knitwear design & knitting pattern downloads
knitwear design & knitting pattern downloads
I noticed some great knitting patterns out this week from some of my favourite Canadian designers. Check them out: The Winter Brunch Shawl by Laura Chau, from Toronto, is so beautiful. It is designed in Malabrigo Mecha, a gorgeous soft bulky weight yarn. It looks warm and cozy! Elena …
Some important knitting magazines, books, and collections were released this week in the online knitting world. Some are teasers… not yet available but so nice to look at. Others are available now. Read on! The spring issue of Pom Pom Quarterly, an online knitting magazine, is coming …
I have sweater patterns on my mind these days. I am knitting away on my Birchbark for the #ultimateKAL and learning lots about sweater design as I work through the pattern. Last summer I also knitted my Sperry sweater, another top down pullover, and learned so much …
There is always so much happening in the online knitting world and it is hard to keep up. A case in point… For some reason I haven’t been paying attention to the recent Malabrigo Quickie and MFPP (Malabrigo Freelance Pattern Project) releases on the Malabrigo …
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 …
It’s hard to believe it’s Friday again and there has been so much knitting activity online this past week. There was a whole mix of patterns released on Ravelry. Not one particular item type stands out. I’ve noticed shawls, hats, mittens, socks, and sweaters. Here are …
Happy New Year! After a holiday break, it’s time to get back to knitting and blogging. Here are my favourite new knitting patterns from the past weeks: One of my favourite designers, Alicia Plummer, released In Stillness. It’s a beautiful but simple sweater that is truly …