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“Hello Spoonflower World”

“Hello World” is a short hand term for projects techies create while working on a new platform. My new platform? Spoonflower. The “Hello World” idea is similar to the Minimum Viable Product, “MVP“, for people that know something about marketing, where the learning process involved in getting the first item/program/project/design out into the world takes most of the work. Theory being that once…

Craftwork, the Octopus. Free Knitting Pattern.

Hey, so my friend, Amy Lou, is opening an awesome DIY/Maker/Classroom/Art space in Somerville, MA called CRAFTWORK SOMERVILLE; and she asked me to teach! Since new knitters like a project they can show off with their brand new skills, I created a new beginner pattern for you to try. I would like to introduce you to Craftwork The Octopus. It’s a sweet little octopus to help people learn how to…

My mother told me that when I was a little kid, like 3 or 4 years old, my grandmother crocheted a hat for me. This is a photo of my grandmother and me, maybe a bit before the incident, I don’t have a photo with the hat. my grandmother and I   While looking through a magazine she saw a little kid wearing a granny square hat, so she made me one. She knit three granny squares, connected them in a…

My first design from 2010 made it to my new website at last. I created this pattern to wear while dog sledding on a winter trip to Quebec. My experience with winter sports has taught me not to wear scarves skiing or sledding, cuz you never know what might grab an end and a) make you lose your scarf or b) strangle you.

Trust me, a cowl is the way to go.

Click here for the free Sledding Cowl PDF