I recently knit with Louet Kollage square knitting needles for the first time. I have been designing several spa cloths using two strands of Louet Euroflax linen held together and due to the nature of the linen, I decided to try using the square needles. I am so pleased with the process of knitting with… Continue reading Have you tried Square Knitting Needles?
In April 2016, I purchased 5 skeins of Plymouth Yarn Toybox Rainbow yarn while in Florida. Using my Cherish Baby Blanket pattern, I cast on this baby blanket and only knit 5 rows. I picked it up again last summer and knit about a third of the blanket. Then it sat all winter. Three weeks… Continue reading Hello Baby-A Knit Blanket
Thank you to all of you who entered to win the copy of my newest collection of dishcloth dresses. I’m so happy that you like the collection. For all of those that are following my site, I’ll be sending out a special newsletter later this month with a dishcloth dress knitting pattern from my personal… Continue reading Winner of More Dishcloth Dresses Knit Patterns Book
Leisure Arts has published my new collection of knit dishcloth dress patterns. This collection of 7 dresses each with the newly designed bodice are named for a fun activity that you’d like to do instead of cleaning up the kitchen . These dishcloths are knit with a worsted weight cotton yarn and U.S. Size 7 knitting… Continue reading More Dishcloth Dress Knitting Patterns
Finished my scarf using the Berroco Inca Tweed yarn that I shared with you in my post of January 4, 2017. I named the pattern Seven by Three Scarf and posted the pattern as a free pattern in my Ravelry shop. This is such a simple stitch pattern. I discovered it… Continue reading Seven by Three Knit Scarf
After knitting the swatch of the Moss Stitch Rib pattern, I immediately decided that it was the ideal stitch pattern for a cowl. As I wrote in my post of December 3, 2016, I had Berocco Peruvia Quick Wool in my stash. I cast on the stitches for this cowl shortly after I knit that swatch.… Continue reading Knitting a New Cowl
On Saturday, I posted the swatch of the 2 color chevron pattern in Stitch Pattern Saturday. Today, I’d like to share the completed blanket and the knitting pattern for it. The finished blanket is made for a baby and measures 30 inches wide and 32 inches long. Here’s the pattern: Materials: Bernat Softee Baby Sport… Continue reading Knitting a Chevron Blanket
With Christmas only 2 months away, I wanted to share some of my favorite knitting patterns for the season. These are knit ornament covers that I designed and the pattern is available in my Ravelry store. Each one only takes a few hours to knit and they are great in a bowl or on the… Continue reading Knitting For the Holidays at Home
One of my favorite things to knit is clothes for Dolls. They are small projects that knit up in a short amount of time and give me a chance to experiment with stitch patterns and colors. The knitting pattern for this dress, The Bell Skirt Dress, designed especially for the Corolle Mini Corolline doll, has… Continue reading Knitting a Dress for the Mini Corolle Doll
When I want to knit a quality washcloth, I use Louet Euroflax Sport Weight linen yarn. Once machine washed and dried, it becomes wonderfully soft. This design is based on the Diamond Stitch pattern that I posted in my Stitch Pattern Saturday post. For this washcloth, I used one skein of Euroflax doubled on U.S.… Continue reading Knitting a Spa Quality Washcloth
