Unsurprisingly, it’s taken a full week to recover from the whirlwind that was my latest trip to Calgary enough to write about it.
Author Archives: centainemarie
Three Very Different Knitting Memoirs
When I talk about “knitting books,” it’s easy to assume I mean books of knitting patterns, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Mis-steeks were made
Purposefully taking scissors to my knitting is the most intimidating thing I’ve ever done, and it wasn’t even part of the original design. Wool & Pine is a Pacific Northwest-based design duo best known for their stash-busting patterns, providing intricate means of using up the bits and bobs of leftover yarn that accumulate in one’sContinueContinue reading “Mis-steeks were made”
WIP-ed into Shape
My knitting has been slow-going lately, but there is never a shortage of fun projects on my needles!
Dead Man’s Hats & Bog Trauma
I was nine years old when I saw my first dead body.
Craftivism: The Art of Protest
Fibre crafts and activism have long been linked together, coining the portmanteau “craftivism.”
Storm Sweater: a Flurry of Texture
This was supposed to be my brain-break sweater, but it broke my brain instead.
Dark Academia: a Study in Fair Isle
Having finished two of the most complex sweaters I’ve ever made back-to-back, I feel like I could fight a god and win.
Gifts for Knitters: A Last-Minute Guide
Christmas is two weeks away, it’s practically here.
A Stitch in Time: Knitting from the 1960s
The 1960s were an iconic era for fashion, social change, and counterculture.