Category Archives: Knit

Knit Your Own Adventure Summit: Swatch School!

Posted on October 20, 2026 | 1 comment

I’m excited to be part of the Knit Your Own Adventure Summit again! This year’s event is the Swatch School Edition. This is a free 3-day virtual virtual event where 20+ teachers each share one signature technique on a small 6-inch swatch. You can try all the techniques that interest you, and decide what you love most!

Knitters get to:

Try new techniques without starting a whole project
Learn in short sessions, 15 to 20 minutes each
Build real skills, from gauge and charts to fixing mistakes without ripping back
Connect with other knitters in a friendly space where mistakes are normal

I’m giving a presentation about Log Cabin Knitting. I love log cabin knitting; it’s easy garter stitch knitting, perfect for multi-tasking or meditative knitting. I’ll show you how to pick up stitches along the edges of your knitting, and how to use your “magic number” of stitches and rows.

This summit is free! You can watch the presentations for 48 hours after they go up. You can also upgrade your access with an Expedition Pass, but basic access is totally free.

You can get all the details about the Knit Your Own Adventure Summit over here, but as a quick recap:

The summit will run from November 3-5, 2026
Each day will be packed with amazing speakers who are ready to help you learn
The summit is absolutely free to attend, but you can choose to get the upgraded Expedition Pass for bonus resources and an upgraded event experience, including lifetime access to all the sessions

Learn more about the Knit Your Own Adventure Summit: Swatch School Edition, and grab your free ticket here (The links to the summit give me credit for you signing up, which is free. If you upgrade your access with an Expedition Pass, I receive a commission. Totally up to you.)

Looking forward to it! I’ll be in a live discussion panel on November 4 with other designers including Jen Lucas. Her presentation is on blocking lace. We’ve collaborated before on other projects, it will be fun to meet up again!

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Three nights in Reykjavik, part 2

Posted on October 19, 2026 | Leave a comment

I finished my headband (no blocking) in time to wear it to the Northern Lights tour that night, but it was too chilly to wear it. Silly me; I should have worn it OVER my brioche hat! We did buy DH some heavier gloves before the tour.

This was a quick and fun project. The colors didn’t have quite as much pop against each other as I wanted, but the color selection was limited and I didn’t want to buy more ash gray, because I had more of it at home. There is plenty of yarn left to make mittens later.

The aurora decided to come out and play! Our guide with East/West Tours told us it had been cloudy for a couple weeks, but we had a stellar evening. We made three stops.

the purple isn’t visible to my naked eye

aurora borealis with the big dipper — Aurora borealis with Ursa Major (Big Dipper)

this photo from our tour guide; the rest are mine

The colors are much brighter through a camera than they are to the naked eye. So beautiful. I think I took a hundred pictures.

Onward to one more day in Iceland…

Introducing Floral Rhapsody

Posted on October 2, 2026 | Leave a comment

Floral Rhapsody is a two color half-pi (semi-circular) shawl, knit flat. It features sweet little assigned pooling flowers on a striped background. The shawl ends with a sweep of Old Shale lace edging.

The half-pi construction keeps your patterning simple with only occasional changes in stitch count. A video tutorial for the Trillium pooling stitch is provided in the pattern.

Choose 2 coordinating 400 yard skeins of fingering weight yarn, one of which is dyed for assigned pooling. I used A Chick That Knitz Singles Fingering in Vintage Rose AP (pooling) and Respect.

The pattern is available on Ravelry and Payhip. Use coupon code ROSES for 15% off through October 10, 2026.

I love this design, and I hope you do, too!

Color is a funny thing

Posted on September 29, 2026 | Leave a comment

I wanted to knit a second Floral Rhapsody (coming soon), so I cast on with several different color combinations from my stash.

This one is just too exciting for me.

Better? But still pretty bold for me.

Winner winner chicken dinner! Not super contrasty, but I like it.

The original is still my favorite!

Handy Little Me Cruise

Posted on September 19, 2026 | 6 comments

I’ve been invited to teach on a cruise next September!

I’ll be teaching along with Louise Bollanos (Handy Little Me) and Melissa Leapman. We’re planning our classes now.

The cruise is on the Holland America Zuiderdam. It departs from Quebec City, and ends in Boston.

You can find more information and register on the Handy Little Me Cruise site.

I’ve taught on cruises before. It’s an enjoyable way to travel; you get to visit interesting ports and your hotel room comes along with you! No daily packing and unpacking. We’ll have classes and dinners together, as well as knitting opportunities. Bring a friend, or make new ones!

