It is snowing in Canada again, millions of glittering snowflakes are whirling around and settling down in white banks. During Advent I am sitting in a cozy room and making Christmas gifts for the people I love. My mind is full of snowstorms outside the window, snow cowered mountain forests, fairy tales about Snow Queen and Christmases. My hands...

The idea for these socks developed from the swatches I knitted for My 7 X’s masterclass. Lines of twisted stitches grew just like a melody, starting with one single repeating motif and spreading out in all its glory. While knitting I thought how there is often music in and around me. Sometimes I don’t even notice myself singing.

Do you know the song about Bimini? Since my childhood, I associate this song and little birdies with fairytale dreams in which the dearest wishes come true. I believe little knitted birds have the same power to bring joy to grey and harsh times, to notice miracles in my life instead of loosing the joy to live. They remind me to smile and laugh ...

Sometimes the Mad Hatter stirs within me and I want to create comfortable and interesting hats, well suited for adventurers who live in Northern lands. Would you like to explore the Wonderland?

Winter tires are extremely useful, especially to people dwelling in northern lands. Humor too is very helpful when dealing with life’s challenges. That is more or less how this design came to be — long stockings meant for legs in every size and shape, who need to go out in cold and snow. Depending on the yarn chosen they will be perfect fit for...

Knitting entrelac is like going down the Rabbit hole — as soon as you take the first step the adventure begins and the journey gets more and more exciting.

As soon as Alice starts her journey into Wonderland, she is met by numerous invitations she can not refuse. One of them is the little “Eat me!” cake. Whenever I think about these mittens I feel the same — already in the store this yarn called to me: “Save me!”. At home I found it impossible to resist the call of these mittens: “Knit me!”. Have ...

Once upon a time there was a little naughty boy. One day the tomte made him an offer which he couldn’t refuse — to travel all over the Sweden with wild geese. During this journey he learned a lot and came home a changed boy. These colourful mittens are just like the wonderful adventure of Nils Holgersson.

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As usual the Early Bird price is on until the end of the June 2021 (you could save 20%)

As usual the Early Bird price is on until the end of the June 2021 (you could save 20%)

I hope you found my Create Your Own Adventure Mittens inspiring and useful. I can imagine happy people wearing colourful, well fitting and unique mittens and having a good time outdoors with warm hands in all kinds of weather.

Early Bird Price (20%off) until end of the January, 2021.

Early Bird Price (20%off) until end of the January, 2021.

I designed this shawl as an exercise in magic. I wanted something that shows off the beauty and magical opportunities of the Dundaga’s multi-coloured yarn, simple and easy to do yet amazing to look at.

This hat pattern is my arrangement of traditional Scandinavian baby hat with a few improvements: it is re-written so that it can be knitted top down and in the round. This eliminates the need to purl, to sew the seams and to do calculations before starting. This way the recipe works for every yarn, every gauge and every size.

One of my favourite fairytales is H.K.Andersen’s Snow Queen. The abundance of real and frost flowers in that story have always captured my imagination exactly because of the winter all around them. When I grew older I fell in love with the first flowers of the spring — snowdrops and hellebores (snow roses in Latvian). They quite often bloom in ...

Nature and math are both great sources for inspiration. The beautiful patterns of sunflower seeds and Fibonacci numbers have always mesmerized me. I have come a long way to finally present this shawl design honoring both. It is called Usne — Latvian for Thistle. It may not be the plant that radiates coziness and loving warmth, but it is just as...

I designed this tunic for me and for my little girl. Something light but comfortable for layering in colder weather. It’s knitted in the round, seamlessly, top down. This way it can be tried on and fitted as you go, adapting the increases and length accordingly.

This is a good pattern for first time mitten knitters. They have long cuffs, comfortable thumb gussets and a very easy bind off at the tips. These could quickly become your favorite mittens.

When I became pregnant with my youngest, I wanted to make a blanket for her. So I designed this. It’s easy enough to take with me to the beach; to the doctor’s office and knit while watching TV. And it’s interesting enough with all the shape and colour changes so that I do not find it boring. In fact, it’s quite addictive — just one more block,...

There are those mornings when you wake up and suddenly whole gray world is one white fluffy wonderland. This magical sight has inspired Kupena — that is Latvian for snow bank — a crescent shaped lace shawl that arranges lots and lots of snowflakes in airy lace.

2nd edition - improved and clarified is available now

My son loves math. One day he came to me and asked for a scarf knitted just for him. In return I asked if he could find me a cool math concept for this project. He came back later with a chart using the Hilbert space filling curve. This is how this scarf got its name — Hilbert.

Sisterly love is special. I think it is a bit like May — it comes every time bringing fresh joy and warmth. I’ve always wished to capture this enchanting feeling and keep it close around me. This wish has inspired Maija — which is my sister’s name — simple but lovely crescent shaped shawl with petal-like edging. Just like my little sister this ...

2nd Edition - new and improved is available now

I named this pattern after one of my favorite heroines — Anne of Green Gables. She was so upset about not being able to wear pink. Colours and shapes in this shawl would suit her, I believe ☺

This is the sister pattern for my Nunna blanket. If folded in half, it can be used as a shawl as well.

This is the sister pattern of my Nunna blanket. The main difference — it is only a triangle. Here too I have composed an entrelac pattern of rectangles and squares in 2 different sizes. The inspiration comes from Latvian textile tradition.

Youngest of my sons loves bright colours. He is constantly building things. Because it reminds me so much of colourful building blocks, I called this blanket the nickname he used to call himself — Nunna.

2nd Edition, new and improved, is available

2nd Edition - all new and improved is available now

inspired by one of my favorite sights in spring - blooming maple trees, this is my ticket to The Canadian Crazy Train 2016.

I am happy to announce that the 2nd edition of this pattern is available! It includes few improvements in the construction of the sock, more detailed instructions for every step and a cute variation of the edging.

I love the Eva’s Entrelac Shawl – it is so colorful and pretty and warm. I made one for me too. The only thing that bothered me – I had to find a mitten pattern that compliments it. Alas – I could not find one that suited me. So – as usual – I had to come up with my own and now I am presenting it hoping you’ll like it too.

There are those mornings when each leaf and every twig is covered with white lace. I’ve always wished to keep this intangibly beautiful feeling as long as possible. Alas The Sun has always thawed my dreams.

my version of the mitten, what could be used as Inner Mitten for Dimorphous Mittens

Inspired by Hexagon Socks (Kirsten Hall, Think Outside The Sox) my best friend wanted to knit mittens. we searched all over the place and did not find a hexagon mitt pattern. so I got up and made one myself.

These could be first toe-up socks you are going to make. Easily they could be your first socks ever. They have a round toe, short row heel (I give two alternatives), extra comfy instep and really easy and snug leg part with elastic edge. These could be your favorite socks.

I designed these socks, thinking about my mother-in-law, who lives in Kuldīga, small Latvian town with the most beautiful waterfall. I combined this simple and elegant wave pattern together with traditional Latvian picot edge and some newer technical elements such as Judy’s Magic cast on and afterthought heel. I knitted them from decent Latvian...

pretty, round dishcloth with linden leaves around the edge. knitted sideways on two strait needles and at the end grafted together.