When I first began publishing knitting designs, I started out with children's clothing designs. They were fun, relatively simple, and quick to knit. They seemed more manageable to me as a first-time designer. They also did double duty as actual garments for my own child, and many were designed with …
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Glenfinnan: I-Cord Bind Off
I have officially fallen in love with the I-Cord bind off. It is so clean, so simple, so versatile, it adds almost no bulk to a garment, and once you get the hang of it, it's really easy to create. The only drawback is that it's a bit more time consuming than a standard bind off, but so worth the …
Glenfinnan: Creating the Shawl Collar Band
In my last post, I walked through the steps of creating the Glenfinnan belt band and picking up body stitches on either side of the band. Now, I want to spend a little time on one of the unique features of the Glenfinnan, which is the wide double moss stitch shawl collar. The reason it is unique …
Glenfinnan: Working the Belt Band
Two weeks ago I released my newest design, the Glenfinnan Cardigan, and I posted some of the trials and tribulations involved in creating this design. So now, I plan to write a few posts with helpful information about constructing this sweater. This first post will focus on a central element of the …
Glenfinnan
This has been a lonnnnnnnggggg time coming. I started work on this design in mid-December (I actually sketched it out in my idea book months before) and I FINALLY published the finished design for Glenfinnan in mid-March! There were some moments when I thought this design would never come to …