Pattern release: Verglas

Thank you all, so much, for your lovely email messages and comments yesterday on the changes to CustomFit. I appreciate all of you more than you know. Today, I have some more happiness to share with you – a new sweater! Please say hello to Verglas: (Make your own version…

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New Sweater Thursday: Cider Mill

Hello, lovely knitters! It was snowing when I woke up this morning, and continued to do so all day long. I don’t mind it – I’m a pretty big winter fan – but the weather definitely sent me reaching for my new favorite sweater. And as the snow has continued…

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make. wear. love. fall 2016 – recap and patterns!

Hello, lovely knitters! Long time, no chat, huh? I feel like this happens every year – I spend August feeling like I have things pretty much under control, and then September comes and things get crazy. Crazy in the best possible way, of course, because I spend part of my…

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Pattern release: Shoreside Tank

Happy weekend, lovely knitters! I hope your weekend is full of great knitting and celebration, whether you’re celebrating Canada Day, the US Independence Day, or just plain weekend. I thought I’d break the blog silence, and kick off the weekend, with a pattern release – I finally got photos of…

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Revisiting MWL West: The 2016 Retreat designs!

With registration opening tomorrow for the fall make. wear. love. retreat, I thought today was a great day to share three of the designs I made for April’s “make. wear. love. west coast” retreat: Please meet Spruce Point, Curlew, and Oak Knoll. I work up special retreat designs for vendor…

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New Pattern Monday: Cypress Cove

Snow has returned to my neck of the woods today, which makes it seem like a great time to head to the make. wear. love. retreat in California! In fact, I’m just about to head to the airport – but I didn’t want to head off without telling you that…

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New pattern: Hidden Ridge

There was snow coming down on my crocuses this morning, so I decided that today was a perfect day to release the pattern for one of my #wintersweaterkal sweaters: Hidden Ridge. Hidden Ridge is a cozy, luscious cowl with a super-subtle cable set into the front. For winter, I absolutely…

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Pattern release Friday: Copper Mountain

Happy Friday, lovely knitters! I absolutely love Friday. There’s such a feeling of relaxed anticipation on Fridays, at least for me! Every week, I envision kicking up my feet with a fire (or fire-pit, depending on the season), snuggling up with my yarn, busting outdoors and hiking around somewhere, waking…

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Ring in the new year with a fun striped vest

It seems fitting to share my own Gift KAL sweater with you on the last day of the KAL – we’ve finally taken pictures of the vest I made for Dan. And not a moment too soon! He’s been eager to wear this vest since the second it came off…

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Sweater Week, Round 3: The make. wear. love. fall 2015 retreat designs.

For round three of this year’s sweater week, I want to share the sweaters I designed for the fall 2015 make. wear. love. retreat in mid-coast Maine. I love designing sweaters for our retreats each year. Coming up with a theme (this year: chilly-beach-walk clothes), playing around with the colors…

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