Author: Anna

Embroidery Collage Workshop with Nicole Licht

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I love a low-key workshop where I can experiment with something new and learn from a talented artist. That’s what the upcoming workshop with Nicole Licht at gallery hanahou is looking like to me.

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On May 8th Nicole will lead participants in making embroidered fabric collages in a workshop in conjunction with “Lost at Sea” (which opens next Thursday!)—she has led a similar workshop at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, so no doubt it’s something to be a part of if you can. I also got to meet Nicole in person just today and I saw her works for the show. She has such a beautiful, sensitive style in her work, and I love how she plays with three-dimensionality in a subtle way.

Here are the workshop details:

Date/Time: Saturday, May 8, 1-3 pm
Place: gallery hanahou, 611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC
Cost: $45 (includes materials)
Signup: email info@galleryhanahou (space is limited)

Tiny Whale

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This guy asks you to save the whales from pollution, whaling, and annoying references to Jersey Shore.

meey suggested that I make a tiny whale way back in July of last year, so meey gets a free pattern! And thank you to everyone who reminded me lately that a tiny whale would be cute!

My Advance Copy Came!

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Yesterday was an exciting day for me! First, my advance copy of Knitting Mochimochi arrived!

This is me hugging it. (Please excuse the messy hair. To be honest, I was too excited to take a shower.)

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It’s so surreal to see the real thing, bound and with that new book smell and everything. I reeeally want to share some pictures of the inside. I will as soon as I can!

But that’s not all that happened yesterday. My chaotic workspace also appeared on the CRAFT blog for all the world to see!

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Natalie at CRAFT invited me to be interviewed for their “Make Space for Crafting” series. The above photo was actually taken last year, and the feature shows a comparison to what my desk looks like now that I have yarn-obsessed cats in my life. And basically the interview is just me blathering on about cats cats cats. Thank you Natalie!

Reversible Birds

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Among other things, spring seems to be Which Came First? season! I’ve been enjoying seeing lots of knitters on Ravelry making hatching birds lately.

Caroline Fryar’s birds really stood out to me—two of these eggs don’t look like chicken eggs, do they?

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That’s because she made a bluebird and a robin friend to go with her regular chickie!

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I asked Caroline how she made the red breasts, and she said that she knit the red and main color sections flat, then joined them back up to work the head in the round. (Then she later stitched together the seam from the flat knitting, I presume.) Clever!

Caroline is obviously good with construction, and it’s no surprise that she’s also a knitwear designer—check out her beautiful Pudding Pie Cardigan.

If you’ve made Which Came First birds or any other toys from Mochimochi Land patterns, be sure to take some cool photos and upload them to the Flickr group so that they’re entered in the next photo contest!

Lost at Sea

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I was really flattered to be invited by Kristen Rask to participate in her upcoming group show at gallery hanahou, “Lost at Sea.”

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The show will feature aquatic-themed works by 33 fiber artists, including Jenny Hart, Hine Mizushima, Jill Bliss, Helle Jorgensen (who made the beautiful crocheted piece pictured above), and other very talented people.

And here are the pieces I made for the show!

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If you’re in the NYC area, please come to the opening on May 6th, 7-9 pm!