Holly Chayes

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

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

getting a fair isle pattern to line up across a three needle bind off

28 Jun 2017

What's In The Works

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

fair isle three needle bind off

knitting fair isle nonseamless

knitting fair isle seamlessly

It turns out that transforming a sweater into a pillow might not be the most seamless of transformations.

My original plan with this piece of fabric was to turn it into a steeked cardigan with a fair amount of shaping, so I’ve had to do a bit of fudging to get the pattern to line up (semi)seamlessly across the three-needle bind off.

After a bit of ripping out and reknitting it looks pretty good, so I’m going to leave it, weave in a ton of ends, and find some stuffing.

(Shawl Geometry Book 3 edits continue, and I have nothing interesting to say about them.)