Pre-Rhinebeck Untangling: Stephen West
This is the first in a series of blog posts featuring the fabulous sponsors of the 2019 Rhinebeck Trunk Show.
If you were asked to compile a list of rockstar knitwear designers, Stephen West would most likely be at the top of it. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, native, who has a background in dance, brings a performer’s creativity to his work, and has seen Bowie-esque transformations, starting with subdued designs like his Boneyard Shawl,…
What to stash this week: Falling for color
Stephanie of Asylum Fibers has created a few kits for Speckle and Pop, Stephen West’s mystery KAL, which launches Sept. 29. The shawl calls for a speckled fade of three colors, along with five mini “pop” skeins. One of the kits is already sold out, so grab yours if you want Stephen to take you on a colorful journey.
Julia of Pandia’s Jewels,…
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Hashtag this: Indie Untangled 2016
When the Indie Untangled Rhinebeck Trunk Show started two years ago, a dozen or so vendors took up half of the ballroom at the Best Western in Kingston with small displays. The clicker that I used to count attendees showed 235, and I was thrilled.
Fast forward to last Friday, when at least 700 shoppers, including 125 VIPs — and, yes, the Stephen West,…
Untangling: Knit Stars
Something very exciting is happening in the knitting world in October — and, believe it or not, I don’t mean Rhinebeck.
About a month ago, someone in my knitting group told me about Knit Stars, an online summit with classes from Stephen West, Hannah Fettig, Rosemary “Romi” Hill, Meghan Fernandes of Pom Pom Quarterly and many other members of the “knitterati.” The idea behind the summit,…