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...

When I decided to do this post, I wasn’t entirely sure of who I wanted to list aside from the big names of Lily Chin and Doris Chan. But...

Nothing gives me more excitement than finding a new designer to follow. Or learning about a well-established designer that I hadn’t heard...

I always enjoy reading how other designers work. Designing truly is a process, and although it’s personal for everyone, it’s always...

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

Typical SoCal view: mountains, pine trees AND palm trees. Whenever a famous designer or artist is interviewed, it seems like the...

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...

If you haven’t figured it out already, let me just say, I LOVE color. When I was working as a graphic designer, color was always a major...

One of the things that keeps me motivated and working at the yarn shop is having random interesting people come into the shop. Last week...

Every year at the beginning of September, we have a week of celebration. My birthday and our wedding anniversary is in the same week, and...

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...

I love seeing Pantone’s forecasts for the new “it” colors! I love it even more when they juxtapose swatches with gorgeous sketches....

It always makes my day when someone buys one of my patterns or follows my blog or other social media. Hopefully I’m not the only designer...

I appreciate when life offers us little periods of time to reboot. For many (and for myself too), this is New Year’s. Starting a new year...

For you non-crafters, FO stands for Finished Object. Today is the first day of school, and in recognition of the end of summer, I would...

As I might have mentioned in prior posts, I have a hard time dealing with clutter. The main reason for this is because I really hate...

As mentioned in my last post, I just returned from a trip back east to visit family and longtime friends. I grew up in Pittsburgh, and...

I just returned from vacation with my family, and have lots to share. I love travelling, and of course, like most people, I don’t get to...

It is unfortunate that when I was in art school, we did not spend much time studying current artists. Of course I love the classics,...

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...