Author Archives: terri

New Webstore is online

Posted on September 13, 2011 by terri

How long has it been? Too long. All of my designs – books and single patterns – are available in single shopping cart. http://terrisheaknits.com/ I’ve added three new patterns: two wraps and one pair of mittens. More new designs are … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with Kate’s Dress?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by terri

As a handknitting designer, Conventional Wisdom dictates that you position yourself with either the craft market or the fashion market. This is a silly requirement, of course, because what we’re doing covers both sides. Most knitting designer blogs talk about … Continue reading →

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I love you, Uncle Walter.

Posted on August 1, 2011 by terri

There are a few people you meet once, who change the direction of your life entirely. One of mine was my mother’s Uncle Walter. I must have been five years old or so, and he and his daughter Bonnie came … Continue reading →

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I have not abandoned mittens.

Posted on August 1, 2011 by terri

Let me be clear on that. Mittens are not done. I will knit mittens for the rest of my life. Mittens are neat little succulent cookies of knitting. And to prove it, two new in-progress designs. Oslo, the proceeds of … Continue reading →

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Brambles

Posted on July 5, 2011 by terri

My upcoming collection Botanica has a new member.  Brambles is a many-use design. Wear it as a shrug, a wrap, or use as a lap or baby blanket.   Rectangles are so useful, aren’t they? The design inspiration comes from the … Continue reading →

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Lichen, Digital Publishing, etc.

Posted on June 13, 2011 by terri

Thanks for the thoughts, guys.  I’m leaning toward going digital for Botanica.  But BEFORE I DO.  Remind me to finish the pattern for Eskimo!  Need to get it to Piecework ASAP. And when that is out the door, I’ll get … Continue reading →

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Digital publishing?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by terri

Is print still the best way to publish? I’m starting to wonder. The basement is full of books already, so to grow my business I need to either buy some warehousing, or change how I think about the product I … Continue reading →

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The Red Sweater

Posted on June 1, 2011 by terri

I have the hardest time coming up with creative design names.  I can make a swatch, a sketch, write instructions, layout the page, but ask me to name the sweater and I choke. Such is life. This beauty has been … Continue reading →

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Books!

Posted on April 8, 2011 by terri

The first copies of Norwegian Knitting Design arrived today. My printer made a special 45 minute trip to deliver about 250 copies that I can ship to my retail buyers while we wait for the special ordered case boxes from … Continue reading →

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Some actual spinning

Posted on March 22, 2011 by terri

Ok, so once I pulled out a wheel from the rubble known as my office-slash-studio? It already had a bobbin and a half of mystery wool on deck. So I finished that second bobbin and plied this hunk o’ gorgeousness. … Continue reading →

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