Corner To Corner Garter Stitch Throw: A Free Pattern Recipe
I got a few comments on Instagram asking what pattern I was following for this bright garter stitch WIP. It’s not a pattern, but more of a pattern recipe. You can use any yarn and …
Riding The LIRR: Designing Along The Journey
I live on Long Island. (Non-locals, note that it is ON Long Island. If you say IN Long Island you will immediately be declaring yourself a non-native LIer.) To get to work (at the Lion …
Kew Gardens – Riding the LIRR & Designing All The Way
I almost completed a new sweater design over this past long weekend. Almost. With all the other end-of-Summer activities I’m surprised I got as far on it as I did. It is on size 13 …
The Perks: Living A Yarny Life
Working for a yarn company isn’t all fun and games. There’s plenty of hardcore work to get done, just like any job. But all those perks you might imagine, like an endless supply of yarn …
It’s That Time Of Year
August is coming to a close. The temps have been noticeably cooler, which means knits have been making more of an appearance; grabbing a cardi to snuggle in or layering on a soft shawl for …
Crochet A Daisy Granny Square!
My Sunflower granny square went over so good on the Lion Brand blog that I decided to create a series! And next up is the Daisy Granny Square. You can find the round-by-round instructions live …
Sunflowers & Grannies
The granny square; a crochet motif that will be around forever. I learned how to make granny squares 20 years ago when I started crocheting, and they existed long before that and recently I’ve been …
The Avalon Top: A FREE Knit Top Pattern
I whipped up this knit top a few months ago, but held on releasing the pattern until I could get some other eyes to look it over. It’s pretty simple. If you’ve made a garment …
The Right Amount Of Ease
Making garments for myself has always been something of a gamble for me. Especially being a designer, I am very aware of gauge and ease and rechecking gauge and blocking and all of those fun …
Design Simplicity
For the past two years I’ve had a full time day job, still within the yarn industry, but not involving working as a designer. It has meant many long hours of train commuting and a …