Hana and I have been reading Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Although I read this book as a child, I had forgotten about all the amazing references to the textile arts—a necessity in the 1800s.
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Back on track
Time to get back into a routine. The Victoria FibreFest and Knit-Out always takes up so much time before the big event for me to get everything organized. The regular schedule goes out the window while I prepare.
Ta Da!
One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six!
Just released this week, two new patterns to celebrate the little children in your life.
Toddlers love counting and each is so proud of his age.
Busy
Can’t talk.
The crochet class at school is finished and the kids were really happy with their hacky sacs. They did a great job.
Madly knitting samples for the Victoria Knit-Out.
Show and Tell Time
The finished projects have been pouring in for the past couple of weeks. My little kidlets have been working hard learning to knit and I’m really proud of what they’ve accomplished.
Twist Collective Summer 2009
I can finally tell you about my hush, hush project! The summer issue of Twist Collective went live yesterday and contains a feature with kids’ designs. My design, Dizzy is on page 16.
Yo-Yo Knits
You know, when I was trying to come up with a blog name, I thought I would try something clever. My last name is pronounced “yo” like a yo-yo. I thought I might call it Yeoh-Yeoh Knits, or Yo-Yeoh Knits or something like that.
Final Round
This week marks the final round of edits to my hush, hush pattern. I’ve reviewed the pattern now that it’s been layed out on the page with photography, schematics and so forth all in place.
Happy Mother’s Day
My mother is the greatest. She is my major support with my business and in life. She is my test knitter, my sample knitter, my sounding board, my printer and my shipper. She markets my patterns at LYSs that she visits on her travels and give me invaluable advice.
