I’m really excited to be able to participate as a designer in the Fasten Off YAL again this year! This year-end event will feature independent knitting and crochet designers who offer a discount on select patterns. There are over 109 participating designers and 3,500 discounted patterns to choose from! The sale starts Nov. 25th andContinue reading “Fasten Off YAL 2022”
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Blackrocks Wrap
The Blackrocks Wrap was inspired by the pattern made by rivulets of water receding from the ancient rock formations found along the shores of Lake Superior. It features dense cables and is knit flat from one end to of the rectangle to the other. While the sample used a light fingering weight yarn, the patternContinue reading “Blackrocks Wrap”
Woodlot Cowl
This light-weight, densely cabled cowl is perfect for the upcoming temperature swings. It’s the perfect size to tuck under a coat to keep the chilly air off your neck, but since it’s made with a light fingering weight yarn, you won’t get overheated. Knit in the round from the bottom up, there are instructions forContinue reading “Woodlot Cowl”
Mettle
One of my goals for this year is to update my older patterns to include low vision versions. I’m happy to say that Mettle has now been updated to include two low vision versions: one with black text on white background and another with white text on black background. You can take 25% off thisContinue reading “Mettle”
Awakening
Just this past week, the world seems to have awoken – well, it has here in my little corner of southwest Ohio, anyway. Since moving here from northern Michigan, where spring was really a month of slush brought on by melting snow, I’ve truly grown to love this season. My favorite part of morning walksContinue reading “Awakening”
Hearthfire
My Hearthfire shawl holds a very special place in my heart: it was the first pattern I published where I felt like a “real” designer (whatever that means – thanks, imposter syndrome). It was also my first time using Shobha’s (the owner and dyer behind Serendipitous Wool) yarn. I just updated the pattern to includeContinue reading “Hearthfire”
Fasten Off YAL 2020
I’m really excited to be able to participate as a designer in the Fasten Off YAL this year! This year-end event will feature independent knitting and crochet designers who offer a discount on select patterns. The sale starts Nov. 25th and lasts through Dec. 5th and there is a yarn-a-long that will run through theContinue reading “Fasten Off YAL 2020”
Frostfall
Months ago, I approached Shobha of Serendipitous Wool Company with an idea for a pattern – all I had at the time was a general idea of the stitches and color I wanted, plus a name: Frostfall. In a happy coincidence, one that you might even call serendipitous, Shobha was dreaming up a similar colorwayContinue reading “Frostfall”
Pandemic Stress Cooking
This year seems simultaneously quick-moving and interminable. Some days it feels like 2020 will last forever, and yet it’s difficult to believe we’re already nearing the end of October. Time has become meaningless during this pandemic. I’m half convinced we’re living in some terrible, alternate timeline. I haven’t felt much like knitting lately, so I’veContinue reading “Pandemic Stress Cooking”
SK2P (double decrease)
My Frostfall shawl will be released in about a month and I’m thrilled to see it taking shape on my test knitters’ needles. In the pattern, there are two stitch abbreviations that are quite similar and could easily be mixed up. I’m hoping that adding a tutorial on each of the stitches will help avoidContinue reading “SK2P (double decrease)”
Lakebound Knits 