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Latest — 10 Apr 2026

My guide to framing my art

I have been developing my watercolor practice for several years now, including expanding my business to offer custom pet portraits last spring and fine art prints at the beginning of this year. I love painting — for friends, for family, and now for customers — and I also love framing and displaying

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TILT: a super cozy & quick intarsia pullover

This sweater is a celebration of simplicity — from the top-down European drop shoulder construction to the diagonal color-blocked intarsia across the body, this quick and easy knit makes the coziest wardrobe staple in your favorite bulky weight yarn...

How to get the pet portrait of your dreams

I painted 44 pet portraits in 2025. FOURTY FOUR. That is literally so many pet portraits!!! I loved painting them all and also I fell in love with every single one of them. Here are some tips for how to order to get your best possible pet portrait!

A year with a new name

Last year, alone for the holidays at a friend’s off-grid cabin in Northern California, reluctantly yet doggedly undergoing the kind of transformation only accessible through grief, I realized I could not begin yet another year with my old name. I had just written my new name...

The intarsia resource round-up

Let's begin with a bit of a reframe. Taking on an intarsia project, especially a complicated one with lots of bobbins, may require you to give up some of your most deeply held expectations about what a knitting project is and should be — and that's okay...

My 2025 gift guide

This weekend only, get a free pattern with class registration! Also sharing a test knitting call and my recommendations for values-aligned gifts this year...

Sweater Construction: the online class

This pre-recorded and captioned online class begins with the basics of sweater construction — yes, accessible even for a first-time sweater knitter! — and then offers an in-depth look at each of the four most common types of sweater construction in the knitting world...

From fat to queer & beyond

I have always said that the thing that inspires me most as a designer is bodies — the way hemlines and sleeves cut the body to create interesting proportions, the way different fabrics create unique silhouettes around the body, and the way all of these things communicate...

The Sizing Clinic: the online class

I am so excited to announce that I am officially launching my first ever independent online pre-recorded class! The Sizing Clinic is the first in a 3-part series developed and expanded from my popular flagship “Knit to Fit” class...

HEXY: a super versatile all-over mesh top

Did you know knitting could be this hot??? This all-over mesh top is ready for whatever heat your summer brings — dance parties in the sun, cute picnic dates at the park, late night revelries during pride. Wear it on its own, layered over a tank or a binder...