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issue seven : michigan meet the dyers

Hi everyone! When Becky and I were brainstorming the mission and purpose of Nomadic Knits, the main theme kept coming back to local. Local in the sense of the artists living and working in the region we’re exploring, as well as local in the sense of small businesses. Who are the people behind the scenes, the ones who are the…
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Schematic illustration by Mason Mastroianni of BC Comic; Sakura knitting pattern by Mona Zillah is available in Nomadic Knits creative knitting magazine.

Introducing the designs of issue seven!

Hi everyone! We’re so excited about each and every design in issue seven : michigan, and we wanted to share the details with you, so you can get excited, too! This issue features TWELVE designs, the most we’ve ever had! We have six sweaters (all size-inclusive to a 60″ bust) and six accessories! The designs are listed alphabetically by the…
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Field of yellow flowers in Montana

Washington or Bust: Part Deux

When last we gathered ‘round the campfire, I had made my way to Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Since then, I’ve been to Idaho and right back to Wyoming, to Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Idaho, Montana, and so on and so forth. Ah, the intricacies of knitting travel. I’ll explain in a moment. From Pine Bluffs, I drove 541 miles to…
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Epic Knitting Save

When I was a new knitter, I thought that I’d get to a point where I wouldn’t make mistakes anymore. Now that I’ve been designing sweaters and such for about five years, not to mention that I co-create a creative knitting magazine, I should be considered an “expert,” right? So no more mistakes, right? I suppose that’s along the lines…
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Nomadic Knits knitting magazine's traveling office in front of grain storage bins

Washington or Bust!

As promised, a little update on my travels. Since leaving Florida on June 19th, the rolling yarn wagon and I have: – traveled 2319 miles, – driven through twelve states, – slept in seven states – at three wineries, two distilleries, an Airbnb, and a National Forest. – I haven’t had a “real” shower in nine days, unless you count…
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Christmas in July?

I sat down with the intention to write about now being a good time to start casting on for gift knitting, since we’re inside of six months to the winter holidays. I’ll also shamelessly admit to wanting to make use of the Christmas in July tagline. As I typed the blog title (Christmas in July, of course), I started wondering…
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Scrappy Memories

Hi Friends, Most of the knitting I do these days is for work: figuring out new designs, knitting samples for magazine photo shoots, casting on for knitalongs… Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining; I absolutely LOVE my job, and LOVE that a big part of my job is knitting. Somewhere along the way though, I found myself procrastinating in…
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A sunset over a highway taken for Nomadic Knits a creative knitting magazine

On the Road Again🎶

This week is a biggie for me. By this time last year, I’d already traveled through twenty states. Due to *waves hands wildly in the air* I’ve been in Florida since December. This week I’m hitting the road to begin work on issue eight : washington. It’s simultaneously exciting and anxiety-inducing. I love van-life and exploring the fiber world, and…
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Nomadic Knits creative knitting magazine supports the Black Lives Matter movement

Where We Stand

Hi friends, We would like to take a moment to make it clear where we stand when it comes to our community. We believe that fiber friends are the best friends and we want all of you to feel welcome here. We believe that Black Lives Matter. We are working to learn how we can be better allies to the…
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A dock on Lake Superior in Michigan the location for Issue 7 of Nomadic Knits knitting magazine

issue seven : michigan is coming!

Dear friends, Becky and I have been hard at work on issue seven : michigan since last summer. We have a seriously impressive list of designers and dyers in this issue, and it’s packed with TWELVE designs! Here’s the thing, though… We had planned to fly to Detroit in April for a week or two of exploring the city, finding…
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All the issue one Knit garments folded and stacked; bright tropical colors including blues, turquoise and white. All can be found in Nomadic Knits creative knitting magazine.

Don’t Knock It ‘Til You Block It

Hello friends! When I was a new knitter, I had no interest in blocking. I thought of it like gauge swatching; a colossal waste of time. As my knitting skills advanced, I grudgingly accepted the importance of swatching, but remained bull headed about blocking. Guys, I was 32 and had been knitting for exactly half my life before I blocked…
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a picture of flowers in Nomadic Knits creative knitting magazine

Gratitude

This blog is about gratitude. It is raw and honest.  Warning: you may need tissues and a glass bottle of wine to get through it. Many of us have plenty of reasons to be unhappy, or even miserable: the tragic loss of a loved one, a painful injury that limits function or even independence, old grudges or fresh animosity between…
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