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CraftSanity Magazine Issue 6 PDF edition is ready for download!

Now that the print edition of CraftSanity Magazine issue 6 is in circulation, we’re ready to release the PDF edition. It features all the great projects from the print edition – including Maria Stout’s super cute felted crochet chick basket shown above – plus links to websites mentioned in the text. You can purchase an instant [...]

CraftSanity Podcast Episode 129: A Conversation with ‘Extra Yarn’ Author Mac Barnett and Illustrator Jon Klassen

If you found a box “filled with yarn or every color,” what would you do? When this happened to Annabelle, the little girl featured in the new picture book “Extra Yarn” written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, she decided to knit herself a sweater. There was extra yarn left over, so she knit [...]

CraftSanity Podcast Episode 128: A Conversation with Knit Designer Jean Moss

Yesterday I made a last-minute scramble to interview British knit designer Jean Moss via Skype. I had previously agreed to be part of her blog tour for her new book “Sweet Shawlettes: 25 Irresistible Patterns for Knitting Cowls, Capelets and More” and had planned to post a Q&A with her today. But then I started [...]

Show & Tell: Falling Cables Capelet By Jennifer Casa

Some of you may recognize this  lovely “Falling Cables Capelet” knitted and designed by Jennifer Casa from the current issue (#4) of CraftSanity Magazine. Jennifer used lovely yarn supplied by Briar Rose Fibers to create the adult-sized capelet above and the child-sized capelet modeled by my daughter, Abby, below. Below are photos of the capelet [...]

Hello again. It’s been a while.

Check out these cute little finger puppets that I bought to put in my daughters’ Easter baskets. I bought them for $4.50 each at a local “fair trade” shop. I made the purchase even though I have yet to get my mind around how the people who made the puppets are getting any money out [...]

Knitting The Mitten State: A New Pattern In Development

With plans for an exciting Handmade Tour of Michigan in the works, I’ve been thinking a lot about the great state I call home. I’ve also been thinking about rising gas prices and how I’m going to pull off this self-funded trip. It’s not a lucrative solution, but I’ve decided to write a fun Michigan [...]

Knit Your Own Royal Wedding: Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton in all their yarn glory

I’m not a royal watcher and can live without reading the latest details about the upcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, but when you tie it all to crafting I’m suddenly very interested. A review copy of “Knit Your Own Royal Wedding” (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $17.99, 64 pages) by Fiona Goble arrived in [...]

A Knitted Barn Cat, A Wool Bunny And SO Much More! CraftSanity Issue 2 Ships Out Tomorrow!

The wait is almost over. My husband picked up CraftSanity Magazine Issue 2 from the printer today and we’ll be shipping out all subscription and pre-order copies tomorrow. (Thanks for ordering!) We’ll be making deliveries to area retailers tomorrow, too. I’ll post a list of retailers tomorrow and you can expect to find the magazines [...]

CraftSanity Podcast and Magazine Update: A call for advertisers & sponsors

Hello! How’s your 2011 going so far? I’ve been very busy knitting more head wraps (Christmas gifts I didn’t get done in time) and working with a wonderful line-up of artists and designers on projects that will be featured in the spring issue of CraftSanity Magazine due out in March. I have some fun interviews [...]

Perhaps My Holiday Crafting Got A Little Out Of Control

I made one too many head wraps for gifting and couldn’t stand to see it go to waste. I’m kidding, of course. If this was really a head wrap for Justine, our patient cat, I would have made it a lot smaller. I hope you folks endured less harassment than Justine at your holiday parties [...]

CraftSanity Episode 122: Greetings From Anna Hrachovec’s Mochimochi Land

On this episode of the podcast you’ll hear from Anna Hrachovec, a 29-year-old Brooklyn-based artist who really knows how to bring her knitting to life. The author of “Knitting Mochimochi: 20 Super-Cute Strange Designs for Knitted Amigurumi,” Anna has gained a reputation for knitting humorous and quirky designs from pigs with wigs to intricately detailed [...]

CraftSanity Magazine Projects: What have you made so far?

I’m taking a short break from holiday gift making to let you know that I just posted some photos is the CraftSanity Magazine Flickr Group. And I would love it if you would add photos of the magazine projects you’ve been making, too. I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to. The Teeny [...]

Modern Top-Down Knitting Blog Tour Finale and Giveaway: Kristina McGowan Shares The Inspiration Behind Her New Book

It appears that I’m doing my best to make Kristina McGowan’s blog tour last as long as possible. CraftSanity the last scheduled stop. And I would have been on time if only I could have posted a quick review of her excellent new book “Modern Top-Down Knitting.” But being the extremely curious woman that I [...]

CraftSanity Podcast 120: A day in the life of Chris de Longpre, pattern designer, business owner and self-published author

After Chris de Longpre “retired” from a career in information technology she decided to make the most of her free time. She started knitting – a lot. And Chris, of Kentwood, Mich., wasn’t content to follow a pattern, so she kick up the degree of difficulty and started writing her own patterns. She kept designing [...]

Fiber LOVE! And my search for an easy thigh-high sock pattern.

This is what I’m writing about tonight. You’ll be able to read all about it in The Grand Rapids Press next Sunday. Doesn’t this luscious roving make you want to drop everything and spin some lovely sock yarn? Me too! Speaking of socks… I’m looking for an easy thigh-high sock pattern that I can knit [...]