Hello again! As promised, I'm back with a little tutorial on what might be the trickiest element of the Napatree Tee design: the gathers at the shoulder. Once you have the hang of it, this technique is quite simple, actually. It is somewhere between a basic cable and three needle bind-off …
Knitting Techniques
Beak Street Tee: Intarsia Technique
Hello everyone! I hope the world is a bit warmer and spring-like in your area than it is here. It feels like we have reverted to early March, and it snowed yesterday in Connecticut! Last post I introduced the Beak Street Tee, my latest pattern included in Knit Picks' new mod-inspired collection, …
Sherwood Forest: Picking Up Edge Stitches
Hello! I have so many updates to share in the upcoming weeks, but I promised one follow-up post to my original on the Sherwood Forest Cloche, so let's not get too far ahead of ourselves! First, I want to share some photos of the Sherwood Forest in a second colorway: Still Knit Picks City …
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 …
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 …