With my laptop being broken this summer, it's been a few months since I've highlighted (or published) a pattern. With the cooler weather on its way I want to invite in the Fall season with the seamless raglan, Cinders!

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Knit Picks recently published their Chalet, Cabled Sweaters collection. Among the many beautiful cabled sweaters is my Gannet Hoodie.

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Thunderstorm season has passed us by here in the northeastern United States making room for the insulating winter snow, but I remember the day in November when this pattern was released by Biscotte Yarns.

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 Can a crochet designer have an opus? I looked it up...
One definition of opus is: "any artistic work, especially one on a large scale."

So, yes—a crochet designer can have an opus. And designing Herdine was definitely one for me!

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Sometimes, a design comes out exactly as I imagined it would. This is one of those times. In my mind, it looked just like this, so I'm very excited to introduce you to the Everlife Cardigan.

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KFI's Winter collection is out, and among the new patterns is my Gwen pattern. It's a top-down, seamless cardigan, using Kathmandu Aran 100 yarn.

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I've been crocheting for what seems like my whole life. My mom taught me when I was very young, and my love of it snowballed (avalanched?) from there. But, it wasn't until recently that I discovered the joy (and obsession) of crochet cables.

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In my house, we have this trunk—a sort of chest—that was made by my partner’s grandfather. In it, we keep all the hats, scarves, mittens, gloves, cowls, etc... that we use throughout the cool seasons. We lovingly call it the “Warm Things Box”.

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We just entered 2020—a new decade—and I'm excited at the prospect of Spring! Knitscene has just published their Spring 2020 issue, filled with some great patterns to help us shift gears toward thinking of warmer days.

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I was feeling silly the night the Alice Hoodie was inspired. I swatched it in a single-ply bulky yarn, and tentatively named it "Squishy Wishy." I posted on twitter asking people if they would knit something with that name. I was surprised—people seemed pretty open to it. So I kept that title as I mailed the submission to Knitscene…

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Once upon a time, Green Mountain Spinnery put out a design submission call for their Mountain Mohair yarn. It's such a cozy yarn! I was inspired to design something cozy to match how I feel when I think about the yarn.

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