Earlier this month, I received new photos from the Brooklyn Tween team of my first design for them, Culm. Since realizing that I had never shared this design on the blog before, I thought this would be the perfect time to do so. It is up there with one of my favourite sweaters I have designed and definitely the one I wear myself on a daily bases. Culm was originally a part of Brooklyn Tweed’s Wool People 13 collection, which launched back in June of 2019.
Read moreEJNER and Woolfolk's Tage Collection
Looking back at my blogging habits, I’ve noticed that I tend to go on hiatus around January and don’t surface until the spring. I probably post in January thinking this year will be the year I write consistently on the blog. However, after one post the New Year’s resolution dissolves and I don’t emerge until months later. I thought I’d be slightly embarrassed when I noticed this pattern but I’m trying not to put so much pressure on myself. Often the pressure of feeling like I need to post keeps me from do that very thing. So instead, I’m posting when it feels right. I’m still here and still knitting.
Read moreIn the Clouds with Making Stories and Altocumulus
Back in December, my husband and I travelled to Nova Scotia to spend the holidays with my family in Canada. For those few hours, when the airplane is above the clouds, there is a calm and hopeful outlook towards this new year. Then, anxiety sets in again after landing while trying to navigate overwhelming airports and new restrictions. However, we are thankful that we were able to visit my family as safely as possible since it had been six years since I spent Christmas with them. I still remain hopeful about this coming year. I feel a little more rested compared to this spring but ultimately, I am happy to be home and start designing again.
Read morePresenting Penger Pullover with Kettle Yarn Co.
In today’s post, I will be introducing the Penger Pullover and this one feels pretty special to share with you. First up, this is my first self-published pattern in a while. A self-published pattern means that it wasn’t originally featured in a magazine or yarn company’s collection. And secondly, Penger was done in partnership with Kettle Yarns Co.! If you’ve been following me or Pom Pom Publishing, you’ll remember a few designs that I did in the past using Kettle Yarns Co. First there was my Ketch Harbour Shawl in Take Heart: A Transatlantic Knitting Journey, knit in Kettle Yarn Co.’s Islington DK. Then, there was Sparklers Hat in their 25th Anniversary Issue, knit in the Beyul 4ply.
Read moreDARUMA Collection: SPIRAL Part 2
Over in my pervious post, SYNTHESIS: Part 1, I shared part of my new work in the latest amirisu and DARUMA publication, Sublation DARUMA Collection 2021. In this post, I'll cover the rest of my new designs that make up another mini collection within the collection, Spiral.
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