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January 14, 2011

Ladybug Mittens

I have a new pattern published in Yarn Forward this month! Very exciting news as this is only my second in print magazine publication. For those of you on this side of the pond Yarn Forward is a magazine from the UK that is published monthly. My pattern LadyBug Mittens is inside as well as a featured designer article on my background and inspiration for my patterns!

These mittens are worked in...

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January 08, 2011

Tibetan Dreaming

Ahhh... so I finally broke down and started a new project. I must admit that the run up to Christmas with all the gifts to be made for others, shopping for presents and food to sustain the 5 extra adults we had here for a week. The hullabaloo that IS Christmas with two children...... well..... I was unprepared to deal with the virulent strain of Startitis that flanked me on Boxing day.

I had the...

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December 22, 2010

Kaleidoscope Mittens

Hello again! I have another new pattern up at Knitpicks and this time I got to participate in the New Yarn surprise! Their New Yarn Chromais a lovely soft spun single ply yarn that is available in both Fingering and Worsted Weight. I designed a mitten pattern to work specifically with this yarn and to highlight the colour changes within a garment. The Kaleidocsope mittens were great fun to design...

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December 10, 2010

Radiant

Back again with a another new pattern, I know the blog has been busy this week let's just say that all that time without posting a few months ago? well I was knitting... now may I present... da da da daaaaaa Radiant! A lovely sweater worked up for Petite Purls, which is a fabulous free pattern site with designs specifically for Children. I loved working on this sweater which is a bit of an...

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December 09, 2010

Happy Holidays, hope they are DIVINE

In the spirit of the holidays I am offering my new pattern; Cloche Divine as a free download. Hopefully you have someone on your list who would love to receive this hat as a gift for the Holidays this year!

A stylish head topper for winter, Cloche Divine harkens back to a time when hats were not only high fashion but absolutely fabulous to wear as well. Worked in a fantastic green superwash...

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