Melanie Richards is knitting, sewing, and weaving

Recent posts in sewing

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Sketchbook pouch Nov 18, 2022
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Enamel pin wall hanging Jul 28, 2022
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Another Quilted Pillow Jan 05, 2022
in knitting, sewing, weaving
Making Plans: Fall/Winter 2021 Oct 29, 2021
in sewing
On a tool roll Sep 09, 2021

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Current projects

knitting Seedbed scarf with navy yarn I frogged from another project

Next on the queue

weaving Balfour & Co’s rug weaving course
knitting A hat? Some socks?
sewing Something to go on our brick living room wall

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About this blog

Hi, I’m Melanie Richards. By day I work as a product manager at Netlify, where I help empower web developers and their teammates build great things (efficiently!) on the web. Like many people who spend a lot of time staring at screens, I’ve gotten a lot of joy out of making things with my hands. In fact, I first picked up weaving as a hobby when I needed something to help soothe some anxious feelings.

This blog is essentially a way for me to chronicle my makes as I level up my skills in knitting, sewing, and weaving. Specifically, I'm hoping to:

Knit more than rectangles
Reconnect to sewing—I grew up in a quilter’s home—and make some of my own wardrobe
Try weaving a rug or two!