Closeup of the Bubbles In honor of I Love Yarn Day (which is everyday in my house, by the way), here are some photos of my most recent...

A beautiful display of umbrellas. Yes this is Asian yarn, although it is Japanese, not Chinese, like the photo that inspired the pairing....

Much has been written about how to answer the common non-crafter question: why do you bother taking all that time to knit or crochet when...

I LOVE these ideas for what to do with yarn scraps! Most of the time, I throw mine away, but I always hate doing it. It goes back to that...

A few weekends ago, I spent a lovely afternoon at the shop participating in a yarn tasting. Of course it was fun to hang out with my...

Those of you who’ve read my blog for any length of time know I work parttime at my favorite yarn shop. I love it and feel privileged to...

Inspired by an orchid, this shawl unfurls color as you knit it. This baby goat mohair is as close to the softness of flower petals as I...

Not too long ago, I posted about learning to style your knitwear. It has been on my mind to follow up that post with ideas and tips for...

Now that you all know how to do fringe, here is the scarf pattern I designed that includes it! This is a fun, easy, summer knit – since...

Every knitter and crocheter I’ve ever met has certain things they’re afraid/intimidated to try. I hadn’t been knitting for very long...

As anyone who’s read my blog for awhile knows, I love knitting cowls. You can imagine my delight and excitement when Stephanie at Unwind...

As most of you probably know by now, I am a fashion girl. Not that I have much time to read, but when I do, if it’s not knitting...

Just wanted to let everyone know I published a new design! 🙂 As you all know, I love nature. My favorite place is the beach, but I have...

http://unwindyarn.com/the-blog I love being a part of Unwind and am so honored to design for the store for Yarn Crawl LA 2014. Many...

I have always thought that the edge stitches on charts were optional. In fact, most of the time, this is true. For those of you not...

Are you familiar with yarn crawling? If not, here is a quick description: in cities that host one, all the participating yarn stores have...

And again, I had an unplanned hiatus. While I’m finishing up some projects, taking some photos to post, and otherwise getting ready to...

At the beginning of the year, I went through a cowl moment. I could not stop knitting cowls! I ended up starting five, and finishing...

I love Catherine Zeta-Jones. I did not realize, until this morning when Vogue Knitting posted this article, that she knits. I knew there...

In honor of the Oscars, which of course is probably the most famous thing about Los Angeles, I would like to share with you all a little...