About
Sweet Pea Knitting was born in 2008 in the lovely city of Portland, Maine.
Growing up in cold and snowy Maine, I learned to knit at the age of 8. However, it wasn’t until almost 20 years later that I developed a passion for fiber and its manipulation through spinning and knitting. I am completely floored by one’s ability to take a 2 dimensional strand of yarn and transform that strand into a 3 dimensional object with purpose. Amazing!
Now, I invite you to share this adventure in the exploration of fiber with me!
Cheers,
Tiffany
P.S.: Please be sure to visit www.sweetpeaknitting.com for more details!
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Ravelry News
- In-Store Pattern Sales and TNNA Recap July 15, 2011Phew! Summer might be a traditionally slower time for yarn lovers, but we’ve sure been busy around here! Casey and Jess are, of course, caring for their sweet new baby girl, and Sarah and I have been happily busy at work (both traveling and at home). Our first booth at TNNA was everything we hoped [...]rainydaygoods
- heading to TNNA! June 7, 2011Sarah and I are getting ready to head to the TNNA summer trade show in Columbus, Ohio, this week. (Jess and Casey will be home snuggling with their due-any-moment-now baby girl!) This show promises to be even busier than usual – for the first time, Ravelry will have a booth on the show floor: booth [...]rainydaygoods
- StevenBe and Yarnover: fun in Minneapolis! May 12, 2011Recently, Sarah and I got to go to Minneapolis for StevenBe’s Fantastic Fiber Fest Weekend and the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild’s Yarnover event, and boy, did they show us a good time! Minneapolis clearly has a vibrant fiber community: great yarn shops that support each other to help make the city a destination for yarn lovers, [...]rainydaygoods
- Heading to Minneapolis! April 22, 2011Sarah and I are really excited to be coming to Minneapolis over the weekend of April 29 – May 1 for StevenBe’s Fantastic Fiber Fest Weekend in conjunction with the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild’s Yarnover event! We always love seeing StevenBe (of StevenBe and The Yarn Garage) at TNNA, and he is kindly hosting us for [...]rainydaygoods
- upcoming events: Madison, Wisconsin and more! March 15, 2011We’re headed to Wisconsin this weekend, for the Madison Knitters’ Guild Knit In! With two talks on the agenda for Saturday, March 19 (one from 9:00 – 11:00 and the second from 1:00 – 3:00), it is going to be a busy trip, and we’re really looking forward to sharing some Ravelry history (as well [...]rainydaygoods
- STITCHES West recap! Bay Area love! March 1, 2011We had such a great time at STITCHES West – the long weekend flew by; probably because there were plenty of yarn fumes to keep us going! STITCHES West is a huge show, and we did our best to make the most of our time there with all the wonderful people we met! The STITCHES [...]rainydaygoods
- Heading West… to STITCHES West! February 11, 2011Next week, Jess, Casey, Sarah, and I will be heading out to Santa Clara for STITCHES West! This is a huge west coast yarn extravaganza- classes, a fashion show and other fun events, and an amazing marketplace. This year it is taking place from Thursday, February 17 – Sunday, February 20. We can’t wait! If [...]rainydaygoods
- Unwind & TNNA! January 24, 2011We had a great time at Unwind on our trip out of the cold into sunny California! The Unwind party is always packed and full of fun people to meet and things to see. This year was no exception! Unwind had special guests Classic Elite there showing everyone their newest yarns and patterns and Shannon [...]onestitchshort
- Squam Art Workshops, Spring 2011 January 8, 2011Update: The winners have been announced! See this post for the announcement: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/for-the-love-of-ravelry/1465110/1-25#4 Squam Art Workshops, the wonderful arts retreat in New Hampshire, has just launched its 2011 offerings and there is much for Ravelers to celebrate! As usual, Elizabeth has lined up some amazing teachers including, […]frecklegirl
- heading to Southern California… January 4, 2011Wow, it’s 2011 – how did that happen? Happy New Year, Ravelry! January means it’s time for another TNNA trade show, so the Ravelry staff is flying out to Long Beach this week! Once again, we’ll be at Unwind in Burbank for a fun Thursday night get-together before the industry event of TNNA. We’re going [...]rainydaygoods
