Holly Chayes

Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.

This online space has been around in one form or another since 2010, it focuses on making, creativity and living a curious life, plus a lot of clothing.

Some of the projects I've worked on in the past 10+ years include...

Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes

An interview podcast that's all about clothing (and also, not *really* about clothing at all). Find all the details and listen to conversations about comfort, style, change and shopping here. Or search for Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes wherever you listen to podcasts.

Who Wears Who?

The Self-Made Wardrobe Project

Predecessor to Who Wears Who, a year-long challenge in 2014/2015 where I only wore clothes I made. That year would have been a lot easier if the clothes had magically made themselves. Learn more about The Self-Made Wardrobe Project and explore the archives here.

The Shawl Geometry Book Series

Enough shawl shapes to keep you knitting for a lifetime. A multi-year exploration of math, shape and space in knitting, where I documented traditional shawl shaping, and iterated on those traditions to create new recipes of shawl shaping. Ultimately this lead to 75+ shapes, and 400+ pages of common and uncommon shawl shaping instructions. This project was inspired by a dozen individual shawl designs, each encapsulating a love of geometric lace design. You can find The Shawl Geometry Series here.

Thank you for being here with me. –Holly

FO: Idril

11 Apr 2014

FOs

Want a week of FOs? This is your week. Pattern: Idril. also available part of Shawls to Play With MC Yarn: Yarn Place, Graceful Lace Yarn MC Colorway: “609218″ MC Yardage: 2 balls CC Yarn: Sweet Georgia, Merino Silk Lace CC Colorway: Savory CC Yardage: 1 skein Needles: 5.5 mm (US 9s) 40″ circulars Dimensions: 35 inches (89 cm) in diameter, blocked Idril is part of the Shawls to Play With collection. Shawls to Play With is a collection of four elegantly simple shawl patterns designed to open up a new world of shawl knitting possibilities. Find out more about the collection. No related posts.

FO: Yuki

10 Apr 2014

FOs

Want a week of FOs? This is your week. Pattern: Yuki. also available part of Shawls to Play With Yarn: Malabrigo, Lace Colorways: “Whales Road″ “Emerald Blue” & “Broadway Blue” Yardage: 1 skein of each colorway Needles: 4.5 mm (US 7s) 40″ circulars Dimensions: 34 inches (86 cm) diameter, point to point, blocked Yuki is part of the Shawls to Play With collection. Shawls to Play With is a collection of four elegantly simple shawl patterns designed to open up a new world of shawl knitting possibilities. Find out more about the collection. No related posts.

this week with knitting!

09 Apr 2014

what's in the works

a little bit about what I’m working on, this week with knitting! knitting! embroidery! and a week of FOs. Xylia & Gratia, were earlier this week. Yuki is tomorrow, and Idril is on Friday. No related posts.

Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.