tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110799082024-03-07T04:14:08.785-05:00neoknitsknitting and designing in NYCMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.comBlogger323125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-35543381651030120302009-12-07T11:33:00.003-05:002009-12-08T21:03:45.633-05:00I Have a New Home!Well, I've been thinking about this for a long time, a very long time actually, but neoknits finally has a new home! After a little push from Connie (and her beautiful new site) I decided I had procrastinated enough. It was time!My new home will make it easier for me to share my thoughts and designs. The limits of blogger are no more! My patterns now have their own little neat corner so it's Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-8323272379507354612009-12-04T13:01:00.005-05:002009-12-04T22:21:34.303-05:00Go Vote! Knitscene Spring 2010 CoverKnitscene has narrowed down their Spring Issue cover to two sweaters and they'd like you to vote on which you like best. Just so happens that one of those two sweaters is mine and I'm super excited by the possibility I could actually land the cover! So go on over and check it out.Voting ends on Monday, Dec 7th at 2pm MST! Thanks everyone :)P.S. It's the one on the left!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-86189622951811987062009-11-16T21:45:00.004-05:002009-11-16T21:59:04.859-05:00Interweave Knits Winter PreviewThe Interweave Knits Winter preview is up! Check out my newest design - Deep Texture tunic.This design started out as one of 5 designs for my Knitscene collection, but I only needed 4. So this one was odd man out - for the moment. The editor still thought it had potential so it was passed over to the Interweave team for review, and made the cut for Winter. This is my first design knit totally Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-60856614835853484882009-10-27T21:57:00.001-04:002009-10-27T21:59:12.589-04:00Florida and How I Met Barbara WalkerMy next stop after Rhinebeck was southwest Florida to visit with my Grandmother. It was so warm and relaxing, I didn't really want to come home! And yes, if you must know, there was knitting happening by the pool.The visit seemed so short, but I manage to pack in a decent amount of activities plus have time to relax. On the first day, we took a trip up to the Marie Selby Gardens. I am a big Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-83543679588130873572009-10-26T22:11:00.002-04:002009-10-26T23:52:05.183-04:00My Rhinebeck RecapI know it's a little late, but you can never have too much Rhinebeck talk, right? Just got back from Florida and finally have a little time to catch up with things!I didn't really have much of a plan this year, just wanted to have fun and hopefully purchase some great stuff. However, when I heard that Clara Parks was signing copies of her new book, The Knitters Book of Wool, I knew Spirit TrailMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-19342990414855908112009-10-18T11:59:00.002-04:002009-10-18T12:02:05.037-04:00Vacation!Well, I'm off to sunny southwest Florida for a little vacation! Rhinebeck was really, really great, but won't be able to give the full report until next week when I return. Thanks to everyone that saw me and said hello! I really enjoyed meeting you all!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-48384475496413945042009-10-11T11:03:00.002-04:002009-10-11T11:09:30.183-04:00Yarny GoodnessFinally got a chance to update my stash on Ravelry with some recent yarn purchases. I've been collecting special yarns for something that I have up my sleeve ;)Lacey Lamb in Heather GreyO-wool Classic 2ply in Sage (this picture does not do the color justice!)Ultra Alpaca Light in Heather TealGreenwood Hill Farm DK (wanted to pick up a local yarn when I was in MA)Fleece Artist Woolie silk 3 ply Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-42536955437876957062009-10-10T18:06:00.005-04:002009-10-11T11:11:30.777-04:00Crafternoons at NYPLBeing lucky enough to be in the city this weekend, today I went to a Crafternoon being held at the New York Public Library. Every month they focus on a different craft, get a few speakers together, pull some library books, and everyone comes to make things. This month was a knitting crafternoon and the special guests were Sabrina Gschwandtner, author of Knitknit, and Teva Durham, knit designer Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-18381098529216832402009-10-06T16:30:00.003-04:002009-10-06T16:58:16.573-04:00Soho, You Make Me SadWay back in February, I wrote this post in reaction to Annie Modesitt's blog post on valuing our work as designers. I had made a personal decision not to submit to Soho publishing anymore for a few reasons, but had hoped that a dialogue would at least be started.Fast forward 8 months, and I see this post on Annie's blog today. I was a little sad to hear confirmation that a dialogue hadn't been Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-25495833821832292972009-10-02T18:57:00.004-04:002009-10-02T21:10:53.330-04:00Sweater Weather is here in NYCIt's October and I can hardly believe it! What I also can't believe is we immediately went straight to fall as soon as it hit the first. Actually, it feels almost like we went straight from spring to fall - didn't have much of a summer this year. Shouldn't complain though, cooler summers mean you can still wear cardigans :)And with the first glimpse of fall comes the craziness of trying to putMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-56758129806067187812009-09-16T22:49:00.000-04:002009-09-16T22:49:41.350-04:00A Llama Wedding Weekend!So my co-worker got married this weekend in Massachusetts on a llama farm. Yes, a llama farm! How cool is that?!Saturday started off with a huge rainbow that went from one end of the sky to the other. The rain from the previous day had finally begun to break, so good news for an outdoor wedding.Later that morning, we took a llama hike on the property which was a working farm for 200 years. Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-15503392299880590172009-09-15T13:06:00.003-04:002009-09-15T13:12:06.564-04:00Knitty City RecapCheck out the knitscene blog today for a recap of the event I did at Knitty City last Thursday. It was so much fun! Big thanks go out to Knitty City for inviting me and to everyone that stopped by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-70821729107167549892009-09-03T20:51:00.001-04:002009-09-03T20:51:00.098-04:00Knitty City - September 10th!For those of you that live in New York City, I'll be doing an event at Knitty City next Thursday, September 10th. Interweave was kind enough to lend Knitty City my four Knitscene designs for a mini trunk show and I'll also have a few of my neoknits designs with me as well. I'll be discussing my collection for Knitscene, talking about designing, knitting, and whatever else you guys are Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-24884876679663688772009-09-02T20:10:00.005-04:002009-09-02T20:48:21.392-04:00A Small DiversionThis past week between a deadline project (or two or three) I managed to sneak in some personal knitting time. A few weeks back Connie gave me some leftover Shepard Sock in Echo from her gorgeous Mountain View Cardigan and I knew it was destined to become a second Bliss shawlette.I cast on last Monday, had a finished little shawlette by Friday, and it was all dry by Saturday. Bliss then took a Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-87739406635846370062009-08-19T23:48:00.004-04:002009-08-20T00:11:33.069-04:00Back in One PieceJust got back from a trip to Minneapolis to visit Target HQ with my company. I'm not much of a flyer, well, traveler for that matter, but I somehow managed to make it back in one piece. The first class seats my co-worker negotiated on the way there didn't hurt much either. Although I could have done without a tornado touching down a few blocks from where we were staying - luckily we were Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-72674672093499714582009-08-05T19:14:00.002-04:002009-08-05T19:31:39.102-04:00Vintage ButtonsThere is just something about old buttons that make me so happy! There is a store here in NYC called Tender Buttons that I just adore. It has the most interesting old buttons and is heaven for someone who adores to design and wear cardigans - although I've been know to put a button onto a garment just for the sake of putting a button on a garment.A few weeks ago, DH and I took a trip up to Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-37480783888499996992009-07-23T17:23:00.008-04:002009-07-27T17:02:19.070-04:00Fall 2009 Interweave Knits PreviewSo I really did not expect the Interweave Knits Fall 2009 preview to be up this week too! Time to introduce Angelica's Coat:When I designed this coat, I had something earthy and cozy in mind. Something that would be perfect to wrap yourself up in as the fall chill moves in, but could easily carry you into the colder winter months too. I added a belt to give the coat a little more fitted shape Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-27443744127226783212009-07-20T19:18:00.022-04:002009-07-20T20:11:10.614-04:00Knitscene Fall 2009Today the official preview went live on the Knitscene website! I know that a few knitters have already snagged their copy of the magazine early (official newsstand release is July 21st), but for those who haven't been so lucky, take a look here if you haven't seen already!This project was a huge undertaking for me, but I loved every minute of it. As the featured designer, I was given the task ofMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-20521848698236317472009-07-14T22:08:00.008-04:002009-07-15T10:14:35.151-04:00Introducing the Bliss ShawletteBliss by Melissa WehrleA delicately stitched shawlette perfect for all seasons. Worked in a DK weight yarn, it knits up very quickly and without much fuss.DifficultyIntermediateMaterialsHandmaiden Fine Yarns Double Sea Silk (70% Silk/30% Seacell; 273yds/250m; 100g): Topaz, 2 skeinsOR 360 yds/329m DK weight yarn1 US size 7 (4.5mm) 24" or longer circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge1 Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-20289608357294971342009-07-14T17:23:00.003-04:002009-07-15T12:39:06.537-04:00And The Winners Are........I received so many great names, it was so hard to choose just one! I really enjoyed reading how you came up with them too, I could see a lot of thought went into your choices.And the winners are.....#1 Bliss - the knitrider#2 Artemis - harper#3 Océane - maryse#4 random choice from number generator - skaro964I'm working on the finishing touches now and the pattern should be ready by tonight or Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-20474130058927070842009-07-08T10:49:00.004-04:002009-07-08T11:02:52.648-04:00Please Help Me Name this ShawletteThe pattern writing for the new shawlette design is well on it's way, but an interesting name for it is eluding me. So who wants to help me name it and win a shawlette pattern in the process?Name that tuneI'll pick the top 3 name choices and throw in a 4th winner at random. Just leave a comment below and please make sure you leave a way for me to contact you. I'll leave the naming open until Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-30902717693712660982009-07-05T23:09:00.005-04:002009-07-05T23:21:45.342-04:00New Pattern Preview: ShawletteThis weekend we were blessed with such beautiful weather! So I gathered up the camera, my trusty photographer DH and headed out to Fort Mott, an old military fort along the Delaware River. There he snapped some pictures of my newest design for neoknits: a shawlette.The pattern is not written yet, but it should be ready in a week or two. More info soon!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-18845595534754293662009-06-29T17:13:00.003-04:002009-06-29T17:25:04.784-04:00Finally Can Spill the Beans - Sort OfDo you subscribe to the Knitting Daily emails? Did you happen to notice anything about the email that went out today about the next issue of Knitscene? I'll give you a clue, it's the last headline on the cover.I've been dying to share this news with everyone since I was contacted by Lisa Shroyer way back before Thanksgiving, but I figured I'd keep it mum until the issue was about ready to go Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-76916045682376079862009-06-23T21:49:00.002-04:002009-06-23T21:56:06.436-04:00A Proper Photo ShootI took advantage of the small glimmer of sunlight we had on Saturday night to finally have a proper photo shoot for my Desert Sun shawl. I really, really, really love the way it turned out and have worn it at least once a week since I finished it up. Luckily (or unluckily) it has been very nice shawl weather.I've also been working on a little shawl design of my own. More details to come!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11079908.post-44529699414667338982009-06-02T22:22:00.003-04:002009-06-02T22:35:36.206-04:00It's Done!My Desert Sun shawl is finally done! I cast on way back in November of last year and had to put it down for awhile, but it's finally finished. [Details on Ravelry]This shawl tested my patience, but I think the result was worth it. I dropped stitches at least twice on one of the beginning stitch patterns and had to rip back about 10 - 15 rows each time. Then when I was nearing the end, I was Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272676482448772626noreply@blogger.com6