patterns
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fall/winter 2013: elskling
I may be a little biased, but I love the backstory for Elskling. Elskling means “darling” in Norwegian, and it’s based on the sweater I designed and knit for my winter wedding. Our winters in Seattle may be mild, but I knew I was going to need some outdoor cover with my sleeveless dress in Continue reading
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fall/winter 2013: moon pulls
The ideas that came together to form Moon Pulls have been bouncing around in my head since the beginning of this year. On a quick trip to Iceland just after Christmas, I picked up some Lopi in a few beautiful colors. I wasn’t sure exactly what I was going to make with those skeins of Continue reading
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fall/winter 2013: nikoline
Next up in my series of posts about the F/W pieces is Nikoline! These socks feel particularly old-fashioned to me, and that’s probably the result of reading a lot of Annemor Sundbø. The other main source of inspiration for these socks was a young Norwegian photographer named Nikoline L.R. (her work is absolutely stunning; view her Continue reading
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fall/winter 2013: inkling
It’s been a race to the finish, but Paper Tiger Fall/Winter 2013 is essentially done, and the first pattern has been released! You can see all five patterns in the lookbook, which is viewable here. The patterns will be released via Ravelry over the course of the week and I should have some hard copies on Continue reading
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housewarming
I have so many projects on the needles at the moment, between Faire du Vélo, working on my F/W collection, and the couple other patterns I’ll be releasing in the fall; I guess I felt the need to get back to basics and knit a project as easy as they come. Weirdly, I’d never knit Continue reading
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vasa; or, the structural importance of seams
A few months ago I took one of Josh Bennett‘s classes at Vogue Knitting Live! Seattle. Josh is an incredible designer who’s got his hands in a bunch of different places in the knitting world, with a handknit line for Michael Bastian, and a wide body of work for Rowan and Vogue Knitting, among others. He’s Continue reading
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amiina
photo by Sarah Jurado Sometimes it rains on photoshoot day. I have a new pattern to share today, and I thought I’d share a little bit about the photoshoot, too. One of the things I love most about what I do is the chance to work with my very creative friends, and I hired my Continue reading
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elam
I have a new pattern to share with you today! In an attempt to keep using up the endless skeins of yarn around my studio, I knit up this simple lace rib beanie over the course of two evenings (I love an instant gratification project). The yarn is Berroco Ultra Alpaca in Tigers Eye Mix, Continue reading
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the pine bough cowl, a sweater for your neck
I was thrilled when my friend Cirilia Rose, creative director at Skacel Fiber Studio, asked me if I’d be interested in designing a pattern for Skacel’s newest yarn, Kenzie, a tweedy DK-weight wool-nylon-alpaca-angora-silk blend from New Zealand. I couldn’t help saying yes after she brought over a few sample balls in different colors, and I fell head over Continue reading
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rhubarbidoo
I’ve been keeping the pattern-writing momentum going and I’ve got another new one to roll out today! May I present Rhubarbidoo: I picked up three little balls of Shetland Spindrift on a trip to Edinburgh in June, with the intent to use them together for a project. I thought I’d knit up an earwarmer for Continue reading
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