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

 
 
 

a week of knitting, and writing, and Shawl Geometry Two (2nd edition) is now available!

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18 Jan 2017
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Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at. Knitting! I feel like haven’t knit ages! And to be real, I knit maybe two rows this week… But I did pick up my Lady Bat Sweater, and figured out where I was again. Thankfully I made a note (I had frogged back to just before I reconnected for the second arm). So, I’ve reattached my yarn, and am starting to add more repeats to the front. Other than that, I finished the sparkle jumpsuit from last week, while completely ignoring the over-shirt, and have been writing, writing, writing, editing, editing, editing away on Shawl Geometry Book Three. And also! Drum-roll please! I released the second edition of Shawl Geometry Book Two! YAYAYAYAYAYAY! It’s here on the website. Or here on Ravelry. If you’ve already bought the first edition of Shawl Geometry...
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a week of leaving a trail of sparkles in my wake

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11 Jan 2017
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Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at. No metaphorical sparkles here, just real ones. It turns out that making alterations to a sparkly jumpsuit leaves sparkles all over your desk (and floor, and apartment, and clothes, and shoes). Most of my time in front of the sewing machine this week has been focused on this jumpsuit because the dance company it’s for leaves town in a couple days. But! I did snag a couple minutes to sew a couple seams on my black over-shirt that’s been cut and waiting in the wings for months. So now all that’s left to do is the neckline and hems! Other than that, I’ve been focused on getting the second book in the Shawl Geometry Series ready to re-release. I’m giving it one final read through today before putting the final file together...
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3 more projects for the UFO pile

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04 Jan 2017
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Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at. Last week (the final week of last year) I gathered together all of the various works in progress I have “on the needles” (some metaphorically). It turns out I forgot to include two crafty projects, and a huuuuge writing one. Crafty Projects! The first is mending two new holes in the pair of jeans that I mended this summer. And the second is finishing sewing a shirt together. There are literally 10 seams on this and then it’s done. The Writing Project! Shawl Geometry Book Three… Book One is available! Book Two is coming next week! Book Three is in the heavy stages of editing! (maybe heavy enough to be called rewriting?) And I think that’s it? I certainly hope that there aren’t any more projects I’m hiding from myself. Because last...
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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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