Until October 31st, receive 25% off these patterns in my pattern store: Bestie Beanie Just A Little Twist A Bigger Twist Meet Me In The Garden Socks Ocean Mist Socks Just use the coupon code STOCKPILE2012 at check-out. Thanks for shopping! Michelle
I Wish I Had Time To Knit This
I finally checked an item off my ‘I wish I had time to knit this’ list. I made Just Enough Ruffles, by designer Laura Chau. I knitted it in Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Polar Morn. It’s a beautiful pattern and I love it so much …
My Summer Yarn Travels
It’s great to be back home and settling into the fall routine after summer holidays. And I have lots of new yarn to add to my stash after visiting local yarn stores in many of the places we visited. We traveled this summer in beautiful …
Introducing… The Bestie Beanie!
My new pattern is now available! It’s the Bestie Beanie – you’ll want to knit it for all your friends! The pattern is written for 4 sizes: child, teen/small adult, medium adult, and large adult. There is a size to fit everyone. It’s a quick …
Coming Soon…
I’ve been working on a new pattern and it’s almost ready to release! It’s a beanie with a beautiful cable pattern that twists to a peak at the top of the hat. The cables hide the decreases at the crown and this is my favourite …
Getting gauge
Gauge is so important when knitting garments and socks. Fit depends on it. Clara Parkes gives a wonderful overview of the principles of a well knitted sock in her book, The Knitter’s Book of Socks. For a fingering-weight yarn, she suggests a gauge of between …
Cotton Shrinks
After recently knitting my 3 dishcloths, I was suddenly motivated to do a little experiment with them. (I am a teacher, after all, and it is science fair season in my area). I originally wrote each of the patterns to create a cloth that is …
