I’m excited to be returning to epic fiber crafts event Vogue Knitting Live in early 2026! This year I’ll be teaching three classes, each of which will feature different kinds of tiny toy knitting fun. General registration is now open!

👯‍♀️ Knit a Tiny You (or anybody!)
In this project-oriented class, we’ll start with a basic pattern for a 1-3”-tall human, then go into all kinds of ways you can customize it to create individuals representing yourself, your friends, your favorite celebs and characters—anything that walks on two legs! Techniques that we’ll cover include I-cord and circular knitting, shaping through basic increase and decrease stitches, embroidery, color work, needle felting, and anything else that might come up through participants’ interests.

🐴 Knit a Teeny-Tiny Good Luck Horse for the Year of the Horse! (NEW!)
We’ll cover tiny toy knitting techniques from basic to intermediate in this class, including knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, I-cords, simple embroidery, and more. You’ll walk out with a horse of your own, or a project that’s well on its way to completion and a skill set that will allow you to knit all kinds of tiny animals.
❗️ The tiny horse pattern for this class hasn’t even been designed yet! It will be brand new for 2026! (Keep an eye on my IG stories for some sneak peeks 👀)

🐱 Knit a Tiny Cat (NEW!)
Let’s knit tiny cats together! In this class, we’ll cover toy techniques, like working with a small number of stitches on double-pointed needles, I-cord limbs, and picking up stitches for ears and a tail. You can choose if you’ll make a walking cat or a seated cat. We’ll also discuss embroidered variations and how to customize your cat by breed.

These classes will be so much fun, and there are so many others now on offer from amazing teachers and designers. Plus a marketplace, yarn giveaways, and plenty of other fun. See you in Times Square!

YarnCon this year was the best ever, and that’s saying a lot because this beloved Chicago indie fiber fair was already the best thing of its kind 🧶✨

Thank you to everybody who came out, everybody who checked out POOCHIPOOCHI Land, everybody who said hi, and everybody who bought stuff from me. (I love that I had to restock books, and almost sold out!)

The biggest thanks to Kristine Brandel for being the best imaginable help with this event (including all the prep that goes into it), and the biggest thanks to the wonderful people who work so hard to make YarnCon special every year!

I am thrilled to be teaching an all-new virtual workshop with Modern Daily Knitting. On December 13th, join me online to knit my classic Cat in a Box, just in time for cozy winter gifting. You’ll come away with all the skills you need to knit a Cat in a Bag and a Cat in a Life Preserver—and all the yarn you’ll need, too! We’ve created custom cozy cat kits (that include stickers!) for the occasion. 

Sign up and get the kit on the Modern Daily Knitting website. I can’t wait to see you there! 

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Who needs a tiny knitted kitty to massage?

I’m looking forward to bringing more of these tiny cats into the world this September at Yarnover! This is a weekend of classes, a marketplace, and more brought to us by The Minnesota Knitters’ Guild. 🧶

I’ll be teaching a tiny cat knitting class AND a toy design class too! Sign up for both, and you can knit a cat with me, then get ready to knit whatever kind of toy you can dream up. Registration for non guild members is now open ✨

🐈 What: Yarnover 2024 classes
🐈 When: September 20-22, 2024
🐈 Where: Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West

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Moe information and registration on the Yarnover website!