by StephCat | Apr 28, 2016 | Designs, Knitting
Hey everyone!  April was a crazy month, wasn’t it? Two patterns released (Sand Ripples (shown on the left)– informal KAL here — and Caridwen), a couple WIPs that are still WIPs, and filming the Craftsy class! The Craftsy class — tentatively...
by StephCat | Apr 20, 2016 | Knitting
Meet Caridwen! Caridwen is an Aran Lace wrap, written in two sizes — a scarf featuring the main cable and side cables, and a stole featuring additional secondary cables. The entire stitch pattern is both charted and written out line by line for each version...
by StephCat | Apr 18, 2016 | Knitting
The Mrs Crosby Reticule Shawl (which will get a real name!) is the other shawl I’d like to get knit up prior to the June summer TNNA show. The picture, left, is of my initial swatch. This shawl is a companion piece to Isn’t It Romantic?, but worked in...
by StephCat | Apr 16, 2016 | Knitting
I can finally tell you what I’ve had to be so quiet about! Guys, I’m doing a class with Craftsy!  It’s about teaching you how to modify colorwork stitch patterns to create your own personal fingerless mittens, and I am beyond excited. The tentative...
by StephCat | Apr 15, 2016 | Knitting
The Sand Ripples Shawl features a lovely bi-colored cable pattern, complementary lace edging, and short-rowed garter stitch body. I love this one!  I’ll likely be sending it off to Anzula for their trunk shows (which means you all may get the chance to see it...
by StephCat | Apr 13, 2016 | Designs, Knitting
The Fibre Company Cumbria Fingering Shawl (it’ll get a real name soon!)vis the first of two shawls I’m trying to get finished up before summer TNNA (early/mid June 2016). It’s a modified garter stitch tab shawl, sort of like a Faroese shaped shawl,...