I have to admit I’m proud as a pear (I’ve heard they are a pretty proud lot) that my pattern is in this issue of Knit Scene.

This is my pattern right here on page 21 (I misspoke earlier when I said page 20); it’s the blue knit/crochet hat.

I’m so proud in fact, that I want [...]

I started my first knitting class today and it really was a whole lot of fun. It’s a 6 week long beginning knitting class at the Octagon shop. Every Thursday from 1-3pm. It was a small class, but I think that’s good. Kind of gets my feet wet and will get me acquainted with teaching [...]

I’m yelling at myself to relax, that’s what the title was saying. More a message to me than you, unless you are running around and need someone to yell at you to relax, then I say to you too “RELAX!”
I just sent off my application for an artist residency program. It was so hard to [...]