I have been bursting to share this news with you. An incredibly talented local artist and author, Heidi Boyd, has been working on new knitting book. Many of you will be familiar with her series, Simply Beautiful. Her most recent publication, Simply Beautiful Weddings, is pictured here. You can check out her other titles and order copies by going to Amazon.
Her knitting collection is tentatively titled “Soft and Simple Knits for Little Ones” and includes over 30 designs for infants through age 7. I have been lucky enough to get a few sneak peeks and she has included everything from fun and fuzzy puppets, adorable sweaters, to cozy stroller blankets. Wait until you see the felted bags! The closure is brilliant and I want one!
A little over a week ago, Heidi stopped by the shop to show me a few more projects, and as we talked, she invited me to be a guest designer! I was thrilled and of course, said yes. Ok, maybe there was also a little jumping up and down in excitement.
Since then, I’ve been working on a baby dress out of Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino, a second project has been sketched out and is on the needles, and Heidi and I are collaborating on a third.
I can’t begin to express how much fun it is to play with different design elements and see a garment come to life. There is also a considerable frustration factor when those oh-so-clever decreases don’t work quite right and I must rrrrriiiiiipppp and try again.
While I don’t know the release date yet, Heidi has promised to reserve us a spot on the book tour for a book signing and party at the shop.
Stay tuned for updates....
Back to knitting for me.