I’m writing this with a conflicted heart, but I’m here today to let you know that I’m putting the blog on hiatus. Short-term? Long-term? I honestly don’t know. I just know I’ve been wri...
Do you abide by any of those old “rules” like “no white after Labor Day”? I’m so indifferent to them I don’t think I’d ever even heard the prohibition against linen after Labor Day ...
https://ktslowcloset.com/2019/09/19/pre-fall-wardrobe-planning-linen-meets-wool-eventually/
In this instant-gratification world of ours, being a knitter at all is an act of rebellion, in a sense — knitting something, stitch by stitch, that others would buy, discard and replace in the...
https://ktslowcloset.com/2019/07/12/q-for-you-whats-your-time-worthy-detail/
As someone who ran a large forum website for 9 years, I have an uncommon understanding of just how different that is from any other kind of job or business. A site like that is an organism, and I...
I’m just back from a little unplanned adventure! As you may recall, I made the decision a couple of months ago to decline the Maker in Residence position at Squam Art Workshops and ask that it ...
https://ktslowcloset.com/2019/06/11/mini-new-england-knitting-adventure/
In case anyone ever wondered whether I’m more into selfies or data, it’s absolutely no contest. I only took one proper #ootd photo for the month, and despite my dread of selfies I had probabl...
https://ktslowcloset.com/2019/06/04/me-made-may-what-the-data-shows/
I’m pretty sure “stuck on sleeve island” is the most frequent lament among knitters (which you know I don’t understand!) but I suspect we have a wide array of idiosyncratic responses as f...
https://ktslowcloset.com/2019/05/14/q-for-you-whats-your-progress-blocker/
Hi, my name is Karen and I’m a data nerd. I love information design, bullet journaling and long walks on the beach at sunset. But seriously, here’s how I’ve set up the aforementioned Me-Mad...
https://ktslowcloset.com/2019/05/06/me-made-may-the-bujo-way/
Somehow I decided to participate in Me-Made May for real this year — although, by that I do not mean taking 31 days of selfies! What I am going to do is track my wears for the month on a little...
https://ktslowcloset.com/2019/05/03/me-made-may-plans-new-town-bag-and-more/
I first met Denise Bayron on Instagram about a year ago when she had just learned to sew and was wowing everyone with her skills. No doubt her experience in knitting and the fashion industry were...
https://ktslowcloset.com/2019/04/12/our-tools-ourselves-denise-bayron/