by Josette deBrouwer | projects
There’s still a lot of warmth in the sun, and the cicadas are singing riotously all afternoon. Yet we can’t deny that summer is wrapping up. This can be a bittersweet time – who doesn’t like a lazy, warm, midsummer afternoon with a good book? Also: who doesn’t...
by Josette deBrouwer | products, projects, workshops, yarn
Earlier this year I hosted a workshop called “Let’s talk about Socks”. We talked about all versions of socks, from toe-up to cuff-down, gussets, cast-ons and bind-offs. There was one thing we weren’t able to cover, though, and that was the ‘Afterthought Heel.” So it...
by Josette deBrouwer | products, projects
We had a delightful stationery store in Blenheim that I loved visiting as a school girl. I marvelled at the bright colouring pencils, the sleek pens, and the rigid notebooks. The store catered to local offices and businesses with their calendars and accounts books,...
by Josette deBrouwer | projects, yarn
Is there a perfect all-season project, something that you can work on in the heat of the summer or through a mighty winter storm? Something that can accompany you on planes, trains, and automobiles? Something you can craft out of fingering, sport, DK, or even worsted...