I am so happy to have re-blocked and re-photo’d Crimson & Clover. Now that both of my samples are re-blocked, I’ve been wearing them like crazy, and they sure are fabulous. First, there’s the song: I love Joan Jett’s version of Crimson & Clover the best, because, well, because Joan Jett. We’ve been rocking a lot of ladies lately – …
Stash Trunk Show (!)
I am super-duper stoked to be heading down to Corvallis to be a part of Stash Local’s 4th Birthday festivities. I’m one of Knitted Wit’s Friends, in the Knitted Wit & Friends Trunk Show! Stash is a lovely shop, chock-full of inspiration and beauty. I feel so honored to be included in their festivities, and can’t wait to spend the whole …
Knit it: Viriditas
Ok, ok, so it’s not Spring right now, but this shawl really doesn’t care, because it’s snuggly and warm and lovely and oh, so easy to wear. In fact, I’ve got the 2-skein version on right this very second. Viriditas came out a few years ago, but I just recently got around to expanding the sizing and re-photographing it. A …
Knit it: the Cursed Cowl
The Cursed Cowl isn’t truly cursed, but it is kinda spooky – with a big spider crawling across a background of its web, this is perfect for Halloween. I published this pattern a few years ago, before my very favorite super bulky yarns, Knitted Wit’s Cotton Candy and Blue Moon Fiber Arts’ Sookie, hit the scene. If time were on …
Snowy Hat Collection – an exciting collaboration
Lorajean from Knitted Wit is pretty special. In a good way. She makes these amazing products that my hands just itch to use, and then she gets a bunch of local folks together and creates this truly fabulous collaboration, just in time to get so much holiday knitting done. The Snowy Hat Collection is a true Portland collaboration. Lorajean, aka …
Knit it: Radiation Scarf
Waaay back when, before I was born, my folks had a hippie-dippie shop in the town I grew up in called Radiation. They sold bell-bottoms, waterbeds, and other counter-culture goods. The basement of the house I grew up in was the perfect suburban basement, with old couches, a TV, a pool table, and, taking up one whole wall, the wooden, …
Knit it: Peregrine Shawl update
Another older pattern that I updated and we re-shot recently was the Peregrine Shawl. It was originally designed for one skein of Blue Moon‘s DeVine, which was this awesome multiplied squishy chunky yarn that I loved. They no longer carry it, but I’m happy I had the chance to spend some time with it. Thanks to a truly fabulous sample …
Knit it: Oregon Trail Cowl update
This cowl is seriously so much fun to make. Grab 250 yards of DK-weight yarn, five lovely buttons, and a wee bit of knitting-attention, and you’ve got a beautiful and very textured little cowl. The Oregon Trail Cowl first came about in response to Tina’s newest-at-the-time yarn, Yaksi. It’s a very happy-making blend of wool, yak and silk, and takes …
Knit it: Cascade Range expanded
Stefan and I had a lot of fun in our massive photoshoot this week. I had the opportunity to showcase some of my new dresses (as well as justifying their purchase – they’re for my business, people!) and he had the opportunity to play with his new camera. It was seriously the most fun. This pattern, the Cascade Range Shawl, …
Knit it: Bon Bon Kerchief update
A few years ago, I was looking for an excuse to use a 50-gram skein of a particularly lovely new yarn from Knitted Wit. I wanted something small, and fast, and relatively easy to execute. Thus was born the Bon Bon Kerchief, a tasty little confectionary, just perfect for 200ish yards of your most special fingering-weight yarn. With an optional …
Mossy Bark Shawlette update
This past weekend, I brushed my hair, put some mascara on, plugged the girls in, grabbed Stefan and ran outside to re-shoot some of my older patterns, and today, I’m sharing the Mossy Bark Shawlette with you. This pattern was originally released as a part of the Twisted Shawlette Club, and I forgot just how much I love this pattern. …
Knit it: Zamora
Zamora is the fourth pattern in the Big Ass Skein Society, and I’m really in love with this one. Why? Let me count the ways… 1. the YARN. It’s a brand-spanking new yarn from Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Super WooBu Lite. It’s like WooBu, but superwash and fingering weight. So light, so soft, so airy, so fluffy. So good. 2. …