Colorshift gives you permission to dabble in your favorite hues! Wavy stripes pop against the two-tone background, perfect for showcasing gradients and combining different yarns, weights and colorways. The ones used here are beautiful, hand-dyed yarns from Magpie Fibers, The Periwinkle Sheep and Spun Right Round. The elongated triangle shape is worked from tip to…
The act of knitting has special magic. Losing yourself in a project can bring you joy in a hard moment, a joy which is captured in every stitch and passed on when you gift the finished project to a friend. “Catch My Fall” perfectly embodies that magic. The simple, repetitive pattern is easy to knit…
Every knitter knows this feeling: “Oh yes, I’ll go to bed now. Just one more row…” With this shawl, it was the same for me – I couldn’t put it down! I wanted to work stripe after stripe, just to see how beautiful the colors would combine and how harmonious they would play with each…
A soft hush falls across the city in the evenings, and there’s just enough chill in the air to appreciate the lush, sophisticated warmth of this gorgeous garment. Knit with Shibui Yarns Echo and Silk Cloud held together, the fabric is airy with a divine amount of drape. A pair of arm openings make it…
Near my home is an area called Ruhrgebiet, where once nearly every man was a coal miner and the traditional miner’s greeting, “Glückauf”, is still used to wish each other good luck. This asymmetrical triangle shawl takes its name from that greeting, and is inspired by this region. When you visit, you’ll still find old…
Evocative lace and sensual drape turn Rainshadow into an exquisite accessory — both to wear, and to knit. The lace pattern is worked in stripes throughout the asymmetrical triangle shawl’s garter stitch body, with a band of lace at the bindoff edge creating a scalloped effect. The contrast color section is worked entirely in lace,…
This project has been a journey for me, and there’s a story connected to it that I want to share with you. In February 2015, I spent a few days in Munich, teaching knitting workshops. The weeks before, Geli, my mother-in-law, had not been feeling well and I knew she was seeing the doctor while…
The sweltering summer heat can make it impossible to want to do anything — even knit! But when temperatures soar, I enjoy working with delicate laceweight yarns like Pascuali Alpaca Royal, a supersoft blend of alpaca and baby alpaca. Winter On My Mind is the perfect shawl to knit while longing for cooler days. With…
With everything we do, we leave traces on this planet. And not only on this planet – but also on the Moon! Did you know that the tracks the Apollo 14 crew left on the moon surface are still very visible? Especially the ones from their Modularized Equipment Transporter (MET), fondly known as the “rickshaw”.…
With everything we do, we leave traces on this planet. And not only on this planet – but also on the Moon! Did you know that the tracks the Apollo 14 crew left on the moon surface are still very visible? Especially the ones from their Modularized Equipment Transporter (MET), fondly known as the “rickshaw”.…
