by StephCat | Feb 14, 2017 | Designs, Knitting
The end of last week the rights to the Flidais Stole returned to me. I’ve since laid it out in my own pattern format and added line by line instructions for the chart. Here’s the pattern info! The Flidais Stole combines multiple Aran Lace patterns for a...
by StephCat | Feb 7, 2017 | Knitting
Have you heard the terms sample knitter, and test knitter, and wondered what the difference is? Some folks may define those two terms a bit differently, but here’s how I look at it. A sample knitter: Knits the pattern precisely as written Uses the yarn supplied...
by StephCat | Feb 2, 2017 | Knitting
2017 will likely not be as prolific as 2016 — 26 new designs is a hard number to beat, and much of what I’ll be working on won’t be published til spring 2018. Having said that, I am working on a collaboration with another designer, and that...
by StephCat | Dec 29, 2016 | Knitting
Holy cow. 26 patterns saw the light of day in 2016. Many of those had been written and prepped in 2015, but still! I published two sweaters: Fluvial (in Fibre Company Knightsbridge) and the Santa Cruz Cami (in in Anzula Breeze and Vera). Knit Picks accepted...
by StephCat | Dec 22, 2016 | Knitting
One of the things I love most about the Indie GAL (Gift-A-Long) is the chance to discover and/or promote other designers’ work. Over the course of the GAL I’ll be publishing gift-knitting related interviews with designers whose work I admire. Jane...
by StephCat | Dec 21, 2016 | Knitting
One of the things I love most about the Indie GAL (Gift-A-Long) is the chance to discover and/or promote other designers’ work. Over the course of the GAL I’ll be publishing gift-knitting (and gift-crocheting!) related interviews with designers whose work...