I just counted them up. I released 23 new knitting patterns in 2010. It’s no wonder it feels like I’ve done nothing but knit all year.
The last two new patterns of the year are these very different cowls: Boreas, reversible cables knit with aran weight yarn and size 11 needles, and Windflower, a field […]

The nearby mountains are once again covered with a thick layer of snow. The valleys are filled with light layers of fog. It’s cool out, and the air has that fresh smell that comes with a good rain. Lovely.
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t get a single stitch knit on Christmas Day. I […]

I finished knitting two radically different cowls this week. I’ll block them, finish up the patterns, and get them off to Kristen to be tech edited next week, with hopes of getting both patterns out by Christmas.

The first cowl has a fun and frilly border on one side, a sea of tiny anemone flowers, […]

I took myself in hand this morning, decided that come hell or high water I’d get those buttons sewn onto my blue cardigan.
You know what I discovered? The button holes aren’t evenly spaced.
Head.Desk.

You know what this means, don’t you? Frogging is in my future.
Not only do I obviously need to remove the […]