Strata (noun): a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground.

Everywhere you look in the Salt Lake Valley, there is a stunning view of the mountains. We are all so used to it that we take it for granted. But every once in a while I realize just how magnificent it is. These socks are named to help me remember how grateful I am for Mountain Vistas all around me.

My Dixie Creek Shawl is a delicate, lacy dream that I absolutely love. But sometimes you need something a little warmer and easier to wear. This cowl takes all the same elements such as squishy garter stitch, easy stockinette, simple lace, and a beautiful picot bind off, and makes them new in this pull-on, worsted weight cowl. You get all the s...

The Albion Basin lies in Little Cottonwood Canyon at the south end of Salt Lake City. In the winter it is completely covered in the same deep snow that brings skiers from all over the world. But when the snow melts in the late spring, this picturesque valley is covered in a stunning display of wildflowers. Steep mountains rise on either side, b...

Mill Hollow is named after a popular camping spot along the Mill Hollow reservoir in northeastern Utah. It’s a beautiful place with meandering streams surrounded by rolling mountain tops. This scarf has been designed to embrace a central stream of simple lace surrounded by rolling garter stitch and tidy i-cord edges.

Where the paved roads end and the noise of traffic dies away. Where stars are the brightest thing to be seen. Where trees and wind and water are the loudest sounds you’ll hear. This is backcountry. Take a trip back to your roots with this crescent-shaped shawl knit in three contrasting colors. Sections of simple lace are separated with garter a...

Amuck, amuck, amuck! Mary, Sarah, and Winifred Sanderson are up to no good. Their Hocus Pocus is captured in this cozy cowl knit in Malabrigo Rios or any other worsted weight yarn. Or you can hold two strands of fingering weight together to use up bits and bobs. Come, we fly!

This sweet little flower can scrub your dishes or gently clean your face. It comes in two sizes and works up quickly with DK weight cotton yarn. Make a few for gifts or make a box-full for yourself!

Sugar House is the area of Salt Lake City where my sweet husband grew up. It got its name for being the perfect place to grow sugar beets in the days of the pioneers. This flirty, flowy shawl was designed to use two of your sweetest skeins. I’ve used two beautiful colorways from Candy Shoppe Yarns, both with a sugary sparkle to them, but you ca...

The Oquirrh Mountains rise along the western side of the Salt Lake Valley and form the foundation

Imagine the sound of the waves crashing on the sand, the cry of the gulls overhead, and the wind in your hair. You walk along the beach, scanning the ground for any little peek of rose, cream, yellow, or gray to signal that there is a buried shell. Of course, you already have bowls of the beautiful, delicate creations at home, but you cannot re...

Which direction should you head? Who should you listen to? Where should you go? This is a time to follow your inner compass and allow it to guide you through the pitfalls of the world. You know which way it’s pointing if you really stop and pay attention. Follow it to your own true north.

My great-aunt Alta was one of the most influential women in my life. She never had children of her own, but she treated my mother and her siblings like her children, and we were all her grandchildren. I find it significant that the name Alta means high, lofty, or elevated. This hat is designed to be all of that. The extra warmth and loft from a...

Clover Springs is a lovely little picnic spot near the top of Millcreek Canyon. The canyon is just a short drive from Salt Lake City and it’s amazing to quickly find yourself in another world. The mill creek, for which the canyon gets its name, runs through the picnic area and pines, maples, aspen and other trees surround you with life and stil...

Dixie Creek is a wide triangular shawl with simple lace panels and delicate, feminine edging. It’s knit top down in alternating sections of stockinette, garter, and lace stitch patterns, bordered with picots and blocked to a drapey, lacy, wide shawl. This shawl is named for a camp ground in northern Utah

Just a little bit of something sweet and romantic for you or a loved one, these socks combine a simple colorwork motif with a classic construction. This pattern includes advanced-fit instructions for those who struggle with being able to wear colorwork socks due to the more rigid fabric quality.

A little something bubbly, a little bit of fizz seems like a great way to celebrate any special occasion. These socks are a great way to celebrate a beloved skein of hand-dyed yarn. The simple eyelet pattern makes it fun and interesting to knit, but lets the yarn really shine and take center stage. Pour yourself a drink and have a celebration f...

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My second daughter, Frances, is a girl who knows exactly what she wants in life. And what she wants is fun without fuss and dreams without drama.

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