Another Pair of Lockhart
I wish I were better at photographing red. If I was, you'd be seeing the true gorgeous ruby color of my latest pair of Lockhart fingerless mitts. The design is by the talented Leila Raabe. This was my first time using Baah Sonoma yarn, [...]
Stripes for Fall
I had a blast playing with color combinations to come up with a Fall variation for the "Bold Stripes" scarf from my Reversible Scarves book. As you can see, I had a Spring color palette in mind when I designed the original [...]
Surprise Stripes Scarf
As the October air takes on a chill, I'm reminded to start knitting scarves for the upcoming winter. One of the patterns I have the most fun knitting from my book Reversible Scarves: Curing the Wrong Side Blues is the double-knit "Surprise Stripes". Here, I [...]
Steller’s Jay Shawl
I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of Stephannie Tallent's newest addition to her Wild West design series, Lace 2. I couldn't wait to get the Steller's Jay shawl onto my needles! I love the colors in the fingering weight Baah "La [...]
Yarn Discovery Tour and Travelling Stitches
I adore the North Coast Knitting Guild in Northeast Ohio. It's a very active group, with all kinds of activities and lots of very talented knitters. The Guild regularly offers fantastic workshops. Today I was lucky enough to take Candace Eisner Strick's class on [...]
Some Little Lace Tricks
I recently found myself away from home for several weeks, hence the dearth of posts here. When life hands you lemons make a shawl, I say! Fortunately I was armed with a pattern (more about that in future posts), yarn and stitch markers. I [...]
Gnarled Oak Cardigan Progress
For me, one of the greatest pleasures in knitting is working a particularly beautiful pattern and motif. That's how I felt when I finished the oak leaf motif in the yoke of Alana Dakos's Gnarled Oak Cardigan The photo shows a small bit of the [...]