“More monkeys, please!”
A common request around here lately: “More monkeys, please!” Today’s answer: “Coming right up!” You’re just one click away from one dozen new colorway ideas for my Monkey Hat using Dale of Norway Baby...
View ArticleTiger Lily, in the pink
Reason #352 why I love knitting: Merely by changing the shades of yarn we’re using, we can give an entirely new look to beloved, old designs. It’s true, I do lament when an “old favorite” shade is...
View ArticleCircular knitting intro for use with Christmas Balls PDF
When I wrote my “Christmas Balls” free knitting patterns last year (and my free “Star of Bethlehem” pattern this year) I had my “typical” knitting customer in mind. Not that any of you are typical –...
View ArticleBlendoku – a great game for Fair Isle fanatics
What’s Blendoku? It’s an intriguing free app that sharpens your color management skills. Should disaster strike and you find yourself without your knitting (gasp!) it’s a fun way to sharpen your...
View ArticleCamissonia Mittens
My new “Camissonia Mittens“, sized to fit the average adult female hand. Knit in standard Fair Isle knitting technique, then (optionally) embroidered, using Dale Garn Alpakka throughout: Ladies’...
View ArticleCalling Scotland
“Calling Scotland” is my new Fair Isle style ladies’ hat and fingerless mittens set knitting design, knit in Jamieson’s of Shetland “Shetland Spindrift” jumper / fingering weight 100% Shetland wool...
View ArticlePolar Pizazz + Sonoran Christmas
Here are a couple of particularly popular, recent highlights from my Instagram page: Recently, this lovely and very talented customer – “swissmissdenise” on Ravelry – posted her delightful Polar Chullo...
View ArticleHow to get 25% off on Ravelry for ALL of my mitten PDFs through February 2020
My colorwork mitten knitting pattern designs, all on sale this month in support of The Woolly Thistle’s 5th Annual Colorwork Mitten KAL. I’m thrilled to be a participating designer in The Woolly...
View Article2 new designs: Wild Rose Vest & Doggy Loves Kitty
“Wild Rose Vest” is a traditional Shetland wool vest / slipover with an updated bit of femininity. It’s knit in 12 colors of Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift. “Doggy Loves Kitty” is a baby blanket knit...
View ArticleHow I picked up stitches on my Wild Rose Vest
A delightful knitter who is working on my Wild Rose Vest wrote to me this morning wondering exactly how I like to pick up stitches on steeked garments, such as Wild Rose. Whether you’re working on one...
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