The inspiration for this ebook was four members of the 27 club, many of the members of this group have touched my life, albeit in different ways and I wanted to explore the impact of art and popular culture through a series of socks that loosely play off the artists and musicians, but more importantly the lasting impact that has transcended their work.

The creative process is the inspiration behind the mitt set, which is a visual representation of the journey one takes in finding yourself, along with the people and the moments that leave their mark. The centerpiece was inspired by a vintage cross stitch image, this starting point was an intention inclusion, a testament to one’s origins and early beginnings. How the image changed and grew, how it evolved over the years I worked on this, and the two, complementary, yet, different designs that emerged were a symbol of the movement and growth that continues throughout our journey and lives.

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I absolutely love scrappy socks, with lots of bright colours – they always make me smile! These socks were designed to use up leftover sock yarn, while having alternating sections with easy textures, for a relaxing but engaging knit. These socks are knitted top down, with a heel flap and gusset and feature alternating stripes of garter rib.

This blanket is knitted using one strand of fingering weight yarn held together with one strand of DK weight yarn throughout the project. It features a cable pattern that creates the illusion of knitted bubbles, and was designed to use up my leftover sock yarn and play with colour!

When you escape the constant busyness, when you slow down, you start to hear, to feel, your heart’s true call. A small plea, a chest crushing ache, a longing – there is something you need to say, something you need to do. A union of self, an unfolding, a remembering – the calm that follows a truth that is finally being expressed.

These socks were inspired by my Sparkly Human and Wild at Heart mug and glass set that was a gift from my Mom. The bright colours and cheerful font always makes me smile, and I wanted to try capture the sense of whimsy and joy in these Sparkling Human socks!

When you escape the constant busyness, when you slow down, you start to hear, to feel, your heart’s true call. A small plea, a chest crushing ache, a longing – there is something you need to say, something you need to do. A union of self, an unfolding, a remembering – the calm that follows a truth that is finally being expressed.

This piece is inspired by the flight of the stormy petrel over a calm ocean, the cables are intended to imitate the gentle curves and the subtle caress of the ocean surface, along with it’s undulating waves.

This summer socks feature a simple cable design inspired by traditional wickerwork.

This hat is inspired by the structure of the neuron, the physics that governs our understanding of the passage of time and the work of physicist Carlo Rovelli. In our current understanding, the direction of time is governed by the law which states that heat cannot pass from a cold to a hot body, and it is this unavoidable passage that enables u...

This stranded colourwork cowl features an artistic representation of a UFO spaceship and is worked in a DK weight yarn.

This hat is an exploration of the experience of embodying a liminal space. The psychological process of change, and the uncertainty that one feels in the process of becoming, the precipice where you are not the same person you once were but are not yet who you are meant to become. For me, this process, or journey, is metaphorically categorized ...

The companion piece to the Midnight Blue Hat and Cowl.

Prior to designing this cowl, I was contemplating the power of change, and how the difficulties that we face can inspire us to turn inward, and find our inner strength. And with this design, I was seeking to express the beauty inherent within inner change and transformation.

A Study in Blue Cowl is the companion piece to the Audacity Hat.

Audacity – “boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional though, or other restrictions” (Collins Dictionary)

At the beginning of the year, I chose a few words that I wanted to hold as intentions for the year, and that I wished to use as inspiration for some of my new designs.

The inspiration for this cowl was drawn from the arlecchino, or harlequin, costume and was designed to match the Arlecchino Diamond hat.

Happy New Year!

While finishing this cowl I was thinking about the inspiration inherent within it, and what I wanted to say, I started contemplating art, what means to me. I studied art because it moved me, I didn’t understand it at the time but there was something about it that pulled at the deepest part of me… the more I learned about it, the more I loved it...

Mitts to match the Fractal Lattice Hat :)

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“Let this be a time that you remember that your life is greater than simply being a person in the world who has basic needs. It is this greater part of you—this greater calling and this greater purpose—that gives meaning to all the lesser aspects of yourself and unites them harmoniously and fulfills their roles.” M Summers

The inspiration for this hat was drawn from the arlecchino, or harlequin, costume. The print of repeating diamond motifs and the unique undulating shape of the harlequin hat, which is emulated by the cable design featured on the crown.

This cowl was inspired by the phalaenopsis, or moth, orchid. The phalaenopsis orchid has a special place in my heart. Not only are they my favourite flowers but they always remind me to be grateful for the beauty that life has to offer. One of my moth orchids had a flower stem that was accidentally broken twice in one season, and each time a ne...

The second of my stash dive hats, this one was knitted with my Mom in mind, she loves dogs and all shades of blue - and her dog, Gatsby, is a lovely rust/red colour. I had a small amount of the rust brown left in my stash, along with small amounts of turquoise, blue and a lovely pink - hence a wavy hat with little dogs! :smiley:

This geometric cowl was inspired by impressionist paintings, and impasto technique of Vincent van Gogh, in particular. It is a celebration of my love of art and the joy and meaning that it has brought to my life.

This hat issued from a scrap yarn stash dive, picking some of my favourite leftover yarn and seeing what I could do with it - this, admittedly slightly arbitrary, geometric themed hat was the result. I had so much fun knitting this and I hope that this design sparks joy in others too!

When I was finishing these mitts I had the song, “This Girl is on Fire” by Alicia Keys, running through my head… it was just such a wonderful day, I was feeling so grateful that I had work that I loved, that my life was moving forward and for the amazing people that had found their way into my life. I felt like a girl on fire, and I just wanted...

The inspiration for this hat was drawn from the floral designs that were prominent on vintage filet crochet nightgown yokes, along with the gorgeous conebush, or leucadendron, flowers. These shrubs are a unique dioecious member of the fynbos species and are a vital part of the fynbos ecosystem of South Africa. This particular image was drawn fr...

I can remember my Great Aunt bringing us some Sweet Alyssum flowers as a gift, purple and white, and how seeing these flowers pop-up in the most unexpected places brought me such joy as a little girl. I can remember the purple flowers growing amidst the grass and popping up in pavement cracks - I was hoping to capture that element of wonder and...

“There was a wise old owl who sat in a tree, the less he spoke the more he heard, the more he heard the less he spoke. Why can’t we be like that wise old owl in the tree?”

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.” Lao Tzu

My Aunt found Odin injured on the side of the road, she took him to the vet to get his eye fixed and fostered him in hopes of finding him a home. When my aunt passed away, no one wanted Odin and they were planning on putting him down, my Mom decided to take Odin along with my Aunt’s other dog Veve. I decided to travel with her to help with the ...

These are my first two paid patterns, why not give them for free like the others? This is something I’ve been sitting with for a long time, I love free designs, they bring me joy and, hopefully, others too. This was less about making money then it was about the journey that it represents, the recognition that you not living the life you are mea...

This pattern was designed to use one skein of Malabrigo Rios, and was inspired by the colourway, Liquidambar, which brought the beauty, and the mystery, of the Wilderness experience to mind. This is an ode to those who walk in the Wilderness, whose lives embody the Mystery.

This hat is a celebration of inspiration and the beauty of creativity.

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