Pomball: Ridge is full of energy. I tried a few things with this yarn, but it was so bold and expressive that it seemed to take over. So I decided to just give simplicity free range and then top it with…
Pomball: Waves
As I was sketching out colourwork possibilities for Zig, I came up with all sorts of options and I couldn’t stop with just one colourwork hat. Pomball: Waves has a waving rib on the brim, three colours, and two sets of…
Pomball: Framed
This one is a stunner if I do say so myself. Pomball: Framed has twisted-stitch cables framing wider cables in this delicate fingering-weight hat. Quite slouchy, with a small pomball featuring sculptural single-stitch cables. It’s a wonderful light-weight hat that’s perfect for…
Pomball: Zag
When you start with Zig, you’d better not leave out Zag! This hat is a textured mix of ribbing, chevrons, and a seed stitch pomball. I kept the slouch smaller on this design and went with a crisp white. It’s…
Pomball: Zig
Pomball: Zig was the first of this collection that I knit and, between the simple, easy colourwork and the delight I felt as I played with the idea of the matching pomball, I think it almost knit itself! The testers…
Pomballs: pompoms with flair!
Why shouldn’t your hat toppers be as cabled as your hat? As textured as your hat? As patterned as your hat? Now they can be! I love the ways that these designs play with the pompom concept. Pomballs are really…
The Name ‘In Search of the Seine’
Who doesn’t love a little backstory? We were in Germany to celebrate my nephew’s wedding in 2014, but decided to make some time for Paris’ art galleries. My daughter Sandra has been very interested in Impressionism since she was young…
In Search of the Seine Patterns
Dramatic ironwork-inspired details. Simple slip-stitch cables playing against bold colour blocks. Introducing In Search of the Seine, a hat and cowl set. In addition to my perennial desire to stop being cold, this one was inspired by our trip…
a little fried brain with your Monday?
Slowly taking over the entire table today. Candles and tea to make a very math-heavy design day seem more like a treat and less like penance.
Crossed Furrows Hat Pattern
The genesis of this hat pattern is pretty straightforward: I had yarn leftover from the Crossed Furrows Cowl. It used three colours, but one of them had more of a supporting role and the third really only had a cameo. I…