My Next Make-Along | Toni Lipsey Workshop | Chicago Classes
Hey, Midwesterners, meet me in the Chicago area!
There’s a brand new, makers’ festival happening soon near Chicago, and I’ll be there teaching skills from my latest book, No Needles Knitting. If you’re in the area (or traveling to attend), I’d love to see you at the Fiber & Fabric Craft Festival!
Members of my community, Stitchwell Social Club voted for our next make-along, knit or crochet summery tees or tank tops.
Participants may choose any pattern that speaks to them, but I’ll be providing video support for the knit Breza Tank, by Nina Holubcova — a classic linen and cotton shell that can easily be lengthened or shortened and worn on its own or layered over a t-shirt or button-up.
For a limited time, I’m also offering kits, including the pattern pdf and your choice in colors of Urth Estia yarn, for sale in my shop. Although you do need to be a member to participate and get a $5 off coupon code, the kits are available to all.
March marks the one-year anniversary of the official launch of Stitchwell Social Club. This milestone allows for a clarification of purpose that can only come with time, experience, and collaboration.
Our focus for this next year, and with the support of an inclusive community, is building our knowledge and confidence as knitters and crocheters. The goal is to finish the projects we love and feel empowered to let go of the ones we don’t.
We will achieve this through several initiatives:
This class covers the essentials of the Tunisian crochet rib stitch, including building a foundation, working the stitch, changing colors, and binding off with confidence. Scarf pattern included!
Heather will guide us through the essential brioche stitches, explain how the two colors interact, and help you build confidence by reading your work as you go.
In this workshop, Patty will share her favorite tips from her best-selling book, Knitting Bag of Tricks. You’ll leave feeling empowered by a few “aha” moments!
Vickie Howell is an on-air host, designer, author, entrepreneur & community builder in the D.I.Y. genre.
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#tbt 2015 Photoshoot for the @yarnspirations sponsored column I wrote for years for Knit Simple Magazine. This one was extra-special, though, because I got to bring my son, Tristan with me to NYC to model plaid scarves I designed for an issue.
My latest sewing make: the Gypsum Skirt by @sewliberated
I finished it a few weeks ago at @agatheringofstitches where:
💪@madebyrae reminded me that instead of focusing on whether or not the pocket placement would make my hips look bigger, I should revel in taking up more space, and
🪡 @miniaturerhino gave me a wash-away sashiko pattern to deflect from the accidental seam cutting I did where felled seams were intended.
Here’s to handmade clothing that encourages living in one’s fullness, and made unique by its imperfections.
This just in! 🗞️ Stitchwell Minizine: Snail Mail Club for Knitters, Crocheters, and Fiber Crafters
Ready to go back to the tactile basics of feeling paper in-hand? Looking for a little creative spark that doesn’t disappear into the digital ether, only to be forgotten with one swipe of the screen?
Meet the Stitchwell Minizine, the snail-mail component of Stitchwell Social Club, and chronicles of the fiber crafts, culture, and care that keep us connected. Stitchwell is this Gen-Xer’s nostalgic take on the zines of our Riot Grrrl foresisters—mine, though, is less “riot” and more “rooting-for” — using stitching as the unifying connector. After all, the pin is mightier than the sword! 🪡
Learn more, through the link in my @vickiehowell bio, or go directly to www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellsocialclub
#tbt An Austin American Statesman article I was included in from 2003, the year before I got the job as host of 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆, the DIY Network/HGTV show that changed the trajectory of my life. After moving from L.A. — where, inspired by Debbie Stoller’s books, I’d started the first SoCal 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗻’ 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 group of this generation — I started one in Austin that met at BookPeople. Almost 23 years later, I’m still using the power of handcrafts to build and nurture community, through my platform, 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 — a mental health and confidence building place for fibercrafters. 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.
Link in @vickiehowell bio, or go to www.vickiehowell.com/stitchwellsocialclub
