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The Encircle KAL kicks off tomorrow, April 19—and you’re invited to a cast-on party! Irina of Fiberchats will be hosting a fabulous event on Zoom, for all of us to cast on our knitalong shawls together. (Or, if you couldn’t resist and cast on early, that’s fine too! We’d love to see your progress.) Jensen …
Because spring is the time for all things lace, I’m so excited to invite you all to a very special KAL! I’m hosting a knitalong for my ebook Encircle: Half Pi Shawls alongside Jensen of Sugarplum Circus and Irina of FiberChats. We’ll have more details coming soon, but we just couldn’t wait to spill some …
Have you ever knit something that pushed you out of your comfort zone, and been so glad you did it? My latest pattern, the Tesselis Shawl, is like that for me. Not because it’s a hard project, because it’s actually a potato chip knit. Simple lace, easy textures, and a few rows of slipped stitches …
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 …
While pretty yarn isn’t an immediate cure for a knitting slump (if it were, I’d have never fallen into one), it certainly does help. I’m currently in the thick of an exciting collaboration with Jensen of Sugarplum Circus, using her Eco Sport yarn. It’s my first time working with a wool/tencel blend, and I’m hooked. …
Well, after the marathon that was September and Dancing Knits, I think I’m well and truly out of blogging energy for a little bit. But I’m excited to finally show off my Autumn Dahlias MKAL shawl which has been waiting patiently for its turn in the limelight for several weeks; so I think today I’ll …
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 …
I’m an autumn kind of gal (what knitter/crocheter isn’t? Hi there, sweater weather!) but I’m not really a “Starbucks autumn” kind of gal. I’ve never had a pumpkin spice latte and don’t wear leggings and boots because I can’t find a pair of boots I can afford that will fit over my calves. Apparently I …
Today we address a conundrum every shawl knitter must reckon with—people don’t wear shawls anymore. Even grandmas don’t wear shawls anymore (despite the fact that you will most certainly get called a grandma if you do), especially frothy lace bonanzas like Noblesse Oblige. But hey, just because nobody knits anymore doesn’t mean we shouldn’t totally …