Truth. Goodness. Beauty. Yarn
Thanks to all of you, Red Earth Design Studio is 5 years old this month! The me that started this business in September 2018 had no idea what it would become—the projects I’d get to work on and the incredible professionals I’d get to work with. I couldn’t have imagined I’d have a portfolio of …
Every knitter needs to knit with neon yarn at least once. I’ve designed a lot of patterns inspired by music. Usually music that was written 200 years ago or more—I grew up surrounded by classical music and sing opera myself, so it’s only natural. But another thing a grew up with and haven’t mentioned on …
You know how we all have “someday” projects—things we want to make in the future but live rent-free in our heads right now? Today I get to bring you one of my “someday” projects: the Ombra Shawl! This top-down crescent shawl features an airy leaf lace pattern and chevron border; and both stitch patterns are …
Nothing says “spring” like a floral lace shawl—so happy spring, and here’s a shawl for you! Aetherios Shawl is a top-down, half-pi shawl with loads of simple spring lace patterns. I haven’t designed sport-weight shawl before, so working with lace on a slightly bigger scale with stronger stitch definition was a blast! This design features …
You know how sometimes you just need a comfort knit? Something quick and easy, but still fun and engaging? Enter the Hibernaculum Mittens! These worsted weight mittens feature color blocking and simple stranded colorwork, perfect for using up small amounts of leftover yarn. They’re super fast to knit up and require minimal concentration—perfect if your …
Today’s a special day—my 50th pattern, the Hoa Sen Pullover, is out today! I’m kind of in shock, to be honest. 50 patterns in four years is a LOT of patterns; I literally didn’t realize how big my catalog was until last week as I was prepping this pattern for release. If I’d noticed sooner …
It’s time, folks! The 2022 Indie Gift-Along is on! For the uninitiated, the Indie Gift-Along (GAL henceforth) is a huge multi-designer makealong that is held every year on Ravelry between the week of American Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. There are literally thousands of eligible patterns, plus games, prizes, and some of the liveliest chat …
I’m always excited on release day (and relieved that the writing, editing and testing process is over!) but even so, today is special. At long last, it’s release day for Sure on This Shining Night! If you’ve been following along with my monthly newsletters this year, you’ll have seen me struggling with this design since …
Today’s the last release day for Dancing Knits—the final pattern in the collection is Duke of Kent! Duke of Kent was actually the first pattern I designed for the collection, and I think it’s my favorite. (Don’t tell the others I said that…) The Duke of Kent’s waltz, the inspiration dance, is one of the …
Two blog posts in as many days—is this strictly necessary? Yes. Because today, my friends, is Hobbit Day. For the uninitiated, September 22 is the birthday of both protagonists of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth saga, Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit) and Frodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings). As a result, it’s become a sort of …