Epameinondas

As many of you already know, I'm slowly going through some of my past patterns and giving them a little reboot. I've learned a lot since I began doing this in 2008, and there are a few patterns that you guys still seem to like knitting, so I want to make sure that you are all getting my best work.  With that in mind, I've already revised Vodka Lemonade, Dark and Stormy, Irish Coffee, Chocolate Stout, Cassis, and Champagne --- and next on my list was Vodka Gimlet.  It's been a great sweater these past EIGHT years! A perfect simple cardigan with just a touch of detail. It still goes with everything, and the yarn has worn like a champ. I have not stopped reaching for this one, and my wardrobe is better for it being in there!   Now available with more stitch counts, better descriptions, a new layout, and an overall edit, if you already purchased it through me on Ravelry initially, you got an email with a link to download the new version for free.  If you didn't pur...

I know it's April, but after driving home in a snowstorm 2 days ago and reaching for my WINTER coat every morning still, I really just need a pick me up. Something to liven up my winter coat and look just as good with my jean jacket in a week or two.   I pulled out some lovely pale pink Solstice yarn from my friend Dami of Magpie Fibers and a lace pattern I'd been wanting to play with and designed a hat to perk me up for these last few weeks!  Venetian Cup Right?  And I liked it so much I knit another, in mYak Medium... I honestly love this pattern so much in both yarns!  And because I don't have to choose, I've included both yarns in the pattern notes on Ravelry.  As a little incentive, the Ravelry code "Venetian" will get you $1 off the pattern until 4/14/19.   All the info is up on the Ravelry page, plus the test knits .   And if you are wondering what a Venetian cup is, it sounds pretty delicious! Campari, Pimm's, and Ginger beer - r...

Have you guys been following along with Kay and Ann of Mason Dixon Knitting as they conduct this year's March Mayhem??   If you have, you'll know that Widow's Kiss is down to the last 8!  They began with 64 patterns, and with each round of voting, I've been sure that Widow's Kiss would pop off, but here we are, with 2 sweaters left, and it's still hanging in there.  I'm completely honored that it even made the original cut, but you guys have no idea how happy it makes me that this sweater, which was designed to draw eyes to a small-batch farm yarn, has done so well!  Sawkill farm is in New York State, right near Rhinebeck - and these sheep are owned and tended to by the Robertstons and their adorable baby Rollo!  They are such a sweet and hardworking family, making ends meet in the important but often undervalued business of family farming.  Plus, the fleece is spun at Green Mountain Spinnery, so it gets even better in terms of a yarn made by amazing peop...

My Maraschino Cherry Hat.     Now available on Ravelry!  Read below for the code... That was the direction I was given last summer, when we started working on my  Mason Dixon Field Guide, #8, Merry Making  Kay and Ann had a vision of patterns a knitter would want to keep making over and over again, substituting yarn or colors, working them in various sizes -- so that come the holidays, an entire family could pose around the dinner table in their matching hand knits...  And I was a little intimidated by this instruction, because isn't that really just the holy grail of knitwear design anyways? However, I soldiered on and came up with a collection I was proud of and they were happy with, and one of the designs was the Slip-Stitch Cap , featuring two colors, some simple slipped stitches, and some gorgeous, squishy Studio Chunky yarn from Neighborhood Fiber Company .  And I think it did do the trick - especially since I even found time to make a few o...

Just a quick post, to let you know that I've finally been able to release Brennivin, my cardigan pattern from Laine Magazine's Issue 5, as a single pattern PDF. It's a lovely cozy cardigan, with a bit of delicate lace detail - and it was a joy to knit this in The Yarn Collective's Hudson Worsted - as soft and round worsted merino yarn, with a touch of yak!  Soft and cozy with a touch of drape to it. Pockets, my favorite kind of shawl collar, and bottom up construction. All the details are on Ravelry and the pattern is both there and on the cardigan page of this blog as well.  Enjoy! xo

Hi guys, Some more cables for you!  This is Ruby Port , a simple cardigan with some beautiful cables on the back . I wanted something super versatile, that could take me from the melting snow of March, into the cool nights of May and June.  An open cardigan, with options for short or long sleeves - basic stockinette on front, a bit of detail on each side to transition to the back panel, and a squishy, satisfying cable back there... The fun thing about this is that it's so customizable! Length and width - as always - are easy to alter.  But with this sweater, you can choose the amount of ease and the sleeve length that works for you, and by doing those two things, it's amazing how different the sweater can look. Sindhu wears it below with about 6"/15.25cm of ease and short sleeves, for a lovely boxy feel over my new overalls - My Mom wears the same sweater with no ease, as she has small shoulders but a larger bust, and it lies open nicely over a tunic! And one of my lovely...