Outlandish Injury, Eleanor Roosevelt & TNNA
I’ve been a little behind in my blog posts lately. I am so smare that I managed to injure myself in my sleep – I somehow injured my trapezius and perhaps deltoid muscles on my left side. The injury has...
View ArticleRose Window Beret
Have you seen Interweave Knits, Spring 2010 yet? This photo is copyright by Interweave Press, LLC. I am proud to say that I have a pattern in this issue: Rose Window Beret. Favorite it or Queue it on...
View ArticleBirthday & Secrets (shh!)
I Turned 29 Again! I recently celebrated another birthday. How old you ask? Well, I turned 29 (again)! Actually, my friend Zona, who is the same age as me, suggests that we Benjamin Button it a few...
View ArticleTNNA, Columbus 2010: Part 1
While I’ve been to several TNNA trade shows, I’ve never been to the one in Columbus until now. (For those of you who don’t know, The National Needleart Association (TNNA) holds 4 trade shows a year. As...
View ArticleA Blissful Mera
(Images above courtesy of and copyrighted by Bijou Basin Ranch) Right before TNNA, I had to contend with 5 top secret projects. One of them was Mera, which I designed for Bijou Basin Ranch using their...
View ArticleTraditional & Modern
Swatching with BBR yarn with my supervisor checking my process. Swatch shown is a test swatch for Mahika. In addition to Mera, I designed two other patterns for Bijou Basin Ranch — differently styled...
View ArticleIssara in Twist Collective
After a few failed submissions, I finally made it into Twist Collective, and I couldn’t be happier! Yes folks, I had tried to submit to Twist 2-3 times prior, but unfortunately, it wasn’t in the cards...
View ArticleAustin, Texas
I’ve always had a fondness for Austin, and it’s not just that I lived there for several years and attended UT-Austin. There’s something very special about this town. As with the world, nothing is...
View ArticleWeekend Shawl
Remember when I was talking and tweeting about Operation: Two-Day Shawl back in September? Well, I decided to reworked and redesign it. Only this time, I was not crazy enough to knit it up in less than...
View ArticleA Fan Appreciation Knitalong
I recently had an idea that I want to host a Knitalong in my Ravelry group. I couldn’t decide what or how to do it, so I used Ravelry’s polling feature and asked my Crafty Diversions group members to...
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