Hello all, and Happy late November! I'm a wee bit behind on my blog posts (teaching this semester has been kicking my butt!) so I will try to catch up over this holiday break! I have two new designs to introduce: the East Anglia Scarf, and the Brown Bear, Brown Bear Sweater! This post will focus …
Design
Deer in the Meadow: Long Carries
In my last post, I talked about the inspiration behind my Deer in the Meadow Cowl design. This time, I'd like to offer a short tutorial on carrying yarn in a stranded knitting project. This particular project has sections in which the yarn not being used needs to be carried quite a long way. I'm …
Deer in the Meadow: Design and Inspiration
One of the simplest designs in my Woodland Critters Collection is the Deer in the Meadow Cowl. It's a relatively quick knit, in hypoallergenic DK cotton and linen, with super simple construction. Nevertheless, it's a really eye-catching garment with a pretty Fair Isle motif and deer grazing in the …
Yarmouth Marled Mitts: Free Knitting Pattern
Hello everyone! I wanted to take a quick break from my Woodland Critters Collection to introduce a new, free pattern: Yarmouth Marled Mitts! I had the opportunity to work with Knit Picks’ new Palette Twist collection back in the late spring, and I wanted to come up with a simple design to …
Woodland Critters: Pompoms
Here we go with the final post in my tutorial series on the Woodland Critters Scarf! Last week I demonstrated how to create tassels, one option to finish the scarf. Now I will give step-by-step instructions for the second finishing options: pompoms! This option is interesting because it …