I'm in a bit of a holding "pattern" (pun intended) at the moment, as I try to work through some problematic custom orders and await news on a new pattern submission and publication. So, in the meantime, I'm going to reminisce once more about our delightful trip this summer to visit my brother in …
Pleinmont Guernsey
I've been focused on my three-part blog series on the Hedgehog Smartphone and Tablet Covers, and I haven't yet had a chance to say: my Pleinmont Guernsey design has been published! About nine months ago, Knit Picks announced a call for submissions with a Gansey and Guernsey theme. Guernsey …
Hedgehogs Part Three: Duplicate Stitch
This will be the last of a three-part tutorial series for my Hedgehogs Smartphone and Tablet Cover design! In Part One, I explained how to do the provisional cast-on technique required for this design. In Part Two, I showed the three-needle bind off technique to make a nice sturdy seam at the …
Hedgehogs Part Two: Three Needle Bind Off
In the first of this three-part blog series, I ran through a step-by-step tutorial on provisional cast-on technique, and we ended by placing the live stitches back on a needle. Now in this second part, we will be "seaming" the live stitches using the three needle bind off technique. There is …
Hedgehogs Part One: Provisional Cast On
Ok, so over the summer I've been busy at work on a new pattern collection. It all started with a stranded knitting scarf design featuring lots of fun little motifs, and based on that design (complete, but not yet published), I've been working on a thematic collection of 10 patterns, which I hope to …