more patchwork

Progress on the patchwork continues. I’m feeling a cardigan sweater. Can you tell I found more lace-weight mohair in my stash? The color palette has expanded to include some yellows, a lime green, deep purple, sky blue, navy and pearl gray. Creating the free-form color blocks feels painterly except in painting there’s lots of adding [...]

sexy knitters

mosaic courtesy of rchrispy
The Sexy Knitters Club are voting on their next KAL. Are you a sexy knitter? Vote here!

garden in a sock

my kind of garden….dirt and seeds inside a sock stuffie. courtesy of Lily. so much personality, the grassy hair, it’s all magic!

patchwork

This,

has turned into, this…

i heart

Lace knitting. Knitting stripes. The beginning of Summer.
Knit Picks Shadow (Atlantic Kettle Dyed)
Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud Lace Yarn (Smoke Heather)

happy knitter

Ruby, a student of mine at Wisdom Arts Lab, is showing us her knit in progress. She’s planning on knitting a vest. Ruby is really good with mixing yarns and designing with color. She says that the top half of her work will transition to blue shades and describes the piece as being like a [...]

workshop

Saturday, June 27, I will be teaching a three hour workshop at Compatto Yarn Salon! We’ll be working on the Pom Pom Awning (or shawl or table runner) from Greetings from Knit Cafe.
To read the class description on Compatto’s calender, scroll down to June 27 and click on Kat Coyle.

welcome

Welcome to my new website!
Thanks a million to Tad for putting everything together for me. If you need help with a Wordpress blog I highly recommend him! I found out about Tad while reading Mel’s blog Pipe dreams and Purling Plans, and thought, “hm, I think I’m ready for a change”. Tad was wonderful to [...]