Originally published August 14, 2015You may remember seeing The Holbrook Shawl in some WiP posts about a year ago, as I was knitting it for my good friend’s wedding last June.Most notably, it was a blocking feat of pretty epic proportions.Of course, at the wedding itself, we were all far too busy celebrating to even think about taking some nice photos of Kate wearing the shawl (it was a warm day, and Summer Solstice to boot, so she didn’t end up wearing it for much of the evening).  But, I just recently received some of the official photographer’s shots, and can now share the finished pro...

Originally Published: August 29, 2014It’s not too often that I undertake a crafty project completely unrelated to knitting or crocheting, but when I saw Yarnia‘s recent move as an opportunity to revamp and redecorate the shop, I knew I wanted some really killer signs for our ingredient yarn shelves — something “industrial-chic,” to complement the elegant pipe shelving that Jesse and Nate had built for me.  Yarn would be the obvious medium, but I wanted to mix it up from just predictable knit or crochet.Then I remembered this guy:One of our customers, who used yarn to make awesome string a...