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.

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Quick Little Giveaway

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14 Apr 2011
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In honor of this blog’s one year anniversary yesterday (I’m a day late-oops), I’ll be holding a little giveaway.
Leave a comment on any post by the end of the month, and be automatically entered to win any three of my individual patterns (your choice which ones) available though my Ravelry store* (basically any individual pattern except Zodiac le Plume). I’ll randomly draw a winner at the beginning of May. Cheers.

*If you aren’t on Ravelry, use this link to see what patterns I have available.

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Zodiac le Plume

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09 Apr 2011
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July 12, 2012 update: “Zodiac le Plume” was originally part of The Sanguine Gryphon’s Spring 2011 pattern collection, and is now available directly from the designer (me!).

The pattern is now available for purchase as a download for $8.00, either on Ravelry, or directly through the blog … buy now

I mentioned Zodiac le Plume in my last post a couple of days ago, but I’ve got a handful of free minutes again today, so I figured I’d better do a proper post now before something else comes along and eats up all of my time.

I’m also trying something knew, so all of the pattern details (yarn, needles, gauge, etc) are listed at the bottom of this post instead of on the Original Designs page.

Swirls and curls created by little pin pricks of light floating across a solid field, flit and flutter, combining and intertwining to give the impression of uncontrollable chaos. Only by prolonged and careful observation will order eventually emerge and the secrets of the stars unveil themselves.

Knit out of two skeins of the Sanguine Gryphon ‘Little Traveller,’ Zodiac le Plume is a crescent shaped shawl begun at the back of the neck and knit through to the hem. Just before the bind off, an increase row is worked, to ensure that a thorough blocking is possible.

Yarn: The Sanguine Gryphon ‘Little Traveller’, 4 oz/560 yds, 100% superwash merino, 2 skeins, shown in ‘Tintagel’ (Standard colourway)

Needles: US 3/3.25mm 40”/101 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: 4 stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge: 22 sts and 38 rows = 4”/10 cm in washed and blocked St st

Blocked Dimensions: 23.5”/59.5 cm down the center back

Skills Used: cable cast on, knitting and purling, k2tog, k2togtbl, k3tog, k3togtbl, sk2p, ssk, yo, decrease bind off, weaving in ends, and blocking lace

Both charts and written instructions are included in this pattern.

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Playing Catch Up… Again

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07 Apr 2011
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I’ve been wading my way through to-do list after to-do list, and I’m not sure when it’s going to end, so this is just a quick check in.

First off, there’s been a pattern release, (actually two, but I already posted about Gothic Spires).

Zodiac le Plume was published as part of the Sanguine Gryphon’s Spring 2011 line.
Inspired by the curves and twists that characterize the Art Nouveau movement, Zodiac le Plume is a crescent shaped shawl worked all in one piece from neck to hem.
The pattern is both written and charted, and can be purchased for download through the Sanguine Gryphon.
Image copyright The Sanguine Gryphon.

Now, what’s on my needles?
(that isn’t a secret….)

I posted about this on twitter a while ago while I spent an evening fighting with the chart, and ripping, reknitting, ripping, reknitting, ripping, reknitting. But once I got the chart straightened out, it’s been smooth sailing. The shawl out of Madelinetosh lace weight in the colorway flashdance (it’s brighter in real life), knit up on US size 2s (2.75mm).

I’ve resurrected the handspun memory blanket that I started about a year ago. I think I first mentioned it in this post. Since I don’t have any more of this particular handspun left I’m continuing with Cascade’s Eco wool and Eco+. The blue is Eco+ colorway 4009 (which doesn’t seem to be listed on their website), and I’ll pick up another skein or two in one of their creams/natural colorways, to make up the rest. This is just a garter stitch log cabin blanket knit on US size 10s (6mm) for when I can’t do anything more complicated than garter.

I started a pair of colorwork mittens in the brightest colors I could find, sometime around the middle of March when the grey was sucking out my soul. But these are sort of stalled while I waffle between ripping and rethinking the design, or just continuing and seeing what happens. These are out of Spud & Chole fine sock (80% superwash wool, 20% silk) colorways 7812, green and 7806, blue, knit on 3.00mm needles.

Recent Stash Enhancement

I realized I didn’t have any really large project bags a couple of weeks (months?) ago. So I played around and ended up with two usable bags.

And as it turns out, one skein of Madelinetosh really isn’t enough. So I got,

Tosh Lace (100% superwash merino, 950 yards, lace weight), colorway nebula

Tosh Lace (100% superwash merino, 950 yards, lace weight), colorway curiosity

and Tosh Sock (100% superwash merino, 395 yards, fingering weight), colorway terre verte

For this bag, I’m just going with “it followed me home.”

And last but certainly not least, the blog will be one year old, in about one week (the 13th). To be fair it has been a rather sporadic year of blogging, but it’s still been a year. So I’ll come up with some sort of contest to celebrate, (if you’ve got any ideas let me know), and announce it in a couple of days.

But, that’s all for now.

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