...to keep us knitting along during July, 2016! V’otsala is the Greek word for “sea pebbles” and I tried to capture the moment the sea caresses these pebbles… Yes, the yarn color was what inspired me in the first place, but so was the need for a light, ethereal shawl with a new shape and …
Bougainville is a versatile scarf/shawl pattern that you can easily knit at any gauge and any size, using the yarn that suits you best! In fact, I knit the prototype in a sport-weight cotton yarn and I’ll be knitting my second shawl along with you in a lighter and larger version, using the lace/fingering weight …
The marriage of colors is a daring challenge, as every marriage is (or should be). Now you may get an idea on how wonderfully intriguing and daringly challenging it has been for me to put together these 10 apparently incompatible colorways, in order to create this “daring” shawl. Well, you know me, I love a …
Stay tuned for more! The fun has just begun!
Yes, the Embraceme Cowl is already up on Ravelry and you can download it for free only until April 2, 2016, so hurry up if you're interested! I'm glad to say that it's already on the fifth position of the "Hot Right Now" knitting patterns and first (yeeeeeay!) among the "Hot Right Now" cowl patterns! …
It's quite chilly today...just as it should be, since my brand new #embraceme_cowl is ready to wear! Now all I have to do is enjoy Monday morning and then sit down and write that pattern for you! Hopefully, it will be up on Ravelry real soon! Of course, I'll let you know! Let's all have a …
... a new pattern to be tested and then released. There is a story behind this design, there is always a story. I won't be bothering you with the details today, I'll leave that to the day the pattern is "officially" launched...but I couldn't resist to some random photo shooting and here you are : See …
Hi, Denae, so nice to have you here with us! Let us know more about you and your life, will you? I've been knitting since Christmas of 2007 when I had the notion to ask for a kit as a gift. I am mostly self taught but got help starting out from my mother in …
Denae Merrill is an independent knit designer who publishes under the name DenKnits. She has created many designs for Darn Good Yarn, as well as indie dyers, such as Fiber Addiction and Agrestal Yarn. Denae also self publishes on Ravelry. You can follow her fiber-crafting adventures at denknits.blogspot.com, where she occasionally publishes videos via YouTube. …
...or why I'm happy to work with Lise Condis...
Hello, everyone! I decided to join Blacksburg Belle (aka April Bowles-Olin) on a blog tour to spread the word about her upcoming class with Creative Live. I wouldn't have heard of April if I hadn't taken a course of Creative Live last summer and you can tell I'm glad I did. In fact, after watching …
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Hand-dyed yarns always fascinate me. There is something really inspiring in them. Even the most plain and sort-of-boring stitch pattern becomes an adventure when you're using a variegated hand-dyed yarn. As you knit your way from one colour shade to the next, surprise is always there for you!!! Two of my patterns for the upcoming …
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