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…
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…
Behind the scenes
This isn’t a behind the scenes like you’ll see for a Berroco photo shoot or one of the magazines, but it sure is what things really do look like here. Usually it’s my daughter Sandra and I off at one…
Win a year’s worth of patterns!
Come on over to Instagram where I’m running a contest. It’s time to celebrate the first year of sharing my patterns with you. Around this time in 2014 I was starting to think about entering the Design Along hosted by…