Double-Dog Dare for Myself: Old Friend
Dear Ann, I spent the last few days in balmy, beautiful Omaha, Nebraska USA. Omaha is the city of my birth through college years, and world headquarters for my Most...
Letters
A correspondence that started in 2003. Enter if you dare.
The Rhinebeck Sweater: It’s a Thing
Dear Ann, I was chitchatting on the Instagram DMs the other day (as you do), with a friend in the UK who will be attending the New York State Sheep...
Container Garden Tips, Please!
Dear Kay, At this point every summer, I start hearing about people’s gardening triumphs, and I’m always bummed that I don’t have a green thumb. The other day, I passed...
Come Zoom With Us: We’re Honeycombing!
Dear everyone, Here we go again! You’re cordially invited to join us next Monday, July 18, at 4 p.m. Central time, for another Brioche Encouragement ZoomTM. This star-studded event will...
Toot Sweet: Honeycomb Scarf
Dear Ann, I had the best time knitting my first Honeycomb Scarf. The first week of June, as I packed for a family adventure (and wedding) in Morocco, I tossed...
Get Ready: A Kitchen Sink-along Is Coming
Dear everybody, I’m wildly excited for our upcoming dishcloth knitalong. I’m going to try to keep a lid on it and stick to the information you will need to join...
Git ’Er Done: Car Jacket Edition
Dear Ann, This is a core memory for me: At a long-ago Q & A session at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, after a slide show bristling...
I’ll Take It to Go
Dear Ann, Attention please: I’ve had a small but significant breakthrough in my knitting life. Last week I wrote about how I’d gotten distracted from my year-long temperature blanket project,...
Postcards from Hollywood
Dear Kay, Back in LA for a bit. Am continuing my Spincycle enthusiasm which is not going to end anytime soon. I thought I’d take a wee break to take...
Craft Traffic Control
Dear Ann, One of the joys of My Life in Needlework is the variety. I love following my various enthusiasms for materials, techniques, and end results. My handwork menu is...
Game Changer: Cables without a Cable Needle
Dear Kay, I’ll be quick—a lot going on around here, including the tender care of Kermit the Magnificent, everybody’s favorite microinfluencer and cat about town. He’s under the weather, and...
Old Friend Is the New Friend
Dear Ann, My first project from MDK Field Guide No. 20: Atlas may be my first step into Erika Knight’s world, but it’s not a baby step. It’s a long,...