Have you ever been on a knitting cruise?

2027 is shaping up to be a very interesting year!

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VKLive NYC 2027

Posted on September 17, 2026 | 2 comments

I’m looking forward to VKLive in New York in January! This is the biggest event I teach at; it’s a whirlwind of fun.

Helix knitting is one of my new classes. I’m looking forward to teaching it there, and also at For Yarn’s Sake this Sunday, a little closer to home. Jogless stripes are so tidy!

There are so many classes with so many wonderful teachers; there’s something for everyone. The market at VKL is huge, and there are fashion shows and interviews happening on the stage all day long. VKLive is a great place to see old friends and make new friends.

VIP registration is open now, and general registration is coming soon. Come knit with me!

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Coming soon: Floral Rhapsody

Posted on September 3, 2026 | 9 comments

collage of assigned pooling knit shawl, yarn, stitch detail

Hot off my needles, it’s Floral Rhapsody! (Name may change, we’ll see. Give me your suggestions!)

This half-pi shawl features easy shaping, easy stitches, and assigned pooling. It’s knit with two skeins of fingering weight yarn, one of which is dyed for assigned pooling. I used A Chick that Knitz Singles Fingering in Vintage Rose (pooling) and Respect.

I’m looking for a few test knitters; let me know if you’re interested!

It took me six cast ons, but I finally heard what the yarn was trying to tell me. I love it!

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Read listen knit!

Posted on August 19, 2026 | 6 comments

Vogue Knitting is launching a membership community in September, the Next Loop. You can read about the Next Loop here. They’ve been running newsletters in advance of the launch, and I was pleased to be included in a discussion: Is brioche still hot? You can read the article here.

I love reading or listening to podcasts while I’m knitting. One of my favorites is Articles of Interest by Avery Trufelman. It’s about fashion and the things we wear, but not about being fashionable. Lots of interesting history. The current episode is titled Lace and Labor, and it’s about knitting, crocheting, and the history thereof. Give it a listen here.

Another favorite podcast is We Tried To Tell You, hosted by Marie Greene (designer, teacher, my ex-publisher) and LYS owner Sarah Keller. I love this industry insider look at knitting/fiber.

You can listen to these on Apple Podcasts, or directly from the links listed above.

Do you read/listen/watch TV while you knit? I’m not much of a TV watcher, but reading and listening work for me!

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Tagged Articles of Interest podcast, Brioche knitting, knitting podcasts, The Next Loop, Vogue Knitting, We Tried To Tell You podcast

Hello Brioche!

Posted on August 17, 2026 | 4 comments

I’ve always meant to publish more patterns from my book, Brioche Knit Love: 21 Skill Building Projects from Simple to Sublime. Still working on it! I just released the patterns for the Hello Brioche set: scarf, hat, mitts. These three pieces are knit in single color brioche. The scarf is knit flat, the hat is knit in the round, and the mitts begin in the round, flat for the thumb section, and in the round for the top.

You can purchase them through Ravelry, individually or in an ebook. The ebook contains all three pieces for less than the price of two individual patterns. The link is here. Use the coupon code HIYA for 15% off an individual pattern or the entire ebook. If you’re a subscriber to my newsletter, you have a coupon code coming; I have to write the newsletter first!

I just checked on Amazon for the listing for Brioche Knit Love so I could update my Ravelry pages from the old Library House Press listing, and I noticed that the book is on sale for $17.69, 34% off list price. This is the same price as the Kindle ebook version, too. It’s a great deal. I’m not the one who put it on sale; that’s Amazon. If you’re going to want more than the Hello Brioche ebook from Ravelry, you should jump at buying the whole book on Amazon. I don’t know how long that price will hold, so go check it out if you’re so inclined. (When my original publisher closed doors, I turned to Kindle Direct Publishing to keep my book available; it was the simplest way to get it done.)

I don’t know about your weather, but it’s been a bit cool here in Portland. The hours of daylight are shrinking, too. I can feel autumn is just around the corner. Time to start knitting cozy things, so we’re ready!

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Luminos Tee for Two

Posted on August 9, 2026 | 8 comments

My second Luminos Tee is done, and I love everything about it. It’s knit exactly the same as the first one. Pattern is by Yamagara, and it’s well written and easy to follow. (Ravelry link)

It’s been fun expanding my wardrobe this summer.

I thought about knitting one more Ranunculus with some Handmaiden Flyss (silk and linen), but it’s really time to get back to work around here. I’ve started playing with more yarn from A Chick That Knitz; this is Vintage Rose (pooling) and Respect on her Singles fingering base.