Early this year, the nice folks at Cascade Yarns sent me a delightful box of goodies. Cascade is one of the monthly giveaway sponsors of my 2014 Sampler Mystery Knit-a-Long, and they included a sampling of some new colors in the box along with their prize. I ended up using Cherub Aran Sparkle in Crimson and White for … Read more
I’m a huge fan of granny squares, but sometimes I like to make granny projects in one piece rather than joining a bunch of squares together at the end. For the Crochetville National Crochet Month blog tour in 2013, I designed the pattern for the Rectangular Sampler Blanket. It combines different stitch patterns into a granny-style … Read more
I love swaps, even though (more often than not) they come into conflict with my desire to downsize my stash. I’ve been participating, on and off, in the International Scarf Swap on Ravelry. Recently, I joined in their Stashbuster Swap, which seemed perfect for me. I needed to make a scarf (broadly interpreted) with stash … Read more
Happy New Year! Best wishes for a joyous and creative 2014! You can find more information on the 2014 Sampler MKAL here, and can order the pattern here. You may have noticed that the banner and buttons for the 2014 Sampler Mystery Knit-a-Long feature pictures of 220 Superwash yarn by Cascade Yarns. When I was developing the pattern, … Read more
I’m really excited to share a project that I’ve been working on, secretly, behind the scenes for months! If you can cast on, knit, purl, and bind off, this sampler MKAL is for you! Starting on January 1, a new “clue” will be released every second Wednesday through 2014. The Knitting Sampler MKAL will have … Read more