Category: Designers

It’s no secret that I love socks, right? Before I started knitting socks, I had quite the collection of seemingly wacky store-bought socks. What’s most amazing about this is that I used to hate wearing things on my feet—shoes, socks, flip flops, whatever, just let me go barefoot. I’ve changed my stance on this quite a bit since moving to Colorado and learning to knit, obviously.

Around the time that I first started knitting socks, I noticed a new sock designer sharing designs frequently in the Sock Knitters Anonymous group on Ravelry. Jeannie Cartmel’s sock designs are eye-catching and entrancing, eliciting reactions that range from “oooh neat” to “how the heck did she do that?” {read more}

Supposedly, we’re getting snow today. The first snow of Fall, and I really, really hope it comes. Aside from the fact that snow is definitely a knitter-friendly occurrence, there’s still a magical aspect to snow for me. (Yes, I have only lived in a place where snow is a frequent happening for a year and I’ve yet to have to shovel snow, but whatever, I love it.)

Snow makes me think of wistfully sipping tea while sitting on a window seat, watching the flakes pile up against the glass; bright red cardinals silhouetted against dark branches and blindingly white skies; warm, cozy sweaters and colorful galoshes. In my mind, snow equals whimsy and joy, much like the designs that come from Stephanie Dosen of tiny owl knits. {read more}