More Knits for Nerds

Hey All!

Sorry I’ve been so absent. I’ve been planning field trips, fundraising, and teaching the 3rd graders to knit, which is equal parts fun, frustrating, and rewarding.I’ve also been  working on new designs that I can hopefully tell you more about soon.

Until then, I have some reading material for you!

INTERVIEW WITH TONI CARR OF KNITS FOR NERDS

and here’s a Knitpicks Podcast interview she did.

The next thing I’m casting on that’s not a new design is a wonderfully soft warm baby blanket for someone. I don’t want to spoil it for her in case she reads the blog. She’s not on Ravelry. This I know… so if you ARE on Ravelry, you can go HERE to look at it.

I hope I finish it in time!!

Until next time- happy knitting!

New Projects on the Horizon

I apologize for not being very active on this blog, but I will be soon. I will be coming back and posting the rest of the Designer Spotlights on our lovely designers and posting about upcoming projects, too!

Right now I’m working on new projects that may or may not be a part of something bigger. Fingers crossed!

Here’s a little look at what I’m working on.

Any ideas what they are?

 

See you soon – I promise! Have a great weekend and Happy Knitting!

Vampire Knits Events (9.29.10)

Hello everyone! I want to let you know about a few Vampire Knits parties going on at Yarn shops around the country!

For those of you on the West Coast, Unwind is hosting a Halloween party!!

Here are the details:

Unwind’s Vampire Knits Halloween Party
$10.00
Join Unwind for some other-wordly fun at our first ever Knitters’ Halloween Party!

Featuring drinkable potions and crunchy munchies, pull up a chair (or a coffin) and knit the night away at Unwind.

We’ll be celebrating the publication of the bloody-good, new knit book, Vampire Knits. Author Genevieve Miller will be on hand to show off projects from the book and sign copies on site. Red ink anyone?

Your $10 reservation fee will be applied to purchases made that night. Guests who purchase Vampire Knits at Unwind during the event will receive 10% off other purchases made that evening.

And we’ll have a special sale — 15% off on all black, orange, red and sparkly yarns that evening.

The appealing and easy-to-knit projects found in the book range from cool sweaters to cozy neck protectors, blood-drop socks to a werewolf hat for your favorite shapeshifter. Gloves inspired by Bella Swan, blood-red jewelry, stylish vampire capelets, and a beautiful diary cover are just a few of the timeless items crafty vampire fans have been clamoring for.

Vampire Knits includes more than 25 projects by vampire and werewolf fans across the country and beyond.

Unwind Halloween Haunt & Vampire KnitsParty
Friday, October 29
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

If you’re in Utah, come to Kamille’s in West Jordan to meet designers Ashley Fay and Teri Christensen from Vampire Knits!

And if you’re on the East Coast, come to Webs in Northampton, Massachusetts on Thursday October 14th!

Vampire Knits Trunk Show
Thursday, October 14th, 6 pm – 8pm
Come meet a few of the contributors to the new Vampire Knits book by Genevieve Miller, who introduces readers to the dark arts…and crafts…through her book and its many vampire/werewolf themed projects. Contributors that will be here with their garments are Sara Delaney, Kimberly Dijkstra and Bethe Galantino.

Hope to see some of you there! I’ll be at Unwind in Burbank for sure!!
~Genevieve

Our Debut, Sort of (6.13.10)

This weekend, TNNA is happening.  We’re making somewhat of a debut over there.  Potter Craft, our publisher, has a booth and part of it is publicizing Vampire Knits!

The kind people at Ravelry took a picture!  Lookie!!

I’m very excited, and hopefully you are too!  The designs shown off in the photo are “Vampire Totes” by Marilee Norris as well as “Bellissima Mittens” by Bethe Galantino So exciting!!

What is Vampire Knits?

(originally posted 6/7/10)
Several people have asked me just how Vampires and knitting fit in with each other. Two seemingly unrelated topics have come together in our book, and they make perfect sense to all of us involved in the book!

First, Vampires and knitting have been around for ages. Some tales of vampires date back thousands of years BC, though the term “vampire” didn’t show up in English writing til the 1700s. Similarly, “knit” items have dated back to the 3rd or 4th century AD, although knitting as we know it seems to date back to the 1200s.

Secondly, just as you can lose yourself in a good vampire story, you can also lose yourself in a great knitting pattern. You could combine your love of vampires with your love of knitting by making yourself sexy vampy gloves, or a black lacy scarf that reminds you of dark, sexy vampires.

Vampires evoke certain imagery. Hiding in shadows, they slink around at night looking for prey. Or, they step out into the daylight to woo their human prey by sparkling in the sunshine.

Vampire Knits combines our love of vampires with our love of beautiful, timeless knits. There’s something for everyone in our book and we’ll be showing sneak peeks soon!

In the meantime, if you find yourself at TNNA this week, be sure to look for Potter Craft – they might just have something to share!

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