I was looking to make some placemats and after scouring patterns out there I just couldn’t find exactly what I wanted. They had to be knitted with a yarn that would hold up well to washing, be a pattern that was simple enough for me to remember without a chart in front of me but interesting enough to not get boring. And they had to look good! I...

Brighten up your kitchen or bathroom this spring with some very happy, stripey towels & dishcloths (or facecloths). After a long, dull winter we all need to be thinking happy thoughts…and these cheery cloths are bound to put a smile on your face! Quick, easy, and very addicting, this project is a great one for using up scraps as well. Hope ...

I have a passion for striped knitting. I have an equal love for yarns that stripe on their own, or taking two (or more) colors and striping them myself. When I discovered the Cannon Hand Dyes booth at Sock Summit 2011 I knew I was in love! Shakespeare inspired colorways in self-striping sock yarn, what could be any better??? And as I also have ...

I joined the Cult of Noro with a vengeance this winter, when I knit two Silk Garden projects, Jared Flood’s Noro Striped Scarf and Jane Araujo’s Dianna shawl. I am totally hooked on it’s magical color changing ways! I created these mittens to go with my new Noro Striped Scarf, because every good scarf needs a friend, and really, I needed anothe...

Welcome to the addictive world of cables! This project was designed as an introduction to cable knitting and works up a fun and reversible cable knit scarf. A great “boot camp” project, this reinforces the skills of knit & purl, basic cables, counting stitches, and counting rows.