Not MY work, per se…

Things have been a bit chaotic on this end, but I’m very pleased that one of the projects that was recently chosen for Knitting Olympics was ThreadyBear. Kirsti of Kirsti Knits finished hers for a gold! Congrats, Kirsti! Kirsti’s ThreadyBear Much love, folks.-Matt.

I’m so excited

No, I’m not a Pointer Sister. Tonight is the second night of my Fair Isle Techniques class, and I’ve got a new teacher’s pet. Carol came in yesterday to show me her progress, and she’s already at the neck steek. Carol’s ThreadyBear. Carol’s ThreadyBear (detail). MWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!! I love it when folks get addicted to this…

Getting there

I don’t have a huge amount of time, but I did want to update everyone on the progress on ThreadyBear. The local class started Monday, and of course, I’m well ahead of the class, but I’ve also put them on a time table to catch up with me very quickly. It’s so much fun to…

Slowly but surely…And don’t call me Shirley!

You know, this business amazes me every day. We just got in our fall order of Manos del Uruguay, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. Manos del Uruguay Wool I’m known around the shop for working with color, and I’ve just got to say that this stuff is out of this world. Their colors are always amazing,…

threadybear triumphant

Hallelujah! Friends and neighbors, go tell it on the mountain. The last session of my Intro to Fair Isle class was tonight, and my students and my pattern came through with flying colors. Of the original seven, six of my intrepid students remained for the second class, and all of the six finished the class.…