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?

A personal style coaching and content practice devoted to helping you own and wear your clothes intentionally, instead of being worn by them. Discover your own style guidance, and learn more about the practice of intentional style at WhoWearsWho.com

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

 
 
 

Administraaavia!

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16 May 2013
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I’ve got a bit of Administraaavia!* piling up. So in no particular order: Thing #1 Newsletter aka emails from me to you about non boring stuff! Stuff like announcements of new patterns or new products (such as my Shawl Geometry ebook coming stupidly soon). Special patterns or sales just for you. Or other awesome things (photos, articles, blog posts, books, etc.) that I find really, really, super, super awesomely inspiring and interesting. You can sign up for emails straight from me to you over here! Thing #2 Ravelry Group There’s a Ravelry group for my designs over thisaway! If you’re a member of Ravelry come play! We’re currently in the final stretch of a KAL for my Kora pattern. But if you have questions about a pattern or want to knit along with us (on Kora or another pattern) that’s a great place to ask. Thing #3 More Writing More...
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Shawl Geometry: Octagon Circle

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15 May 2013
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This is the fifth post in a series about different shawl shapes and how to knit them. All the posts in the series can be found right here. The Octagon Circle (or a Circle with Concentric Circles of Increases) is comprised of eight acute triangular wedges, which are formed using eight pairs (16 total) of increases (or decreases) worked every 4th or 6th round. This particular way of shaping a circular shawl goes by plenty of different names. Sometimes it’s called the Traditional Circle, sometimes it’s the Wedge Circle, sometimes it’s just called the Circle. I call this the Octagon Circle because this name seemed the best fit for how I went about explaining this shawl’s shaping. Working your Shaping every 4th vs 6th round The shaping in this shawl can either be worked on the 4th round, or the 6th round of your knitting. Which round you work your...
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Shawl Geometry: Right Triangle

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13 May 2013
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This is the fourth post in a series about different shawl shapes and how to knit them. All the posts in the series can be found right here. Right Triangle from the top down If you take a square and cut it in half diagonally, you’ll be left with two right triangles. So, working half of the shaping for a Square Knit in the Round, will give you a Right Triangle shawl. The Right Triangle is shaped using a pair of increases (or decreases) down the center spine, and a single increase (or decreases) along either edge, all worked every other row. Knitting Instructions CO 7sts. 
{4 border sts + 2 sections + 1 spine}
 R1: k2, yo, k1, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, yo, k2. 
R2: purl across.
 R3: k2, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k to last 2sts, yo, k2. R4: purl across.
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About – Holly Chayes

I’m Holly, a style and wardrobe consultant.
In short, I fix broken wardrobes.

In long(er), I work with you to bring your clothing into alignment with who you are, and who you feel you are meant to be.

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