Interviewed!

Sarah (aka The Sexy Knitter) has recently revamped her site and started a new feature called Getting to Know You, where she interviews knitwear designers. I'm pretty excited to be the first one! You can find the interview here, as well as a super impressive styling spread for my Make Up Your Mind tank, on taking it into fall. I'm so impressed!! I'm familiar with Polyvore but have never attempted to make a set before- this is so inspiring!!

 
Sarah's board was all the inspiration I needed to play around in my own wardrobe with wearing this knit into the fall, and she's spot on: layered with jeans, boots, a cardigan and killer accessories, this is really perfect. Thanks so much, Sarah!!

FO: Knit 1 Caplet

Pattern: Magnum Caplet

Yarn: Cascade Magnum in colourway 9408

Needles: US 15 / 10.0 mm circulars

Mods: I don't do a lot of super bulky knitting, and I looked in 3 different stores didn't feel like buying US 19 (15 mm) needles, so I decided to make do with what I had. I used my 10 mm circulars, and cast on for a size larger, which worked out perfectly.

Notes: So warm and soft! This is such a lovely, cozy thing to throw on over petty much any long sleeved tee and it instantly provides warmth. I even scrunched it up as a cowl when I had my coat on, and it was great. I love the simple design, and at that gauge, it knit up incredibly quickly.

When it comes to caplets, being able to manoeuvre it over your shoulders is important, which means a stretchy bind off is crucial. I absolutely love Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off, and there is a wonderful video tutorial with Cat Bordhi right here.

A couple of weeks ago, Erica had a great giveaway sponsored by All Modern. And I was the lucky critter that won!!  I selected a gorgeous charcoal and white organic cotton blanket:

Doesn't it look great on the futon? It's surprisingly soft, and the cats just love it (G loves it too). They have good taste.

 Yarn is the tabby, Gatsby is the gigantic ball of ginger fluff. G is my abbreviation of my husband's name (Guy), and is the awesome photographer for all these pictures, as usual.

Sweet Paul Knitting Love

First off, I'll be reporting all about my wonderful Chicago trip tomorrow- I'm still organizing all the photos!

I've been a fan of the NYC food & prop stylist Sweet Paul for a while- his blog is so gorgeous, and I love his recipes and craft tutorials. He's recently been a bit obsessed with knitted home decor, even though he can't knit. So he chopped up some discount H&M sweaters and broke out the trusty hot glue gun. Results?

 He's starting an online magazine this coming spring, in the new, soon-to-be tradition of Lonny Magazine, etc. I love his commitment to bringing crafts into decor!