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Elizabeth Booth
Apr 13, 20173 min read
Slow Fashion, Quality over Quantity, and Why It’s Great to Be a Maker
With so many yarn stores struggling to stay open and designers having a hard time figuring out how to make a living off of $5 patterns,...
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Elizabeth Booth
Apr 12, 20173 min read
Stitches West 2017 Photos and Highlights
Stitches West 2017 went very fast for me, but was very satisfying. I am still working on a design I started while there, and it was so...
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Elizabeth Booth
Mar 23, 20171 min read
KAL/CAL Update
Charity blanket for Alices Embrace Week 1 As most of you know, I recently lost someone dear to me to Alzheimer’s, and learned about...
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Elizabeth Booth
Mar 15, 20173 min read
Serendipity and a KAL/CAL
Charity blanket for Alice’s Embrace I apologize for not finishing the yarn love challenge. In the last month, there have been two deaths...
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Elizabeth Booth
Feb 17, 20172 min read
#yarnlovechallenge – Friends, Family, and Fiber
Read on for Days 11 – 18 Day 11 – Travel Projects. I love a good garter stitch shawl or cowl when travelling. Day 12 – Progress. I know...
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Elizabeth Booth
Feb 10, 20172 min read
#yarnlovechallenge – Where I Craft, Tools and Oldest Stash
A combination post to finally get me caught up – Days 8 – 10 #yarnlovechallenge Day 8 – Where I Craft – this seems to be a hard one for...
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Elizabeth Booth
Feb 8, 20171 min read
#yarnlovechallenge – Community, Mistakes and Stripes
Since I’m starting a wee bit late, I will combine a few days. If you are doing #yarnlovechallenge, please tag me! Enjoy! Day 5 –...
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Elizabeth Booth
Feb 7, 20172 min read
#yarnlovechallenge
Since I’m starting a wee bit late, I will combine a few days. I’ve been seeing #yarnlovechallenge everywhere, and I finally took time...
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Elizabeth Booth
Jan 19, 20172 min read
Elizabeth Knits Barbara January 2017
I know you all probably think I forgot about this project, although after my last post, you can see why I got a little sidetracked. But...
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Elizabeth Booth
Jan 13, 20172 min read
100’s
Knitted Op Art – I didn’t see it as I was knitting, but the photo is definitely playing tricks with my eyes. My posts have been rather...
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Elizabeth Booth
Dec 6, 20161 min read
A Re-Knit – For Myself
I yarn-bombed my tree just for this post. 🙂 I designed this quite some time ago, originally with Zen Yarn Garden, and so they have had...
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Elizabeth Booth
Nov 18, 20162 min read
Color Palettes and an Answer
The project – Unfurled My original color palette – available in my shop A cool color palette – reminds me of mountains and mountain...
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Elizabeth Booth
Nov 7, 20162 min read
Louisa in Red
Finished Louisa by Cocoknits There is nothing more fun for me than diving into a new project, and nothing more irksome than projects that...
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Elizabeth Booth
Oct 31, 20161 min read
Happy Halloween!
Katniss Everdeen, a karate kid, and Cleopatra As promised, a few costume photos – the above was snapped at the costume party Saturday...
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Elizabeth Booth
Oct 18, 20161 min read
Elizabeth Knits Barbara Swatches
A Treasury of Knitting Patterns – p. 11 Seed Stitch Yarn Weight: Worsted Needles: Size 6 NOTES Seed Stitch is such a great texture, and...
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Elizabeth Booth
Oct 15, 20161 min read
I Love Yarn Day 2016
In my house, celebrations usually go on for more than one day, so I am having an I Love Yarn week. In addition to some other goodies I...
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Elizabeth Booth
Oct 7, 20162 min read
ElizabethKnitsBarbara – First Swatches
My first follow-up post to the challenge I laid out for myself. I will be linking all these posts to the hashtag #elizabethknitsbarbara,...
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Elizabeth Booth
Sep 30, 20162 min read
A Test – Because I Like to Challenge Myself
My set of Barbara Walker stitch pattern volumes I have decided to put myself to a Test – both in terms of expanding my knitting skills...
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Elizabeth Booth
Sep 6, 20162 min read
The Year I Tried to Make All My Presents
But if you aren’t laughing at the absurdity of trying to make ALL my gifts, you probably will laugh at this: I made this very ambitious...
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Elizabeth Booth
Aug 10, 20161 min read
What Is a “PutUp”, How a Yarn Company Decides on Yarn Packaging, and Other Answers to Cu
I stumbled upon this site of a very talented crochet designer who is now running her own yarn company. Have you ever wondered why some...
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