knitwear design & knitting pattern downloads
knitwear design & knitting pattern downloads
The Spring Shawl KAL has come to an end and there are so many pretty shawls to admire. Plus, I had a wonderful time meeting knitters, gaining a few new test knitters, and chatting about shawls, knitting, and lots of fun stuff. I was so …
… the LMD Spring Shawl KAL is about to begin! We’re casting on this Friday and we have over 25 knitters participating and they are choosing from 5 different shawl patterns. Simple Spring Shawl Sweet Summer Shawl Lacy Lady Shawlette Zigzag Diamond Shawl Heavenly Stole I’ll …
Loveknitting.com is celebrating independent knitting designers by offering a 10% discount on any yarn you purchase if you buy an independent designer pattern! They have thousands of indie designer patterns on their site (including mine!!) and they stock lots of great yarn, including Malabrigo, Debbie Bliss, Cascade, …
There is a wonderful series of professional knitter interviews done by Robin Hunter on her blog. It is called How To Become a Professional Knitter. She has interviewed many well-known knitting designers and I was thrilled when she asked to interview me. My interview is …
I am working on several knitting projects right now. I always have something on the go! My #ultimateKAL Sweater I mentioned last week that I was taking part in the PlumDandi #ultimateKAL. I am knitting the Birchbark sweater in Malabrigo Rios. I finished the beginning …
So, I might have mentioned in a recent Friday Follow-Up that I might take part in a knitalong…. Well, I decided to jump in and take part in the PlumDandi Ultimate KAL! Alicia Plummer and Melissa Schaschwary are running this sweater KAL in their Ravelry group: Plum Dandi. The response has …
I always strive to make sure that I am consistent with the knitting abbreviations in my patterns. And I always provide a list of abbreviations used in each pattern. Although knitting abbreviations are mostly consistent among designers and patterns there are some differences, especially regional differences. So, …