Design

Barrington is here!

The pattern for Barrington is finally live! This is without question, my favourite design to date, and I’m sure it will be at or near the top for quite some time. Why? Well, the story behind Barrington is a long one. It actually started very soon after I learned to knit. It was at this time that I discovered my fascination with cables!! While I love almost every aspect of knitting, cables remain my favourite thing to create. I have a difficult time creating something without a cable in there somewhere–you’ve probably noticed that. A little while back, I […]

All we need is hugzzz … and CABLES!!

Well, it’s been an exciting, interesting, informative, reflective, saddening, and emotional (yes, there are more I could add) few months in the online knitting community, hasn’t it?! If you’re unaware of what I’m talking about, head over to Instagram or Ravelry, and scroll through your feed. I’m sure in no time at all you’ll come across the “conversation” that has been going on. If you’re not following me on Instagram, you can do so, and you’ll see mention of it in my feed. I’m going to bypass a summary for the time being, but I will be visiting this […]

Keep Calm and Knit on!

There’s a tradition that has become a staple in the lives of many knitters when the Olympics come around. Even though the IOC tried to ban it and had the unofficial “official” name changed, us knitters are a pesky lot and still carry on the not to be named tradition of casting on a new project during the opening ceremonies of the games with the goal of casting it off before the culmination of said games. Well, this year is no different and I urge you to “compete” by challenging yourself to this very task. It doesn’t have to […]

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It’s Time! …

For what you ask? Well, for a lot of things! The first and most important is to let you know about the new look of my website. Okay, yeah, I guess you’ve seen it already. Actually, if you followed a link to this post directly, then you might not have. So after you read this one, click on the logo at the top and have a look around. I’d love any feedback on what you think – all comments are appreciated and I will use them to fine tune things. 🙂 It seems like I couldn’t have timed the […]

Those Calendar Men!

The boys are back in town! Well, the calendar boys that is! Actually, the calendar MEN! That’s right, it’s time for the 2015 It Takes Balls To Knit Scarf Calendar. Once again this year we have a 13 month calendar featuring  13 scarves, 13 patterns, 13 men, and not much else. This year we are also featuring guest designer Laura Patterson of Fiber Dreams who has designed 5 of the scarves in the calendar. Also this year, we have partnered with Kollage Yarns, who have generously supplied all the yarn for the scarves in the calendar. The scarves are […]