Point/CounterPoint Collection now out, 2 new patterns are by Sarah (Beach House Breeze cowl & Snowfall on the Mountains shawl) Mary and Sarah chat about it on Kino Knits episode 20 Down Cellar Studios Ravelry Group for information about the Pigskin Party KAL Destination…
Beach House Breeze Cowl
What’s not to love about a textured cowl that narrows at the top? Interesting to knit, easy to look good in! This accessory was knit to coordinate with and echo the Allichka Hat by Kino Knits as part of the Point/Counterpoint collection.…
Allichka Hat
Let’s talk about the incredible hat that is part of the Point/Counterpoint Collection. The Allichka hat is a bottom-up beanie in sizes for the whole family designed by Mary Hull of Kino Knits. Unique cables and eyelets mimic awareness ribbons,…
Rainy Season Mitts
As I knit on the shawl, I put myself in Mary’s shoes and tried to imagine what I would design to wear with it. After all, it had to be an accessory to wear at the same time as the…
Snowfall on the Mountains Shawl
This is the first pattern I worked on for the Point/Counterpoint collection. Mary and I had emailed back and forth to find yarn choices for each of the sets that we could both easily get our hands on and were…
Point – CounterPoint
I’m super excited to show you the results of my very first designer collaboration! Introducing “Point/CounterPoint volume 1”. Mary of Kino Knits contacted me with what I laughingly call a ‘designer dare’.We each designed an accessory without consultation. Then we showed…
Yarn Dreams
With fall knitting season bringing thoughts of pumpkins and mittens to the minds of knitters everywhere, I thought I’d play around with yarn possibilities for two of my favourite patterns. Imagine the Thotful Spot set (Hat & Hand Warmers) in the sophisticated autumnal…
Episode #4: Peasant Hands and Spice Gnomes
Life Katie’s Adrift Sarah’s Handmaiden Laceweight yarn: skein 1, skein 2 Destination Achieved (FOs) Sarah: Tiny Pumpkin! Yarn bombing (McSweeney’s Decorative Gourd Season article (NSFW)) Fried Chicken Mittens Podsters – Chilly and regular Are We There Yet? (WIPs)…
Friday Favourites
You know me and setting goals/striving for improved awesomeness. Well, here’s a podcast that may have been designed for me. Another sister podcast! Happier is a fantastic podcast with author Gretchen Rubin and her sister Elizabeth. It’s a fun, relaxed…
Garter Tab Tutorial
So your shawl calls for a garter tab cast on. It’s a common start to shawls that begin at the top with a few stitches and grow as you knit because it starts the shawl off with a…