Customizing patterns
One of my favorite things about knitting, or really any crafty thing, is you can create what you want and don’t need to follow the instructions 100% but use them as a jumping off point. And I love to see … Continue reading
Tag Archives: design
Rosarian
After a cold winter, everybody is anxious for warmer weather. Here’s an airy sweater to kick off warm weather knitting! From the Spring+Summer 2014 Knitty issue, Rosarian is knit in Skacel’s fingering weight HiKoo CoBaShi, a cotton, bamboo, silk and elastic … Continue reading
New Design & Book Giveaway
Twisted Lines Boot Toppers is my latest design released and published in the Under 100 Knit Collection book and as an individual pattern download on the Knit Picks website. The toppers are designed in two sizes to give you either … Continue reading
Nymphalidea
It’s been just over a week since my design Nymphalidea was published in Knitty’s Deep Fall 2013 issue and so far people seem to be liking it! As of this evening, in Ravelry, it has been favorited 3092 times, queued … Continue reading
Ready for Spring
If you are looking forward to Spring, here’s a quick knit to kick off the season. Fluctuate is a tunic length layered tee knit in lace weight. It has a simple cowl drape at the neckline, vented seams at the … Continue reading
A new shawl
I recently added my 20th pattern to Ravelry! Presenting, Aurora Australis! Aurora australis, the aurora borealis’ southern counterpart, form over the South Pole and most often visible in a bright green light that can take the form of fluid swirls in … Continue reading
ISO Knitter(s)
I mentioned a while ago that I was starting a new shawl design and haven’t had much to report on it mostly because I’ve not knit on it’s prototype lately. Mostly because I started a new job about a month … Continue reading
Beginning a design
There are a couple shawl designs I have been working on and began knitting one this afternoon. I am using a lovely Eyre Light from Madelinetosh in Envy. It is worked from the top down as a crescent shape, primarily … Continue reading
Under Wraps
Last summer I came up with an idea for a garment that would be part wrap part cardigan. Life came up and I ended up side-tracked from it for a few months, then part way thru November decided to get … Continue reading
Start of a Happy Shawl
This weekend I am starting on a new shawl design, that will be a free pattern offered thru Happy Knits’ in the next couple weeks. As you can see in the photo, it starts at the top with a garter … Continue reading