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AffiKNITy 2027: Save the Date + Meet Our Teacher Lineup
September 4, 2026
Mark your calendars, because AffiKNITy 2027 is officially on the books, and we cannot wait to knit with you! April 15–18, 2027 Otesaga Resort, Cooperstown, NY Hosted by Patty Lyons
Blogs
The Procrastinators Guide to Knitwear Design
. . . or “10 easy steps to becoming a Knitwear Designer” I often get asked by my students to talk about my “design process”. ...
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Dear Abby for Knitters!
Dear Abby for Knitters! I’m so excited to announce my new column for KNITstyle magazine. The magazine has been totally reinvented by the new editor ...
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The 5 Best and Worst Things About Working From Home
5 Best and Worst Things About Working From Home Image from Empower Network About a half a year ago, I made the amazing leap to ...
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TNNA & Vogue Knitting Live New York
Catch up blogging part two . . . when last we left our heroes . . . TNNA Jan began with TNNA our annual trade ...
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Knitting by Fires
Catch up blogging . . . Part One 2014 is starting out to be an insanely busy time. This being my first year as a ...
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Tuesday Tip – Better Bind Off
When Bad bind offs happen to good people. When you bind off do you get something that looks like a noose at the end of ...
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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things – Gifts for Knitters (pt. 2)
Last Minute Gifts for Knitters (pt. 2) A few days ago I started to write about my Gift List for Knitters. I realized I had ...
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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things – Gifts for Knitters (pt. 1)
Gifts for Knitters – It’s that time of year again . . . So, maybe it’s the recent TV airing of The Sound of Music ...
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Stitches East – Amazing!
Next up in the live out of suitcase life of a traveling knitting teacher . . . STITCHES East This was the view from my ...
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