Knitter’s Review
- May 31: Wearwithall May 31, 2012Yarn stores are the ultimate creativity incubators. Take this week's book as a case in point. Five friends and colleagues at a Minnesota LYS called The Yarnery decided to collaborate on a book. It quietly launched on March 30th and is called Wearwithall: Knits for Your Life. The goal was to create a book of designs that work. Easy to customize, even eas […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
- May 24: The Cotton Club May 24, 2012For some of us knitters, dishcloths are like catnip. We can't stop knitting them. Lion Brand recently tossed its hat into the dishcloth-friendly yarn arena with a new cotton called, quite fittingly, Kitchen Cotton. When I saw it, I knew I had to call in the big guns. I've asked Kay Gardiner, one of my favorite pro-cotton writers and the northernmos […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
- May 17: A Keeper May 17, 2012In the 12+ years I've been writing Knitter's Review, many yarns, tools, and knitting accessories have come and gone. Sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised by those products that remain. This week I pay tribute to one such surprise. First reviewed in 2006, the little-known StitchKeepers by Rollie were only available from just a few shops and a per […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
- May 10: Maryland in Pictures May 10, 2012The 39th annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival took place last weekend. It's sensory overload, with dozens of sheep breeds and thousands of yarns, fibers, tools, and toys as far as the eye can see. For those who couldn't make it, I've put together a seven-minute slide show for you. You'll find lots of sheep, pretty skeins of yarn, plate […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
- May 3: Huggable Hanks May 3, 2012Step into a Briar Rose Fibers booth at a fiber festival and you'll likely encounter a crush of people with blissed-out expressions, all holding enormous hanks of yarn in their arms. Inevitably they start hugging the yarn and talking to it, which is not hard to do when each skein is the size of a baby. That's how I met this week's yarn, fitting […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
- Apr 26: Magic Yarnstorming April 26, 2012Did you know that in the week of April 15th, half the books on the Wall Street Journal's best-selling fiction list were children's books? Also increasingly popular is yarnstorming, or yarn bombing, where knitting becomes a sort of public graffiti-albeit a soft and colorful kind. This week we celebrate the convergence of these two trends in a lovely […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
- Apr 19: Tajik Twist April 19, 2012Been to Tajikistan lately? Neither have I. But thanks to the wonders of yarn, I've just spent the day with a group of angora goats raised in the Asht region of northern Tajikistan. The fibers are being harvested, cleaned, prepared, and handspun into yarn as part of an international development project. Its name, Mohair Magic. Shall we do some armchair s […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
- Apr 12: From Me to Ewe Ewe April 12, 2012Yarn shops are on the front line of knitting. Work in one and you'll quickly get a good idea what people want, where they get stuck, and where they don't want to go. Former store owner Heather Walpole listened to her customers. They asked again and again for a great machine-washable worsted-weight wool, something soft enough for babies and the tend […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
- Apr 5: Staying Inspired April 5, 2012No matter how much we love knitting, and we can all agree we love it a lot, sometimes our needles fall silent. Maybe a project has bogged us down, or maybe life got in the way. We miss our knitting mojo and wonder if we'll ever get it back. I say yes, absolutely. To help kick-start your creativity and keep it healthy, I've put together 10 tips for […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
- Mar 29: Donegal Tweed March 29, 2012The food world has its notion of 'terroir.' Close your eyes and you can pick up hints of a distinct geography, soil, water, air, you name it, in every sip of wine, every nibble of cheese. I like to think that yarn, too, has terroir. Tahki's Donegal Tweed is still spun in the county for which it was named in Ireland, and this week I show what y […]editor@knittersreview.com (Clara Parkes)
