I’m officially a designer on AllFreeKnitting.com! I love designing knitwear patterns–every step of it. I love figuring out a unique, attractive design, puzzling out the construction of it, and even the endless test knits. It’s so gratifying to see projects that others have made with…
It’s the little things, right? A nice cup of tea, a yarn with silk or cashmere, a few extra minutes to read in bed–sometimes the little luxuries are the things we forget to give ourselves, even though we’ll readily give these things to others. In…
I’ve decided to start by taking inventory of all the projects I have that are only partly finished, and resolving to get them done and off my needles post haste. Some of you might think that knitting doesn’t make much of a new years resolution…
This months tutorials have been unfairly balanced so far in favour of polymer clay, so here is one for a super cute knitted slouch hat. This one works up very fast, without too much shaping, and is ideal for beginner knitters. The simple knit-purl design…
Of the grand plans that Rayna and I had made (fiber touring through every town we drove through, which would have meant Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton, Edmunston, Sydney, and St. John’s) we only managed to get in one store, on the second-to-last day of the…
So now I get to reveal something that is both very sad and kinda exciting. Rayna, my fibre buddy, confidant, bridesmaid, craft companion in spinning, dyeing, weaving, designing… in other words one of the most important people in my world, is moving home to Newfoundland.…
One more quickie tutorial to highlight a stitch variation that I use in my Sencilla Cowl Pattern. This is a modified version of the KFB (Knit front and back) increase. The regular KFB involves knitting the same stitch twice, once through the front leg and…
My new pattern, Sencilla utilizes a few special stitches to really finess the look and firm up the little details. In the pattern I include photo tutorials for each one, and I thought I’d include them here on the blog as well because they’re very handy…
New pattern today! I am so excited about this one, it’s squishy and comfy and easy to wear. Promise. Thank you so much to Tanis Fiber Arts for supporting my pattern! Purchase on Raverly | Purchase on Etsy Sencilla (pronounced sen-SEE-ah) is Spanish for simple. Not simple,…
For years sock knitting mystified me. You’re heard the argument before; why would you spend so much effort, thousands of tiny stitches, expensive hand-dyed yarn, and countless hours, why would you combine all those things and put the results on your feet? To answer the…
As a knitwear designer, there is no greater joy than seeing what others have made with your work. Pattern design is tough; you come up with an original idea, write it down, test knit it, tech-edit it, photograph it, lay it out and, finally, try…
After a long break, I’m finally designing knitwear again. The new project is my favourite kind; a single-skein, luxury yarn with elegant details and just enough variation to keep me interested while still being great conversation knitting. I’m not talking just any luxury yarn, this…