The Yarn Harlot, aka Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, made an appearance in Chicago last night to read from her book All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin. I saw … [Read more...]
Yarn Harlot Could Not Show
And thus I am sad. Her flight was majorly delayed due to poor weather in Chicago. I ended up leaving early at the news of this because I had plans for after the … [Read more...]
A Little Berry Sherbert, Anyone?
The Berry Sherbert Basic Stockinette Socks are done! Using the Yarn Harlot's Basic Sock, these are made with Araucania Ranco Multi, a yummy hand-dyed yarn. It … [Read more...]
Building a Mystery—The Stash Afghan
After finishing Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off, I was inspired by her suggestion of the Traveler's Life Afghan (aka, using pieces of yarn from your stash to … [Read more...]
Earl Reds
I cast on the Yarn Harlot's Earl Grey socks in a bright red color. They are coming along beautifully and progress has been great. Already on the gussets of the … [Read more...]
Monday, Monday
It was a pretty long day. Work as usual and then I trekked back to the burbs for dinner with mom and SNBWB. It was also a productive evening because I've been … [Read more...]
This Blog Has Been Rated
candy coated rose petals has received a G rating! Wow, I thought I was trashier than that. I guess all the crafty talk doesn't amount to much shocked faces. I'll … [Read more...]
Yarn Harlot in Town
Last night my knitting gals and I hit up the local Borders to see the Yarn Harlot. It was mayhem. Knitters from near and far came in droves to hear Miss Stephanie … [Read more...]
Be inspired.
I met Kate through the Association of Women Journalists (AWJ) and immediately was impressed (and inspired) by her creativity, drive, work ethic and use of social media. Her passion for journalism, digital media and communications overall is evident in the projects she takes on, including LoganSquarist, an online news outlet that she founded that uses social media to socialize the neighborhood. What I admire about Kate is her vitality as well as her desire to keep learning and growing personally and professionally. Kate is a modern-day renaissance woman who is multitalented (ask about her travel, knitting and marathon exploits!) and who brings instant value to any team or organization.
Kate is a real professional and a pleasure to work with. She is a great communicator and always put her client's (my company) interest first. She is tremendously personal and had a great understanding of our business and how she could help it. She is great and is a tremendous asset to any company.
Kate has an incredible amount of drive when it comes to LoganSquarist. In the six months that I’ve been involved, I’ve watched the site grow from a pet project to a respected community publication. This success can be attributed to Kate’s technical and leadership skills. From building out the site to off-hours community management and a consistent flow of content, the site improves by leaps and bounds on a weekly basis. When it comes to team management, Kate delegates tasks in an organized and efficient manner, making her an all around great and inspiring person to work with.
Kate is a wealth of knowledge who served as a tremendous mentor for all of our team members while constantly improving processes and workflows. She’s a tremendous project manager, pays great attention to detail, and is able to demand results from her team with respect. At LoganSquarist she has built and led a team of dozens of volunteer contributors committed to her vision of a community resource. I would happily work with Kate again anytime!
Kate did and excellent job with our website. We have received several compliments on how nice it looks and how easy it is to navigate. She also went above and beyond to make sure that we were able to update and the website ourselves through Wordpress. I cannot gush about how awesome she is and how happy we are with the site and her dedication to the project.
I worked with Kate during my time as a community manager at Lightspan Digital while Kate was my direct manager. Kate’s communication practices really taught me how to navigate the sometimes complicated agency world. As an account manger, Kate smoothly orchestrated 10+ accounts at one time as well as help me manage and prioritize tasks in my role. Kate was a role model during my first few years in the professional world and continues to be so to this day.
Kate has been a fantastic resource for all things digital, whether redesigning my website on Wordpress, fine tuning my social media profiles, or understanding Google Analytics. She's an excellent communicator, and I will absolutely hire her again in the future.
One of the best things I've ever done in my career is work with Kate Hamilton. Her enthusiasm for all things editorial, not to mention her energy and passion for any project she's involved with, is contagious. In addition to being a natural born leader, she's also a creative type, a thinker, a stickler for details, and someone with incredible vision and the drive to get things done. I always marvel at how she is constantly teaching herself new things. She always seems to be ahead of the curve on anything related to social media, and she also has an eye for design. This lady rocks! And she continues to be a mentor to me and others in journalism and communications.