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I've been a knitter for about 20 years and have a degree in Communications Design. I've worked in various facets of the garment and fashion industry, and am naturally fascinated with form, function, materials, and math. Not a bad combination for a Garment Designer!

I love the Pacific Northwest and the great outdoors in general. I almost always wear hiking boots just in case an opportunity to use them arises. I also love to cook, make jewelry, and sew.

I started my own little 'victory garden' in my yard this year. My strawberries, blueberries and tomatoes are already getting buds!

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It's in the bag!

There are a lot of bag kits available for fall! Bags are a great way to learn new techniques without worrying about whether the finished product needs to fit. But, they often require a lot of finishing and findings that you wouldn't ordinarily use for a garment. And, since a bag can really be a great statement piece or say a lot about its wearer, finding unique purse hardware can really add to the impact!

So, where do you start? Well, take the… Continue

Posted on November 3, 2009 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments

It's the most colorful time of the year

I don't know about you, but when I catch that first whiff of fall, all I can think is COLORWORK!

There's just something about the changing seasons that makes me want to sit back with a cup of coffee and several richly colored yarns and make some knitted art. I've started my very own… Continue

Posted on September 18, 2009 at 5:34pm — 6 Comments

There's a new girl in town!

You may have noticed that Mr. Foster finally met that special someone...

Carmen Banana!

He was just gushing about her when he came back from his last trip. He was just minding his own business, taking some time off, when she strolled around the corner and into his life. He wouldn'… Continue

Posted on August 13, 2009 at 4:50pm — 10 Comments

Not trying to tempt you, or anything.

There has been some buzz around about the lovely new bright blue Palette:) So I thought I'd give y'all a closer look.

The color is Cyan, and let me tell you - it really, really is Cyan! If you're a fan of blue printer ink, you are going to love this one. Personally, I think it's an awesome 'pop' col… Continue

Posted on July 23, 2009 at 9:59am — 12 Comments

Just in time for summer! (hehe)

At long last, the Calluna sweater pattern is available!

Well, you may not have been waiting for it, but I have! We had hoped to release this pattern when City Tweed was first launched, but w… Continue

Posted on July 2, 2009 at 12:26pm — 10 Comments

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At 8:33am on October 2, 2009, theknittingfairy said…: kerin can I knit more then one bag with the east meets west kit ? Is their enough yarn if I switch around the colors?

At 5:43pm on September 18, 2009, Laura E. Shallenberger said…: By "the Kit" I mean the "East Meets West Bag"; sorry for the confusion I copy and pasted this from the KAL Colorworks site for this project.

At 5:39pm on September 18, 2009, Laura E. Shallenberger said…: I was just looking at this kit on the KP site and am thinking about ordering it. I was also going to order the needles; the pattern says it uses size 1(2.50 mm) in 32" and 60"-is this correct and if so will Knitpicks start selling 60" circulars? The longest you carry is 47", will this work? I don't want to order this until I know for sure what needles I will need. Thanks for the help :-)

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At 10:23am on September 7, 2009, Edie Swartz said…: Kerin,
I'm knitting the Calluna cardigan and having some trouble understanding the diagonal rib. I seem to have a mental block with the directions under bodice patterning, where it says "the pattern will mirror itself at underarms and on either side of front closure and moss panel on back".
I am knitting a size 44 so I have to deal with increases at the side seams also. Would you be so kind and give me some more instruction on how to do a round of the diagonal rib with increases? I've tried several times and had to rip it back. Something is just not clicking in my brain.
I've looked at all of the messages about this cardigan and I seem to be the only one with this issue! I've also checked on Ravelry and no one addressed my question there either.
Thanks so much.
Edie
autumngirl on Ravelry
swartzej@gmail.com

At 7:18am on June 6, 2009, Amy said…: Hi Kerin! I have a garment design question for you. I have a garment in mind that I want to make with just the basic idea from a commercial pattern. I have absolutely no idea how many skeins of yarn I will need (though I know it will be a lot). My question is this: How do you estimate how many yards a certain number of stitches will use up given a certain gauge? I'm certain there must be some math I can do to estimate this, but I have found no reference to such a calculation anywhere. Let me know if you can help me. My email address is amy.w.lu@gmail.com if that is convenient. Thanks!

At 6:51pm on December 19, 2008, Carolyn said…: Hi from snowy Spokane, I am having a great amount of trouble with the Salish coat pattern. I am st the BO on the first page and am wondering it binding off and not sure if that is 5befor each marker (2) or at either end of the piece. If you have time, read the directions and maybe email me at cme@icehouse.net. I love your products but these directions are really hard.
Thanks