Snap, Crackle, and Pop are three different pillows in one pattern, highlighting three different knitting techniques: smocking, cables, and ribbing/basketweave.

When Hurricane Sandy hit on October 29th, the entire state of New Jersey was crippled for weeks by power outages, gas shortages, downed trees, and destroyed homes. Most of us are fortunate that our lives got back to normal after a few weeks. Unfortunately, my dad and stepmother were not as fortunate.

When Hurricane Sandy hit on October 29th, 2012 the entire state of New Jersey was crippled for weeks by power outages, gas shortages, downed trees, and destroyed homes. Most of us are fortunate that our lives got back to normal after a few weeks. Unfortunately, my dad and stepmother were not as fortunate.

Winkin Blinkin and Nod is a baby blanket that is as cozy and dream inducing as the poem it is named after.

The Christmas season is my most favorite time of year, and a scarf is the perfect item to wrap yourself up in some holiday cheer.

Winding Wool came about after constant requests by my sister for a cropped capelet/wrap, and once I got the idea for this pattern in my head, I was more than happy to oblige.

A few months ago I took a trip with one of my oldest and dearest friends to Ireland. I fell in love with Ireland and it’s people on our very first day. Ireland has always held a certain draw for me (mostly thanks to Van Morrison) and when I was walking down Grafton Street in Dublin, and a man began playing Raglan Road on his violin, I knew that...

I wish glitter was my middle name, so when I first saw the Grand Opera Yarn by Nashua Handknits, I knew it had to be mine. Once I had the yarn firmly in my grasp, I thought of what I would want to do with it, and this hat immediately sprang to mind. The glittering metallic ribbon running through the yarn brings out the stitch pattern wonderfull...

I was listening to the Paul Simon song, Kodachrome, when I was inspired to design this top. Just like the song, I wanted something that would “give us those nice bright colors/give us the greens of summers/makes you think all the world’s a sunny day”.

There’s a tradition in Scotland known as “first-footing”, in which the first person to cross a home’s threshold brings the residents good luck for the coming year. My stepfather’s family took his father’s scottish tradition of first-footing and married it with his mother’s Scandinavian tradition of Glögg, which is a mulled wine spiked with a he...

E.E. Cummings said it best, and who am I to argue.

My dear little sister has asked me to braid her hair over and over again for as long as I can remember. She has also recently fallen in love with all things Norwegian from Oslo’s Opera House and Sculpture Garden to the magnificent Fjords of Western Norway. She has an amazing eye for design, and was the inspiration for these wristwarmers. Flette...

Snickerdoodle. It’s one of my all-time favorite christmas cookies, and now it’s one of my all-time favorite scarves. Just like its cookie namesake, the Snickerdoodle infinity scarf is soft and sweet, with just a little bit of spice.

Super bulky equals super warm, which makes this a perfect hat for those freezing winter months.

Apple Picking and Cider Drinking is the kind of hat that you can wear all the way through the wonderful fall season. The yarn is 50% organic cotton and 50% organic wool, which is perfect for this time of year. It’s warm enough from the wool to keep you head protected from the crisp fall weather, but cool enough from the cotton that you can wear...

This is a perfect baby blanket for beginner knitters that know how to knit and purl, or more advanced knitters that need a quick and easy pattern for a last minute present, or a project that requires very little concentration.

This is a great sweater for beginners, with simple increases and decreases for shaping, and for more advanced knitters that want to keep their hands occupied without having to pay a lot of attention to a pattern.

Some Like It Slouch came about after wanting to knit some cables and lace, but not wanting to commit to a huge project.

Entrelac is a fairly simple pattern with amazing results, and a hat is the perfect size to learn such a great technique on.