Detailed, creative and innovative knitted accessory patterns that are well written, yarn conscious, and fun to knit.
My work focuses on creating detailed and beautiful accessory patterns. I love a small project because it means I can conceivably get it done within a month or two, instant gratification on a knitting timeline. Also, I despise weaving in ends. If I can get away with only one or two skeins of yarn then I have fewer ends to weave in.
While my first love is lace, color-work is a close second (mosaic in particular) and I have a definite soft spot for interesting textures. I keep waiting for cables to seize my imagination and can foresee the day when they become an obsession, but that day has not yet arrived. One obsession that has arrived and is here to stay is photography.
Barbara will be with us 9:30-12 and 1:30 to 4:30, both days!
Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer and teacher from Portland, Maine. Her work focuses on the intersection of classic tailoring and innovative technique, and has been published with Brooklyn Tweed’s Wool People, Quince & Co., Pom Pom Quarterly, Interweave Knits, amirisu, and many more. You can find her at bristolivy.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @bristolivy. She will be here with her *new* book Wool Journey only available here until its release later this fall.
Join us for a talk about Bristol Ivy's new book, Knitting Outside the Box, which is available here only until the release later this year! Seating starts at 4:00 for her 4:15 talk.
Growing up, Nikki Van De Car only ever wanted to read books. She left her home in Volcano, Hawaii to study English Literature at Carleton College in Minnesota, figuring it didn’t matter if it was cold since all she wanted to was sit under a blanket and read, anyway. After graduating, she moved to New York City to become a literary agent, and found that the most rewarding aspect of her work was helping authors craft their stories, whether in fiction, memoir or nonfiction—because every book really does tell a story.
Nikki left agenting in 2009 to raise her daughter, and to pursue her secondary love of knitting. She is the author of What To Knit When You’re Expecting and What To Knit: The Toddler Years, along with SereKNITy, published in April 2017 and the upcoming Feng Crochet: Calming Projects for a Harmonious Home in the fall of 2017. Nikki found that the act of knitting brought her a sense of peace and internal understanding that she had been missing, and it inspired her to pursue yoga, meditation, shinrin-yoku, and to develop her spiritual practice.
Nikki joined kn literary to get back to working with words, and the people who write them. She loves fostering an idea. Helping writers envision precisely what they want to say, and working with them on sharing their story, is work that feels like play. After all, what could be better than to help grow a book into something that can change the world?
Debbie Trainor is the designer of knitting patterns and the author of A Hug from Henry. Her designs include the Leisure Arts publications of Knit a Dishcloth Dress. Debbie operates Stitches by Debbie.com where she has been sharing her passion for knitting since 2000. Debbie also enjoys teaching knitting to both adults and children. Visit her website and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
In, A Hug From Henry, Henry shares his message of “hug me tight, you’ll be alright” with each of the 4 people he meets throughout the day. The knitting pattern for Henry the 5-inch bear is included in the book. A kit is available using Hearthside Fibers Extravagance DK weight yarn to knit Henry.
Amber Platzer Corcoran, together with Jaime Jennings, is co-owner of the magical shop Fancy Tiger Crafts, in Denver, Colorado. They believe that making things by hand makes people feel better and that if more people made things, the world would be a better place. Their vision is to inspire people to reach their crafting potential through modern and sustainable supplies, and quality instruction. Amber likes foraging for mushrooms, savoring scotch, and making things up as she goes. Both have a passion for travel, and learning about heritage breed wools and craft traditions.
Jaime Jennings, together with Amber Platzer Corcoran, is co-owner of the magical shop Fancy Tiger Crafts, in Denver, Colorado. They believe that making things by hand makes people feel better and that if more people made things, the world would be a better place. Their vision is to inspire people to reach their crafting potential through modern and sustainable supplies, and quality instruction. Jaime likes hiking, visiting new places, drinking lattes, and hanging with her cats. Both have a passion for travel, and learning about heritage breed wools and craft traditions.
Author of five books including the New York Times bestselling Knitlandia, Clara has dedicated her life to figuring out what makes yarn tick—and finding the right words to write about it. She turned passion into profession in 2000 when she launched Knitter’s Review, the first comprehensive online knitting magazine and community.
