There is a story behind each pattern in this collection. A story of my depression and anxiety, of my life, and how I coped (or didn’t), and my continued search for balance and joy and love. Knitting became a major source of comfort and coping for me as I managed (or didn’t) my most recent experience of acute depression. As I traveled this path ...

There is a story behind each pattern in this collection. A story of my depression and anxiety, of my life, and how I coped (or didn’t), and my continued search for balance and joy and love. Knitting became a major source of comfort and coping for me as I managed (or didn’t) my most recent experience of acute depression. As I traveled this path ...

There is a story behind each pattern in this collection. A story of my depression and anxiety, of my life, and how I coped (or didn’t), and my continued search for balance and joy and love. Knitting became a major source of comfort and coping for me as I managed (or didn’t) my most recent experience of acute depression. As I traveled this path ...

This is the second installment of my Swarm series based on this squishy delightful little honeycomb stitch pattern. Next up will be a cowl and then finally, a sweater.

After seeing a machine knit sweater on a friend of mine, I became obsessed with this stitch pattern. This is the first of at least 4 planned patterns exploring this poufy, squishy, little stitch. Individual patterns for now, and an eBook when they are all finished!

A relaxing knit that flatters every yarn and every wearer.

Knitting ruffles the traditional way is time-consuming and yarn-intensive – not a very practical solution for a fast-growing toddler who wants a fashionable tutu. By contrast, our Bella Yarns Toddler Tutu is fast and easy because it’s based on the dozens of “self-ruffling” yarns that are now available. Sold under many names and variations, thes...

This sweet little cardigan was inspired by a sweater I saw on a grown-up at our local farmers market. The weather was just turning crisp and cool and I wanted to knit a sweater jacket for my big girl Clara. The sweater had this awesome deep ribbed double breasted action going on and a great collar. After many attempts and failures, Clara got he...

I wanted a worsted version of my friend Naomi’s Mountain Colors Swirl Wrap, so I whipped up a version in half crepe. It’s a bit smaller, a bit faster to knit and the yarn is just scrumptious. Better photos to come, the camera died just as we were starting! grrr.

This is a little cardigan worked seamlessly. You begin by knitting the body and two sleeves up to the armholes. Then the three pieces are knitted together into a yoke. You can even add a simple Fair Isle heart pattern in a contrast color – every time you come to a segment of your contrast color, just clip it out of the ball and save it for your...