li·a·na

pattern in testing

Hook size- G, 4 mm

Pattern is in testing

Another design in my series of projects of building the yarn for the project I built for the yarn. This design was built for a very special yarn, my handspun angora and cashmere two ply. This yarn was made from Betty’s 2022 show coat where she went undefeated on the show table and brought me my very first Open Best in Show title.

Hook size- G, 4 mm

Hook size- 1.50 mm

This design project was a birthday gift for my mom. For her birthday I told her she had to come over and pick her fiber or her yarn and I would design something just for her. My plan was a hat or something small, but she was so excited talking about a lacy shoulder wrap/scarf deal… not the direction I had planned but hey, what momma wants momma...

Covy, our covid puppy, is a silly, sweet, snorting, snoring, slobbering, shedding, basketball loving bundle of pure happiness and joy. She is that sappy saying “live, laugh, love” in dog form. She is not, however, a cuddler. Covy gets hot easily and quickly and spends most of her summer sleeping time in front of a fan on our bare hardwood floor...

ant·he·li·on

Hook size- 0, 1.75 mm

Fingerless mitts and matching hat pattern. Simple, yet elegant design.

A block designed to compliment my Anthozoa pattern, it is also designed to be interchangeable in Coddiwomple.. Scrap and leftover yarns were used to design this block requiring approximately 300 total yards of yarn.

Hook size- 0, 1.75 mm

Anthozoa - a class of marine invertebrates which includes the sea anemones, stony corals and soft corals.

A vesica piscis is a mathematical shape formed by the intersection of two circles with the same radius. It is found in Christian art, Freemasonry, Gothic Architecture, and sacred geometry. This unique shape has called me for a few months begging to be made into a wrap that wears easily around the shoulders or pulled over your head as a shoulder...

Hook size- 0, 1.75 mm

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Hook size- C, 2.75 mm

Toward the end of 2019 I was struggling with designing. I spent the first part of the year in a creative frenzy that all came crashing down in September. Nothing worked. I hated everything that came off my hook. It was all so tired and done before. I lost every bit of my crojo. I was adrift in my fog of zero creativity. Christmas rolled around ...

Pattern will be available December 9, 2019

I had big dreams for this design when I was planning it, but this one had other plans. It wanted to stay at a manageable size and keep a fun hexagon finish. Despite multiple shape changes it still remains relatively simple and fun to work.

Hook size- 0, 1.75 mm

The 6th installment of The Things doily series. Texture and overlay in a tighter design make this one a big bang in a little package.

Hook size- D, 3.25 mm

When I finish a design I often give members of my group the opportunity to suggest names for the design. There are always a lot of great suggestions and I occasionally pick one of them or a variation of one. This is one of those occasions.

Hook size- 0, 1.75 mm

This design had no plan, no theme or color palette. The yarn I used called to me as I was cruising online retailers looking for something new, natural, and luxurious to play with. The colors that jumped into my cart screamed my name. Rich jewel tones and earthy greens with a few neutral tones. All colors I use quite often, but never all together.

Hook size- 1.75 mm

Thing 4 is an accompaniment to Thing 1 and Thing 3. You will be using most of the remainder of the cake of yarn used in the first two pieces.

Thing 3 is an accompaniment to Thing 1. You will be using the same cake of yarn.

This is my first attempt at stepping out of my comfort zone. I have become dependent upon changing colors and moving my starting points wherever I needed them to fit the design. I challenged myself to break out of the giant, colorful box I have put myself in. This small, delicate piece designed to hang is worked continuously with no cutting or ...

Hook size- H 5 mm

If you’ve worked any of my patterns before you may have noticed my introductions usually include the inspiration for the design and fun facts I found interesting while researching that particular project. I give everyone the backstory to the design. This one has a longer story than the rest:

The Halitrephes Maasi jellyfish, also known as the fireworks jelly, can be found 4,000 feet underwater near Baja, California. The jellyfish is almost invisible until illuminated where it then reflects the light in a bursting, fireworks pattern.

I wanted to play around with the idea of making a smaller afghan and a wearable piece out of the same design. The idea in my head was to release one document download with two variations included. I thought it would be a fun little twist to the worked in the round mandala designs I love so much.

In the mid 1990’s strange, circular drawings were found on the sea floor off the coast of Japan. Beautiful, circular drawings in the sand measuring approximately 7 feet across. It was discovered that the artist behind these sand mandalas was a newly discovered species of puffer fish. The small, approximately 5 inches, male puffer fish would wor...

Unicorn Farts is the perfect design for the little girl in your life. Texture and overlay worked in the round. Something a little different and a little fun.

During the final phase of designing Kaleidoscope Garden I was approached by someone looking for a peacock design. The moment I read the words on the screen I saw in my mind so many bits and pieces of what could be something amazing. I was intimidated by my vision, and stalled the start of the design by researching. I spent hours upon hours look...

Kaleidoscope Garden is a textured, shape changing eye catcher. Butterflies, dragonflies, and flowers (some easy to spot and some hidden in the design) throughout.

Rectangle blanket worked in the round using standard US crochet terminology. Uses well known and some less common stitches.

Ziggy’s Odyssey is my first mandala blanket pattern. It works well as a multi-color stash buster or a limited color scheme blanket. This pattern uses basic stitches and some less common stitches.