Since then, through her writings, workshops, books, television and radio appearances, custom-sourced yarns, and yarn consulting services, Parkes has championed the notion of paying closer attention to what you knit and where it came from.
Clara will be signing her books at the Merritt Bookstore space in Building B including her new book, A Stash of One's Own: Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting Go of Yarn !
Meet adorable sheepdog Maisie in this follow-up to the picture book phenomenon The SheepOver!
When Maisie Grace the puppy arrives at Moonrise Farm, she’s excited about her new home but overwhelmed by all the bustling activity around her. She learns about each animal’s job: the chickens lay eggs, the pony pulls a cart for Farmer John, and the sheep make lots of soft wool for blankets and warm clothes. But what will Maisie’s job be? With the help of older dog Laddie and her new friends, Maisie realizes how she can help–she’s going to be a sheepdog!
This charming story by John and Jennifer Churchman, featuring their photo-illustrations of the real animals on their bustling Vermont farm including fan favorites Sweet Pea from The Sheepover and Finn from Brave Little Finn, celebrates the joy of finding just where you belong.
Meghan Fernandes is co-founder and editor at Pom Pom Quarterly. She is a former American transplant to London, where she lived for a decade. Now back in her native land, she is at the helm of Pom Pom in North America. While in London she wrote her MA dissertation on knitting in 20th century women's literature and worked for a publisher, a gallery, and a knitting shop, leaving her with a random but particular set of skills that could really only lead to running a knitting magazine. Her favourite things about running a knitting magazine include photo shoots, testing out the cocktail recipes, and getting yarn in the mail.
Lydia Gluck is co-founder and editor of Pom Pom Quarterly. She was born in London, grew up in Wales, studied in Manchester, and left her heart in Mexico. She has always had a crafty streak, dabbling in everything from furniture making to papier mache. Lydia has a background in linguistics, and spends a lot of time trying to draw parallels between knitting and grammar. Now she heads up the London Pom Pom office, which is pretty much her favourite job ever. When she is not knitting she can be found doing karaoke, painting her nails, or indulging in the excellent people-watching London has to offer.
Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer and teacher from Portland, Maine. Her work focuses on the intersection of classic tailoring and innovative technique, and has been published with Brooklyn Tweed’s Wool People, Quince & Co., Pom Pom Quarterly, Interweave Knits, amirisu, and many more. You can find her at bristolivy.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @bristolivy. She will be here with her *new* book Wool Journey only available here until its release later this fall.
Join us for a talk about Bristol Ivy's new book, Knitting Outside the Box, which is available here only until the release later this year! Seating starts at 4:00 for her 4:15 talk.
Join us for a talk about Bristol Ivy's new book, Knitting Outside the Box, which is available here only until the release later this year! Seating starts at 4:00 for her 4:15 talk.
Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer and teacher from Portland, Maine. Her work focuses on the intersection of classic tailoring and innovative technique, and has been published with Brooklyn Tweed’s Wool People, Quince & Co., Pom Pom Quarterly, Interweave Knits amirisu, and many more. You can find her at bristolivy.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @bristolivy.
Bristol will be with the Merritt Bookstore in Building B signing her book on Saturday and Sunday from 9-11 and 2-4.
Meghan Fernandes is co-founder and editor at Pom Pom Quarterly. She is a former American transplant to London, where she lived for a decade. Now back in her native land, she is at the helm of Pom Pom in North America. While in London she wrote her MA dissertation on knitting in 20th century women's literature and worked for a publisher, a gallery, and a knitting shop, leaving her with a random but particular set of skills that could really only lead to running a knitting magazine. Her favourite things about running a knitting magazine include photo shoots, testing out the cocktail recipes, and getting yarn in the mail.
Lydia Gluck is co-founder and editor of Pom Pom Quarterly. She was born in London, grew up in Wales, studied in Manchester, and left her heart in Mexico. She has always had a crafty streak, dabbling in everything from furniture making to papier mache. Lydia has a background in linguistics, and spends a lot of time trying to draw parallels between knitting and grammar. Now she heads up the London Pom Pom office, which is pretty much her favourite job ever. When she is not knitting she can be found doing karaoke, painting her nails, or indulging in the excellent people-watching London has to offer.
Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer and teacher from Portland, Maine. Her work focuses on the intersection of classic tailoring and innovative technique, and has been published with Brooklyn Tweed’s Wool People, Quince & Co., Pom Pom Quarterly, Interweave Knits, amirisu, and many more. You can find her at bristolivy.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @bristolivy. She will be here with her *new* book Wool Journey only available here until its release later this fall.
Join us for a talk about Bristol Ivy's new book, Knitting Outside the Box, which is available here only until the release later this year! Seating starts at 4:00 for her 4:15 talk.
Detailed, creative and innovative knitted accessory patterns that are well written, yarn conscious, and fun to knit.
My work focuses on creating detailed and beautiful accessory patterns. I love a small project because it means I can conceivably get it done within a month or two, instant gratification on a knitting timeline. Also, I despise weaving in ends. If I can get away with only one or two skeins of yarn then I have fewer ends to weave in.
While my first love is lace, color-work is a close second (mosaic in particular) and I have a definite soft spot for interesting textures. I keep waiting for cables to seize my imagination and can foresee the day when they become an obsession, but that day has not yet arrived. One obsession that has arrived and is here to stay is photography.
Barbara will be with us 9:30-12 and 1:30 to 4:30, both days!
In today’s thriving maker culture, kids are hungry for hands-on guidance in creating stylish wearables and practical objects, or hacking and customizing existing ones. Authors Nicole Blum and Catherine Newman get them started with complete instructions for mastering six favorite fiber crafts. Step-by-step photos teach kids ages 9–14 the basics of how to sew, knit, crochet, felt, embroider, and weave, plus how to make three projects for each craft. From woven patches and a knitted backpack to embroidered merit badges and a crocheted bracelet, the fresh, kid-approved projects encourage creative variations and build confidence along with valuable life skills.
Nicole Blum is the coauthor of Stitch Camp and Improv Sewing. She is an artist and crafter, and her work has been featured in FamilyFun and Parents magazines. Blum has taught crafting workshops at events across the country, including Maker Faire. She lives in western Massachusetts.
Catherine Newman is the coauthor of Stitch Camp, and the author of Waiting for Birdy, Catastrophic Happiness, and One Mixed-Up Night. She is the etiquette columnist for Real Simple magazine, a regular contributor to the New York Times Motherlode blog, and editor-in-chief of the James Beard Award-winning kids cooking magazine ChopChop. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her at www.catherinenewmanwriter.com.
Growing up, Nikki Van De Car only ever wanted to read books. She left her home in Volcano, Hawaii to study English Literature at Carleton College in Minnesota, figuring it didn’t matter if it was cold since all she wanted to was sit under a blanket and read, anyway. After graduating, she moved to New York City to become a literary agent, and found that the most rewarding aspect of her work was helping authors craft their stories, whether in fiction, memoir or nonfiction—because every book really does tell a story.
Nikki left agenting in 2009 to raise her daughter, and to pursue her secondary love of knitting. She is the author of What To Knit When You’re Expecting and What To Knit: The Toddler Years, along with SereKNITy, published in April 2017 and the upcoming Feng Crochet: Calming Projects for a Harmonious Home in the fall of 2017. Nikki found that the act of knitting brought her a sense of peace and internal understanding that she had been missing, and it inspired her to pursue yoga, meditation, shinrin-yoku, and to develop her spiritual practice.
Nikki joined kn literary to get back to working with words, and the people who write them. She loves fostering an idea. Helping writers envision precisely what they want to say, and working with them on sharing their story, is work that feels like play. After all, what could be better than to help grow a book into something that can change the world?
Gorgeous gradients are everywhere! Want to try your hand at creating your own? In this class, you will spend the morning with Amy Rooney, the master dyer behind Vivid Fiber Arts gradient yarns. You will learn the basics of applying and setting dyes on wool yarn, including safe materials handling and wool care. You will dye a yarn in blank form into a beautiful ombré gradient (light to dark) using professional acid dyes.
There is no experience required for this class, and there is no complicated math involved. No dye powders or toxic mordants/chemicals are used. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting “unintentionally colorful”.
