With Spring on the horizon, I’m diving right in to the current pop color trend. Of course, considering the palette of my yarn line, Sheep(ish), it’s not really as much as a trend for me as it it just reveling in what I already love — bold, saturated color is right up my alley! Over [...]
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Pop Color Trend: Coral + New Sheep(ish) Pattern!
Posted in Knitting, Vickie Howell, tagged coral, home decor, pillow, pop colors on March 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »
New Sheep(ish) Pattern: My Guy Hat
Posted in Knitting, Vickie Howell, tagged beanies, gifts, men, stripes on February 15, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Shown in colors: Grey(ish), Gun Metal(ish) and Red(ish) My Guy Hat Slouchy Beanie When designing for guys, I always say simple is best. That’s why I love plain ol’ beanies. They’re a great way for a dude to show a little style without really having to commit to anything crazy. If you go with a [...]
New Pattern: Bestie Scarf–Just in Time for V-day!
Posted in Crochet, Vickie Howell, tagged gifts, infinity scarf, scarves, Sheep(ish), valentine's day on February 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Noelle, modeling her Bestie scarf in color: Hot Pink(ish) Bestie Triple-crochet infinity scarf for thrice the love! My friend Noelle is new to crochet, so I was beyond thrilled when she showed up to our dinner date one night sporting a Sheep(ish) infinity scarf that she’d whipped after teaching herself the triple crochet stitch. It [...]
Crafts & Hobbies Show Photo Recap + Facts!
Posted in Machine Knitting, Vickie Howell, tagged CHA, Sheep(ish), yarn bombed tree, yarn bombing on February 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »
The Tree Well, we pulled it off. Two-and-a-half weeks before the show, Spinrite (the new owner of Caron) marketing exec Sara Arblaster and I decided that I should yarn bomb a 10 ft’ fake tree, live from the show floor. Normally, plans like these take months of planning. We however, like to live on the [...]
Baby Sweater in Knit Simple Magazine!
Posted in Knitting, Vickie Howell, tagged baby, cute, quick knit, stripes, sweater, top-down on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hey all! Just a quick post to let you know that I have a pattern for a stripey, baby sweater in the Winter issue of Knit Simple. It’s knit from the top down, and in one piece. That means NO SEAMING for you, busy mama! Get the pattern plus the KS team’s tutorial on making [...]
Watch Live Yarn Bombing from the Crafts & Hobbies Convention!
Posted in Vickie Howell on January 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Bored? Listless? Yearning to voyeur? Well then, my friends have I got the thing for you! I’m teaming up with the set designer from Knitty Gritty to yarn bomb a tree that he’s sculpted for us. Tune in on Sunday to watch a live feed of me covering all 10 ft of it with knitting [...]
Vogue Knitting Live’s this Weekend!
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Vickie Howell, tagged vogue knitting live on January 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
If you’ll be in Manhattan this weekend, don’t forget to stop by Vogue Knitting Live at the Hilton New York Hotel! Along with loads of courses taught by internationally renown teachers, a huge marketplace for your shopping pleasure and workshops run by industry leaders, I’ll be there hosting the Beginner Lounge. Bring friends to learn [...]
Yarn Bombed Deer!
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Vickie Howell, tagged crazy crochet objects, crazy knitted projects, deer, yarn bombing on January 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Sheep(ish) Deer for JoAnn Fabrics Since November, I’ve been DYING to share the project that the JoAnn Stores marketing team commissioned me to create. Well, I just got word that it’s finally ok to let the cat–or rather the deer–out of the bag. Meet my yarn bombed buck and fawn! Sheep(ish) fawn. Crocheted in colors: [...]
Sheep(ish) Wrist Warmers in Petite Purls!
Posted in Crochet, Vickie Howell, tagged baby, cute, Sheep(ish), toddler, wrist warmer on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The lastest issue of Petite Purls went live yesterday, and nestled amongst all of the adorable knit projects are my crocheted wrist warmers for kids! Model: Clover / Photos: Dave Campbell As a busy mama, wrist warmers are one of my favorite things to make. They serve the purpose of keeping little hands warm without restricting fingers [...]
New Sheep(ish) Pattern: Baby M Blanket
Posted in Crochet, Vickie Howell on January 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I originally designed this blanket for my brother’s baby-to-be before we knew whether it was a he or a she. I started referring to the little nugget as Baby M (for Montoya, their last name); hence the name of this project. Since then, I’ve had the delight of becoming an aunt to the cutest baby [...]
