I am so flattered by being picked for a Knitting Daily Blog entry titled: Fabric Engineering. It explains in more detail the shaped intarsia (or diagonal intarsia) technique that I’ve used for my Hourglass Pillows in the Interweave Knits Spring … Continued
Yippee, the preview is up for the Interweave Knits Spring 2011 issue and my Hourglass Pillows are part of the great pattern collection! 🙂 “Hourglass Pillows”: Interweave Knits Spring 2011 I love color work and I am always looking to … Continued
I just love the Fall season because that means it’s time for color work and cables. Yippee! When the new Project Yarnway September challenge “Life imitates Art” got posted, I had such a hard time deciding what piece of inspiration … Continued
Yippee! The preview for the Knit Simple Holiday 2010 issue is finally up and my turtle hot water bottle cozie made the cover! Knit Simple Holiday 2010, photo by Paul Amato The magazine will hit the newsstands on October 5, … Continued
Just like for writes, knit and crochet designers have to deal with (sometimes lots of) rejections. IT IS NOT PERSONAL !!! Even though I am a long-time knitter and crocheter and I get lots of uhs and ohs for my … Continued
This is my first design published in a major knitting magazine: Interweave Knits Weekend 2010! Yippee! IW Knits Weekend 2010: Chincoteague Cardigan It’s a great jacket for your weekend activities knit with Lion Brand’s Fisherman’s Wool, making it very affordable. … Continued
I thought I would venture into some simple lace knitting and came up with a useful little project: a headscarf. If you always wanted to try your hand on some lace but didn’t want to commit to lace weight yarn, … Continued
We’ve been busy bees over at Petite Purls to get the Summer 2010 issue up and running. And what fun patterns there are – AGAIN – and for FREE! This is the first time I’ve knit something for a boy … Continued