"Imagine yourself knitting in a rocker, on a giant wrap around porch in this spectacular historic resort. Sitting on Otsego Lake in Cooperstown NY is this historic family owned resort. I hope you can join me, and an amazing group of teachers, at Otesega Resort for AffiKNITy 2025." - Patty Lyons, host I'm thrilled […]
Knitting Comfortably Ever After - The Ergonomics of Knitting Ever known a knitter who hasn’t said, “Just one more row”? Me neither! I’ll bet they’ve also complained of aches and […]
Continental Comfort - Improve Your Continental Knitting Technique Many people think that continental knitting is the way to go for speed and efficiency. Yet many continental style knitters aren't getting […]
Knitting Comfortably Ever After Join me for a 3-hour class that looks at where risk lives in your knitting and teaches you how to reduce or eliminate it. We'll cover seating and posture, examine common yarn tensioning and needle hold techniques, learn to examine your patterns for risk, and learn some fun stretches to make […]
Come join me for three full days of classes, including Will This Yarn Hurt My Hands, and The Ergonomics of Knitting Needles! These are two of my most requested classes […]
I'll be leading a 6-day knitting retreat at The Watermill at Posara in Posara Italy, May 31-June 5, 2026! We're going to deconstruct a (free) pattern I've designed for the […]
KnitRX class for The Greater St. Louis Knitters' Guild. This is a members-only event. To attend, contact the guild at the link below.
This program is part of Handwork 2026, presented by Craft in America Let’s face it, we all want to knit forever! What’s your plan to get there? Here’s a talk that will give […]
This program is part of Handwork 2026, presented by Craft in America Many knitters avoid knitting in the English style (a.k.a. “British” or “throwing”) or even switch to another style because they think it can’t be efficient. The truth is, it’s a very efficient method, but it’s being done wrong by most of us in the 21st century. […]
