City Limits Light + How To Fade
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2M ago
Guys! I’ve published my first pattern of the year! This is City Limits Light, the fingering weight version of my classic Worsted Weight City Limits sweater pattern. I knit my sample last year and then finished my daughter’s over the summer. I don’t know why it has taken me so long to get ‘er done but I am thrilled to have it out in the world! I have linked the pattern above, there are loads of additional photos and details on the Ravelry pattern page and in the listing on my website, so I’m not going to go into much more detail here. One of the things that I struggled with around the time tha ..read more
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2023 Year In Review
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2M ago
Wow. Here I am. I’m doing it. I haven’t blogged since Feb. 2022 and even then I was seriously fizzling. Here’s the thing, I don’t have the time or the energy to go into all the reasons why I fell off of blogging. The short version is that I totally blame social media - specifically Instagram - for the demise of the blog. But things are shifting. As they always are. Ever since short form content took over from longer form I’ve felt a pang. Actually, maybe a pang isn’t quite right, it’s less acute, more of a general malaise. A longing? A lacking? A sense of drifting? I think that for me, writing ..read more
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Five Things
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2y ago
We have a big Shop Update today at noon EST! Loads of Sock Sets, Mini Bundles and Palettes will be added to the shop in mere hours! My Jager Sock Set pattern has launched. Use code JAGER15 for 15% off on Ravelry and my website all weekend. We uploaded a new video to YouTube last night! Check out this weeks colourful discussions on YouTube here. Willow and I painted our nails Valentines themed and then posed super naturally. I’m wearing my Marled Metropolis here. Always a fave. I recently finished reading this book and can’t stop thinking about it. Highly recommend to any parent. It focuses ..read more
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How I Wash My Hand Knits
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2y ago
I originally published this blog post in March of 2019. 3 years later and I think it’s time for a repost! All of this info still holds true for me, I haven’t changed my methods. Be sure to read the comments for a few more helpful suggestions such as using your top-load washer to soak and spin your sweaters without running a wash cycle and how I launder my knit socks (it’s very casual). This is a long awaited post about how exactly I go about washing all my hand knits. There are a few disclaimers I have to put out there before I get into it: 1) No matter what kind of yarn you’re knitting with ..read more
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Five Things
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2y ago
In last week’s Youtube chat we talked about all of my current WIPS and FO’s. Check it out here! The Bauble Sock from my upcoming Jager Sock Set. This one might be my fave. Look for it to be released this month. That little tie!!! I’m obsessed. This pattern won’t be ready for a while, it’s a fun one! The sweater scheme that got abandoned for something new. I can’t stop thinking about it though! Deep Space, Enchanted, Speckled Blue Opal, Silent Movie. Breakfast table silhouette. My heart ..read more
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Pure Wooly Goodness
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2y ago
I’ve cast on for a new sweater and my level of enthusiasm for this project is off the charts! I mentioned in our latest YouTube video that inspiration/enthusiasm really ebbs and flows for me. I can go months just casually knitting on projects that are lovely but that don’t necessarily spark something inside me. Then something will shift and suddenly I’m alive with excitement over what I’m working on. I’m happy to report that I’m in an excited and inspired phase (after what felt like a very long slow period) and my current project is definitely stirring something up in me. I’m knitting a Ci ..read more
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Five Things
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2y ago
Today is the last day to enjoy the introductory 15% off sale price on my Cool Bean Hat pattern. We painted our bedroom this week and I can’t get over how much I’m enjoying this fresh space. It’s warm and inviting and cheerful and exactly what I needed! Holy smokes it was a cold January! This week’s nail colour: Sweater Weather by Static Nails. Chris made this Oven Fried Southern Hot Honey Popcorn Chicken (basically chicken nuggets) this week and it was so good! The kids loved it as much as Chris and I did. 10/10 recommend. *image from Half Baked Harvest ..read more
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Dreaming of a Handspun Sweater
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2y ago
I am getting so close to being ready to cast on for a sweater in this handspun! I have 2 more skeins to spin and then I will have officially spun up all of this pastel dream fiber and I will be able to move on to the next step. Maybe I’ll even treat myself to a little swatch this week to motivate myself! The truth is, I didn’t even like this yarn when I started spinning it 7 years ago! Yes, I’ve been working towards this project on and off (mostly off) for 7 years of my life. LOL! I dyed the fiber with a soothing, whispers in the wind, palette in mind. I spun the first braid and… bummersv ..read more
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Five Things
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2y ago
A typical view of my corner of the sofa. I’m working on a sock set of patterns that will be ready next month! My new favourite photo of me and my big guy. Colouring gauge rulers this week. Time consuming but delightful! Another new pattern! I’m really smitten with this one. I just started reading this book and am looking forward to getting into the meat of it. Wishing you all a restful and warm weekend! I can’t get over the cold spell we’ve been having here ..read more
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Iggy Peck Sweater Swatch
Tanis Fiber Arts
by Tanis
2y ago
Ahhh! This swatch has me ridiculously excited! Like. Big time. I’m not the world’s biggest fan of swatching. I’ll be the first to admit it. In my experience a swatch can lie and a beautiful swatch does not guarantee you’ll make all the right choices for your knit and everything will turn out hunky dory. Swatches are not magic but they are helpful tools. Here I’ve knit a cowl that is actually a swatch for a sweater. A clever trick! Well, it’s clever until I admit that it was actually supposed to be a hat swatch but then the motifs ended up being too tall for a hat so it pivoted into a cowl. I ..read more
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