Cashmere – Recycled!
One of the exciting, newly released, yarns by Jade Sapphire, Re-Luxe Cashmere Yarn, (which I am lucky enough to sample), is made from recycled, gently used or unworn, Italian cashmere sweaters. Some of these...
The Cable Cast On
Clinging onto Summer for as long as I can, I spent the last few days up in Northern Vermont, staying in a very rustic cabin, far from the noise and business of daily life....
Knitty – Deep Fall 2015
Here in the North Eastern corner of the United States the leaves are starting to change colour and are slowing falling from their branches. Evenings are getting a bit chilly, which for many of...
What is Heather Knitting NOW?
Hello my lovelies! I spent the last weekend at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival in beautiful Maine, catching up with good friends, listening to some amazing musicians and doing a spot of designing with...
Christmas In July
Even though the temperatures are exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit here in New England, it’s a fab time to start thinking about knitting your holiday gifts. Don’t leave it until December! Get your yarn, pattern...
Zen yarn garden – art walk series no 18 dish of pears
This amazing yarn in both the serenity 20 3 ply fingering and the sim singles is a beautiful hue – in the knitted swatch, the bottom is the single ply, the top the 3...
Zen Yarn Garden – the Yarn that Talks
Well, perhaps I should say ‘speaks’. To me, anyway. We just received our newest Artwalk Series Colorway – if you’ve not heard about these, they are a series of colors based on famous paintings....
Waltzer – a Summer Lace pattern from Heather Dixon
It’s heating up out there, but if you want to look super-hot, how about adorning yourself in some shimmering, gold lace? The second of my Summer Lace projects is WALTZER, part poncho, part stole,...