The story for this design started 2 years ago. Believe it or not it is how long at times ideas have to sit inside a sketch book before they finally materialize. After Petal Halter design success I th...
Speaking of last years Shadow. photography ©BrooklynTweedI am WAY behind, so I am catching up. Today I want to tell a little bit more about an exciting collaboration I was lucky to be a part of...
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Congratulations to Amy, Tina and Robyn who each won a skein of Shibui Staccato and Shibui Silk booklet!!! I hope you all love it and cant wait to cast on for those designs!Its still pretty cold here ...
Now when I think back to 2010 it all feels months and many knits away, but it was at that time when the seeds for this book sprouted. Having worked with Shibui Knits folks before I knew the experienc...
Since Shibui Silk has been out for 2 months now and nothing makes me happier than eager knitters itching to put those projects on their needles. There have been lots of questions and inquiries about ...
"More or Less" series by Nanna van BlaaderenSOURCE
I hope all have been well and ushered the New Year of 2012 happily and properly insulated with your favorite knits. New Year here started very eventful in every sense - from a shake up earthquake on ...
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Less blogging, more knitting these days. These are not particularly words to go by, but not so much of personal knitting.Around this time last year I have been working with Blue Sky Alpacas yarn comp...
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Have you ever as a crafty person clung to fabric leftovers for years in hopes that one day youd have just the right project to use it for? I know I have... and as much as many of your would like deny...
I am pretty sure all of you have been glued to the TVs and watching the heartbreak of Japanese nation and the scale of this tragedy is just impossible to grasp. The military base I live on has organi...
This idea was one of those "lightbulb" moments and I just ran with it. Ever since getting a gorgeous test skein of Tosh Merino Light in Cloak from Amy (Madelinetosh) at TNNA I have been think...
Sunset over Mt. Fuji viewed from Inomuragasaki Beach.All past week we have been roasting here in Japan. Indian summer full on and living in a place that faces South turned my regular dwelling into a ...
How did October happen already? Summer.. is if it never happened, the busiest time for knitwear designers, getting all delicious knits ready for Fall/Winter collections. But I want to still document ...
Yesterday, I have been deep in thought while sizing a pattern, deadlines all looming and sooo much to do before the years end. I have thought to share a great little technique with you. Something las...
Carine Roitfeld dresses up Freja Beha Erichsen for Chanel AW 2011-2012 ad campaign.. I know some cannot think about wool yet, but the toasty helmet/balaclava is quite intriguing! I love the quilted o...
My poor poor blog has to suffer again from the content not being updated on time, but I must assure you that for any professional in a knitwear industry summer is the busiest time to be producing all...
Trying to remember now what is that moved me to design this... Winters in Japan are pretty mild, just cold, dry and sometimes windy and rainy, not much snow where we reside. Mix of grey skies during ...
I have been back to Japan for a month now and it has been so incredibly filled with events. Work to catch up on, visiting places around Japan, trying to appreciate every single day I get to spend her...
So last year around Fall time I had been mulling over an idea of making a fun new vest, but being generally not a vest person, I wanted to stick to things that I am most passionate about - versatilit...
If someone told me in the past 2 months that I would have to make SO MANY decisions and follow up and then change them in order to adapt to a situation, Id say they were talking about someone elses l...
In little attempts to go back to normalcy, I am leaving you with one of my favorite images from recent fashion weeks.Preen A/W 2011-12Photo via Style Bubble
I want to assure everyone that we are OK. This has been really a scary experience.... our building is usually quite well absorbing small quakes and tremors... not today.In fact today I planned the ph...
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M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S !I know this is the season of all kinds of Holidays, for example we celebrate 2 Christmases and 2 New Years, fun isnt it?! All the rushing to finish the gifts in time.. ju...
I think I have lost track of all the comments and compliments that poured into my inboxes for the past 4 days! Thank you very much for your gracious and kind compliments on Cable Braided Necklace. I ...
getting into the mood for holidays with knits and snow (even if its a fake snow)Via Fashion Gone Rogue
I feel time of the past months just have been running like water in a spring brook. I wonder if all this sunny weather has anything to do with it, if it has been dreary and grey I bet it would have f...
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