I haven’t knit all of the patterns in my first book. I meant to. I wanted to. I’d planned to. But… well… that’s a lot of patterns. I have knit a few (and am happy to report that I continue to be overwhelmed and hugely proud of the book, it’s essays, and its patterns) but I have to fess up and say that Jane’s Ubiquitous Shawl scared the bejujus out of me. I don’t know why. I designed and knit two...

What’s better than a Knit-a-Long? A Knit-a-Long where you can listen to the book the pattern is based on! That’s right! This Friday on CraftLit and Just the Books we begin Jane Eyre and how will we celebrate? By beginning the Jane’s Ubiquitous Shawl Knit-a-Long—the pattern by Erica Hernandez featured in What Would Madame Defarge Knit? (vol 1). We all know this season is—ahem—filled with craftiness, and so...

Well, I’m not releasing a new podcast—though I’m prepping Jane Eyre RIGHT NOW—so instead I’m releassing a new pattern! My husband recently sent me links to the three videos I’ve loaded below. He said “for the boys” in his email but, seriously, how could I not attack these? I did a quick “knitted flexagon” web search and found that no one had yet made a pattern for this (though you can find...

Holly Golightly Who doesn’t need flip-top socks?! In the winter, my feet are always cold. Until they aren’t any more and I want to take my socks off, but if I do my feet get cold. You’re sensing the problem, no? And in the winter, do I get pedicures? No I do not. It’s not for a lack of vanity—it’s how cold my feet get after they come out of the water! At MDSW I saw this gorgeous yarn and it absolutely...

Hunger Games Extreme* Socks This sock came to me all at once one night about 22 days before the Hunger Games movie was released. I remember sitting there, turning to my husband and saying, “Holy Cow! I have to make a Hunger Games Sock Pattern!” He looked at me patiently and said, “Okaaaaayyyy..” I think he’s used to this sort of thing from me. I knew exactly what I wanted: über cushy replaceable  sole, toe-up...

Soap Scrunchies I like double knitting. I like doing the same thing with weaving (two layers at one time) but that’s a different sotry. I think I like double kniting for the same reason I like knitting two socks at a time on two circs—when I’m done, I’m DONE. This little guy was born of necessity: Christmas. Well, Christmas and teaching a class in double knitting. If you’ve never knit both sides of a bag at the...