So as most of you know I am the catalog manager for Knit Picks however I am a designer by trade so when we switched to new paper a few months ago I was so excited. The paper white improved, the tactile quality of the pages improved and then there is the technical side that allowed less bleed through on the pages all of which allows the hard work we put in on the back end a greater platform from which to shine... plus as an added bonus to it all the paper is manufactured under the guidelines of t… Continue

I don't know about you, but I love a good party. A couple weekends ago, while we were in Canda, Mom and Dad and I hosted a birthday pizza party for our friend Luke in a suite we rented at the Ocean Promenade hotel in White Rock. We invited a lot of Australian pro golfers. When I'm the hostess I prefer to hang back and let my guests come to me. See me in Kelley's knitting corner with Ben?

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Bob will still be traveling over the 3-day weekend so I am going to indulge in a creative retreat. And, I'm going to use my Flip Mino to document a few things.

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Kelley chats with Gale Zucker, photographer for Shear Spirit. References Shear Spirit by Joan Tapper Flickr tattoo North American Babydoll Southdown Sheep Association an… Continue

I have finished my first pair of Big Black Socks to send off to Kim (Sarge) from Socks for Soldiers. I've knit two pair for Bob's son, Jonathon, who is a Marine.

My socks just squeaked under… Continue

We have a new poll at the bottom of the page - tell us which knitting technique you're going to tackle next!

So most people don't know but I have had major tooth trauma and repair over the past few years. I won't go into details but I will say always wear a mouth guard, even if it is beer league softball, you just never know when one might catch you in the face. Anyway, before this incident… Continue

Summer provides lots of opportunities for knitting in public. If you have hesitated before, take my word for it, now is the time to give it a try. Books in Book Review The Best of Interweave Knits edited by Ann Budd Finishing Techniques for Hand Knitters by Sharon Brant What’s On My Nee… Continue

Now that Imagination is about to come out (see Melissa's post here) I can finally show you what I was working on for what seemed like forever

Not the baby! (though he to… Continue

I just finished another ribbe… Continue