Yup. I bought a pile of luscious yarn at Stitches West last month. I’ll tell you all about it, but not today. Today I want to tell you about what I saw in the latest Vogue Knitting magazine this morning.
I’d just finished the last three pages of Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, and was looking around […]
Just released: Diamanten. You can also see it on Ravelry and on Patternfish.
I found these diamond stitch patterns when looking through a book of old German charted designs that date back to the early 1900s. I updated the designs to use both left- and right-leaning decreases, used a modern method of denoting the stitches in […]
Here I go again. Another boring blog post after a long absence, and promises of near future real blog posts. My intentions are good. Events are conspiring against me. Continue to keep your fingers crossed. There’s still hope.
In the meantime, I have another pattern out there in the world that I want to share […]
I originally designed and released the Tilia shawl (here on Ravelry) pattern in collaboration with Dee of Posh Yarn using her Diana lace weight yarn (50% silk, 50% merino = yum!). She distributed it as a limited edition kit, which sold out almost immediately. The period of exclusivity is now over, and the pattern is […]
I’ve been a bad, bad blogger. But then, I’m quite sure you’ve noticed this. Life has been more than a little out of control of late. I’m here this time just for a very quick update. I have a new pattern release to report. This time it’s a freebie. About this time last year I […]
I went out for a quick walk this morning, and saw a very odd fungus along the side of the footpath I was taking. When I returned to our room, I googled “orange white toadstools oregon -golf -fish -pumpkin” and found it! The fungus I found is called Amanita muscaria. It likes to be around […]
I designed Birches for Woolgirl’s October 2009 Sock of the Month Club using yummy sock yarn from Pigeonroof Studios that was dyed specially for this project. It won’t be available for individual purchase until July 1, 2010. I’ll let you know when it is available, so you non-sock club members will be able to get […]
Pattern: Siskiyou Trail, of my own devising.
Yarn: Louet Gems Fingering, Burgundy.
Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm).
Skills: Knitting in the round, k2tog, ssk, s2-k1-p2sso, yo.
Notes: Named for the Siskiyou Trail, a Native American trail that wound its way through central California’s valleys up into Oregon, and was used by settlers as the shortest path from […]
Pattern: Thornbury, of my own devising.
Yarn: Valley Yarns 2/14 Alpaca Silk, Pacific.
Needles: Size US 6 (4.0 mm).
Finished size: 10 x 63 (24 x 74.5) inches; 25.4 x 160 (61 x 189.25) cm.
Skills: Lace knitting, including p2tog, p3tog, and SSP.
Notes: The Thornbury pattern is written as both a scarf and a stole. It’s […]
Pattern: Quenington, of my own devising.
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Silkie Socks That Rock, 1 full hank of In the Navy.
Needles: Size US 7 (4.5 mm).
Finished size: 11.5 x 68 inches (29 x 173 cm).
Skills: Knit and purl on same side of fabric, k2tog, ssk, yo.
Notes: This simple little scarf is worked […]