This class will feature a bit of standing time, but alternate arrangements can be made for students upon registration. All dyes and chemicals are generally regarded as safe if used with appropriate precautions and protective equipment. If you have extreme skin sensitivity or a history of allergic skin reactions, please contact instructor to discuss before class.
This class may be held outdoors in a heated tent. Dressing in layers is advised. All students should wear old clothing, no jewelry, and have long hair tied back.
Level of experience: All levels
Materials Provided by Instructor: Class Kits include: 100g superwash wool-blend yarn blanks (your choice of single or double stranded), all dyes, auxiliaries, disposables, class handouts, charts, safety supplies, measuring and heat setting equipment.
Materials Provided by Student: none.
Homework: There may be a pre-work video or information review via email to speed up class.
This class has been sponsored, in part, by the generosity of Vivid Fiber Arts (www.VividFiberArts).
Meet adorable sheepdog Maisie in this follow-up to the picture book phenomenon The SheepOver!
When Maisie Grace the puppy arrives at Moonrise Farm, she’s excited about her new home but overwhelmed by all the bustling activity around her. She learns about each animal’s job: the chickens lay eggs, the pony pulls a cart for Farmer John, and the sheep make lots of soft wool for blankets and warm clothes. But what will Maisie’s job be? With the help of older dog Laddie and her new friends, Maisie realizes how she can help–she’s going to be a sheepdog!
This charming story by John and Jennifer Churchman, featuring their photo-illustrations of the real animals on their bustling Vermont farm including fan favorites Sweet Pea from The Sheepover and Finn from Brave Little Finn, celebrates the joy of finding just where you belong.
Debbie Trainor is the designer of knitting patterns and the author of A Hug from Henry. Her designs include the Leisure Arts publications of Knit a Dishcloth Dress. Debbie operates Stitches by Debbie.com where she has been sharing her passion for knitting since 2000. Debbie also enjoys teaching knitting to both adults and children. Visit her website and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
In, A Hug From Henry, Henry shares his message of “hug me tight, you’ll be alright” with each of the 4 people he meets throughout the day. The knitting pattern for Henry the 5-inch bear is included in the book. A kit is available using Hearthside Fibers Extravagance DK weight yarn to knit Henry.
Clara Parkes is the author of five books including the New York Times bestselling Knitlandia, Clara has dedicated her life to figuring out what makes yarn tick—and finding the right words to write about it. She turned passion into profession in 2000 when she launched Knitter’s Review, the first comprehensive online knitting magazine and community. Her new book, A Stash of One's Own will be featured at the festival!
Since then, through her writings, workshops, books, television and radio appearances, custom-sourced yarns, and yarn consulting services, Parkes has championed the notion of paying closer attention to what you knit and where it came from.
Meghan Fernandes is co-founder and editor at Pom Pom Quarterly. She is a former American transplant to London, where she lived for a decade. Now back in her native land, she is at the helm of Pom Pom in North America. While in London she wrote her MA dissertation on knitting in 20th century women's literature and worked for a publisher, a gallery, and a knitting shop, leaving her with a random but particular set of skills that could really only lead to running a knitting magazine. Her favourite things about running a knitting magazine include photo shoots, testing out the cocktail recipes, and getting yarn in the mail.
Lydia Gluck is co-founder and editor of Pom Pom Quarterly. She was born in London, grew up in Wales, studied in Manchester, and left her heart in Mexico. She has always had a crafty streak, dabbling in everything from furniture making to papier mache. Lydia has a background in linguistics, and spends a lot of time trying to draw parallels between knitting and grammar. Now she heads up the London Pom Pom office, which is pretty much her favourite job ever. When she is not knitting she can be found doing karaoke, painting her nails, or indulging in the excellent people-watching London has to offer.
Bristol Ivy is a knitting designer and teacher from Portland, Maine. Her work focuses on the intersection of classic tailoring and innovative technique, and has been published with Brooklyn Tweed’s Wool People, Quince & Co., Pom Pom Quarterly, Interweave Knits, amirisu, and many more. You can find her at bristolivy.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @bristolivy. She will be here with her *new* book Wool Journey only available here until its release later this fall.
Join us for a talk about Bristol Ivy's new book, Knitting Outside the Box, which is available here only until the release later this year! Seating starts at 4:00 for her 4:15 talk.
