Lots of Stuff! Loads of Fun!

Posted by on Aug 1, 2013 in Blog Fun, Family, freebies, Gluten Free, patterns, Podcast |

I’m off on vacation with the family and finally have a second to post! YAY! First, I have a new cowl pattern for you! My sister asked me a few months ago if it was possible to make a knit möbius… so I designed a cowl for her! The pattern repeat is Fawn’s Eyes because my sister is a real-life Snow White. Animals approach her randomly. See: Like that. I also designed the cowl to have a lacy-pointed trim, so I included a little...

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Hand Towel Happiness

Posted by on May 30, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, Knitting, patterns | 6 comments

I hate dish rags, but I LOVE hand towels. Especially hand towels that really REALLY absorb water. So I made one. When What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit? was coming out I needed some mindless knitting to keep me cognitively anchored (ahem) but not overwhelm me. Enter my very own hand towel. I blocked mine wet… well… just because that’s what I do when I wash knitted things. It didn’t really need it. The stitch pattern is easy when you know...

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Whoop! THEY’RE HERE!

Posted by on May 29, 2013 in Defarginess, Knitting, Love, patterns, Podcast, Writing |

After much time and angst, the What Would Madame Defarge Knit INDIVIDUAL patterns are here (or on Ravelry, actually)!!! What Would Madame Defarge Knit? by Heather Ordover, Editor wwmdfk.com Paperback — buy from Cooperative Press published in May 2011 notes Also now available: Volume 2 in the WWMDfK series: What (else) Would Madame Defarge Knit? ___________________ All patterns from this book are now also available as individual downloads....

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Downton Daisy’s Hat Pattern—Released to You

Posted by on Mar 22, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, Knitting, patterns |

CraftLit subscribers will get this tomorrow in their subscriber feed, but everyone else can find the new pattern on Ravelry—my new Downton Daisy’s Hat pattern. Daisy has become a bit of a meme and her hats have moved up in the world with her. Why not throw another hat (ahem) into the ring? What we can glean: Daisy’s hat is a beret (or tam). It’s simple. The yarn looks vintage and the back of it seems to run in completely concentric...

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New Pattern: Finnish Coffee Cozy

Posted by on Feb 22, 2013 in Blog Fun, Knitting, patterns, tutorial |

Actually, I drink more tea these days, but a tea cozy is a totally different thing. This puppy fits a cup from that place that’s named after a character from Moby Dick but has an odd-looking green mermaid as it’s logo (ahem, which lets those of you who hate the place overlook that I’m using their cups as units of measure). This little pattern is part of my plaited cast-on class, but there is enough information in here for you...

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Super Secret Sock—EXPOSÉ

Posted by on Feb 14, 2013 in Blog Fun, Defarginess, designs, Knitting, Mystery Knitting, patterns, Podcast, Sock Knitting |

I am SO excited! We’re finally close enough to the release of  What (else) Would Madame Defarge  Knit? that I can start to tell you about some of the goodies you’ll find inside. Like over 250 pages! Color Photos! Over 25 rockin’ patterns! (Did I mention color pictures?) Returning Defarge vol. 1 designers! Big Fun! No Whammies! One of the patterns (it was all I had time for) is from me— and this is one of those happy...

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