An idea pokes its head out of the shadows and sniffs the air tentatively….   (Beginnings: Pt. 4)

After giving away 2 scarves, totaling 156,400 stitches and 9+ months of work, and finishing the Mantle of Fierce Majesty, I decided it was time, finally, to make a scarf for myself. To invest that much time, however, I knew it needed to be something I truly loved. And though many fandoms could claim that …

A Knitter’s Sojourn to “Always…” (Beginnings: Pt. 1)

Oh, the miles and miles of yarn I’ve consumed, from my very first stitch, to  “Always… a scarf of witchcraft and wizardry” (my first published pattern, a double-knit scarf following the story of Harry Potter from the Sorcerer’s Stone to the Deathly Hallows)! My immense pride in my scarf comes not just from the overwhelming …