Rainforest Knits
Every year, when it starts feeling a little more like Spring, this is the collection I think about.
Rainforest Knits came out in 2019, not long after Katie (my sister and co-founder of Pin & Pin) had moved to Hawai‘i. We realized we were both living in rainforests at the time, hers tropical and mine temperate, and that became the initial inspiration for this collection.
But what really shape...
Why I'm Knitting a Sweater at the Wrong Gauge
A few weeks ago, I cast on a new sweater project, the Rosie Sweater by Le Knit.
This one!
For this sweater, I'm using a gorgeous wool from Ancient Arts Fibres held with a strand of mohair from Knitting with Olive (my first time knitting a sweater with mohair, can you believe it?!).
And before I cast on, I swatched. I made two swatches, actually, one with the colourwork and one without, ...
How I Make Money as a Knitter
Making money as a small business is hard, and finding room to pay yourself is even harder.
I spent many years as a knitter, working at craft markets and selling digital patterns online, and seemingly making a lot of money, only to see it go right back out the door.
So, what changed?
Well, in short, I learned a system that allowed me to always make sure I was taking something home, and eventu...
