a new year, a new look
I hope you enjoy the site reorganization. Many new and exciting things are planned for 2013! Please keep in touch. Thank you.
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coming soon …
After over a year in the in the making I can finally begin to share a new design today. I can’t discuss much yet, but I have a design in the soon-to-be-released* What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit?,...
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what (else) is coming soon?
While much of my day finds me editing for others, there are a few patterns I hope to release in the coming weeks. Some are camera shy, but I can preview four upcoming designs. · a lace shawlette · a...
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crochet pattern release – tail end (a cat toy)
Patterns often end up very different than how they were first sketched. My cat, Shadow, kept stealing from my production of partially made catnip-filled mice. I finally gave up after he tried to pull...
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knit along this summer
As I mentioned in my recent newsletter, this is the summer of KALs! Two friends of Little Acorn Creations, Cooperative Press and What (Else) Would Madame Defarge Knit? are hosting many knit-alongs (aka...
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summer swatching
A few weeks ago I attended an industry trade show, TNNA. I returned home (well, eventually) with many new yarn samples to try and a few skeins to work new designs with. It’s very exciting and I look...
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happy i love yarn day!
Every day I love yarn, however today (11 October 2013) has been designated I Love Yarn Day by the Craft Yarn Council. How can you show your appreciation of yarn today and every day? There are many...
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celebrate a #yearofmaking
“Be very very quiet!” is not the advice one should take when promoting one’s business. I find it incredibly difficult to self-promote, if something (anything) else comes up … While I’ve been very very...
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april showers
Today’s rain led me to thinking about when wool gets wet, why it often should, and some of the best ways to do it. After all, my cats know that bathtime is important to keep looking good! As the season...
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storage solutions
I have a large collection of stoles, shawls, scarves, and cowls I’ve knitted (and purchased) over the years. For a very long time, I didn’t have an organized way to keep them and they were a large pile...
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designing friends: footie socks by miriam felton
I recently had the pleasure of test knitting for the awesome Miriam Felton. That pattern is now available and I’m really excited about it. Footie socks provide just enough coverage to be comfortable...
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designing (and writing) friends: Larissa Brown
Larissa Brown is a very talented writer and designer. I’m also very lucky as I have test and sample knit for her and I also had the extreme pleasure of being an early reader for her novel, Beautiful...
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a spring KAL for Ben Weatherstaff’s Friend
Happy May! This month there’s a KAL (knit-a-long) happening over at Ravelry, for my pattern, Ben Weatherstaff’s Friend. While this little robin is a quick knit, I like to keep things low-key. We’re all...
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TNNA Recap, part I
Last weekend I was at our industry trade show, the TNNA Summer Show. I was there to help Happy Fuzzy Yarn in her booth. It was a different show than last year for many reasons such as location, time of...
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what i’m working on …
I thought you might like a glimpse into my project bag… I’m finishing up some sample knitting for Shannon Okey. Her new colourwork mitten book, Frozen: Aurora Borealis Mittens, is available for...
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one of those weeks …
Not all weeks go according to plan. This was one of those weeks. While progress was made on items in my knitting basket, it ended up with two detours: first, I need to completely recover (my right arm...
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afternoon surprise
happiness on peony watch 2014. The post afternoon surprise appeared first on little acorn creations.
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when finished
When you finish a sample knit of mittens in June, there is only one logical location for quick photoshoot before you send them off… … in your garden with a beautiful peony. The mittens are pixelated...
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knitting in public
This coming week is World Wide Knit in Public Day! (I know. It used to be just on one specific Saturday, but it “now takes place from the second Saturday to the third Sunday of June each year; making...
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summer plans
My summer knitting plans involve these two yarn cakes of beautiful Corrie Sock by Happy Fuzzy Yarn. What do you think I’m designing? Colourways Verdigris and Sulfur Springs. The yarn is really really...
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