Hello and welcome! I’m Holly Chayes

I help makers, thinkers, builders, operators, creators, etc. implement solid containers for creative chaos, and functional systems for sustainable momentum, all in aid of making a life or business you love. 

Right now I’m working with people and businesses in a couple capacities… 

Business

Business coaching and consulting for small businesses ready to dig into the practicalities of what’s next.

When you’ve graduated from mindset-only to mindset+ 

When you’ve built something that functions but doesn’t flow yet.

When you’ve outgrown and overrun what used to work.

Whatever your stuck, we can get you moving on to what’s next.

Learn more and get in touch here

Individual

Life and clothing magic for individuals who thought they would be more prepared for this moment.

Personal or professional.

Once in a lifetime or every day.

A surprise or something you’ve been working towards for years.

Whatever this moment is, we can get you ready for it.

Discover more here

Projects

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turning a sweater into a pillow

Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.

finishing an unfinished sweater

Last week I touched no knitting, instead focusing on edits for the Shawl Geometry books, and a new project. But this week, I also dove back into my bag of unfinished projects and pulled out what is probably the oldest unfinished project I have laying around.

I started this sweater back in 2012 and never even finished the bodice.

Since, I have no intention of finishing this as a sweater, and I’m absolutely not ripping the whole thing out. I figure I’ll close up both ends and turn it into a pillow. Fingers crossed that works.

summer is here, and it is too hot to knit, so it’s editing and planning instead

Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.

cat interupting a photoshoot

Last week when I finished up weaving in the million and a half ends on my many-color colorwork sweater, I had intended to continue taking advantage of being in the mood to weave in ends (which happens once in a never-moon), and move on to another knitting project that was all done except for the many ends to weave in.

But then summer came to NYC, brought with it heat and humidity, and touching wool was a non-starter.

So I’ve been focusing away on the edits and rewrites for Shawl Geometry Book Three, plus a new project that I’m really excited about (if you enjoyed the Self-Made Wardrobe Project from a couple years ago, I think you’ll like this one too) – and of course, not melting.

A five-minute dress alteration, finishing a multi-year knitting project, and working on endless edits

Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.

finishing a handknit sweater

simple dress alteration

shawl geometry book editing

How many ends can one sweater have? It turns out this sweater has 4 weeks worth of ends.

But all the ends are woven in! Now this sweater just needs a quick bath and it’ll be finished. Considering I started this sweater at the end of 2014, it’s about time.

I also knocked out a quick alteration from my pile of works-in-progress. And am continuing, what feels like, a never ending editing process.