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

Anwar

31 Mar 2013

Pattern Releases

Anwar is now available for purchase as a download, for $8.00 either on Ravelry, or directly through the blog … buy now Anwar means “brighter,” “luminous,” or “light,” depending on where you look. Either way knitting this shawl certainly made a rather dull winter a little bit brighter. The four row, six stitch, lace repeat is easily memorizable, but builds upon itself to create a stunning shawl. Instructions are also included for a half circle. Yarn: 940 yards (860 meters), lace weight Shown in: Malabrigo, “Lace”; 2 skeins, 475 yards (434 meters)/skein, MC: 1 skein colorway ‘sauterne’ (yellow) CC: 1 skein colorway ‘periwinkle’ (blue) Needles: US size 3 (3.25 mm) 40 inch (100 cm) circular or size needed to obtain gauge Notions: 1 stitch markers, tapestry needle Gauge: 28 sts/4 inches; 32 rows/4 inches (28 sts/10 cm; 32 rows/10 cm) in washed and blocked stockinette Blocked Dimensions: 36 inches (91.5 cm)...

More Swatches

29 Mar 2013

FOs

I’m always working on some project or another, which means I often have FOs and new designs to share. You can see all my FOs … here … and all my designs … here. Seriously, it’s getting a little ridiculous around here, and the swatching won’t stop anytime soon (but at least I enjoy swatching.) I think they kind of look like children’s toys. Maybe? If you’d like more FO Friday posts, visit Tami’s blog. Related posts Swatches and Shawls Things & Ideas FO: Red Mesh Swirl No related posts.

Swatches and Shawls

27 Mar 2013

what's in the works, WIP Wednesdays

I’m always working on some project or another, and most weeks I talk about what I’m working on Wednesdays as part of Tami’s WIP Wednesday project. You can see past WIP Wednesdays … here. There hasn’t been a huge amount of knitting time recently, but even so the pile of example swatches grows, and I started a new shawl. If you’d like more WIP Wednesday posts from other bloggers, visit Tami’s blog. Related posts Things & Ideas FO: Red Mesh Swirl Slow Knitting Sweater Neck No related posts.

Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.