The Oh-Oh Hoodie is published!

The Oh-Oh Hoodie I submitted to Petite Purls has been published on their website! I knit two sweaters for the photo shoot, a boy and girl version. Now that's it's finally up, I feel like I need to get working on a new design. I'm in the mood for a grown up sweater, maybe something I would wear. I've been on a lace kick for awhile, so we'll see where that takes me...

I've been accepted!

I'm wicked excited! I just got a pattern accepted for publication through Petite Purls, an adorable on-line kids magazine. You'll just have to wait til their Fall issue to check it out. I feel all official now. I'll have to keeo up on my submissions...

Boxy Dishcloth

Dishcloths make great gifts, they're fast and easy, and not a huge investment. This fun little one is great and takes about 75 yards of a heavy worsted weight cotton.

Materials:
1 skein Cotonade (100% cotton)
set of size 7 needles

Cast on 33 sts. Knit 6 rows.
Row 1, 3, 5: knit
Row 2, 4, 6: k3, purl to last 3 sts, k3

Row 7, 9, 11: k6, p21, k6
Row 8, 10, 12: k3, p3, k21, p3, k3

Row 13, 15, 17: k6, p3, k15, p3, k6
Row 14, 16, 18: k3, p3, k3, p15, k3, p3, k3

Row 19, 21, 23: k6, p3, k3, p9, k3, p3, k6
Row 20, 22, 24: k3, p3, k3, p3, k9, p3, k3, p3, k3

Row 25, 27, 29: k6, (p3, k3) repeat to last 3 sts, k3
Row 26, 28, 30: (k3, p3) repeat to last 3 sts, k3

Row 31, 33, 35: k6, p3, k3, p9, k3, p3, k6
Row 32, 34, 36: k3, p3, k3, p3, k9, p3, k3, p3, k3

Row 37, 39, 41: k6, p3, k15, p3, k6
Row 38, 40, 42: k3, p3, k3, p15, k3, p3, k3

Row 43, 45, 47: k6, p21, k6
Row 44, 46, 48: k3, p3, k21, p3, k3

Row 49, 51, 53: knit
Row 50, 52, 54: k3, purl to last 3 sts, k3

Knit 6 rows. Bind off.

Now go wash some dishes!

February Baby Bonnet

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This is a little bonnet I came up with to go with the ever popular February Baby Sweater by Elizabeth Zimmerman from the Knitter's Almanac. I made it awhile ago but the blog is motivating me to put my patterns to paper, or pdf as the case may be. It's simple to do and very sweet.

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Ivy Felted Mittens

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A while back a customer came into my store looking for a pattern to recreate a mate to a felted mitten. I became quite smitten with said mitten and asked her to leave the solo mitten with me so I could design a pattern to make a new mitten. This is the result. I'm rather pleased with these mittens. They are very warm, go up high on the cuff, and have some simple details that add a lot. The cuffs are embroidered after with french knots and simple stitches. Both mittens also have a single silver button which adds a touch of class. They work up fast with a double strand of bulky wool on size 13 dpns. You can whip a pair up in an evening!

My Wicked Easy Wristas

I'm still trying to work out the kinks of getting my patterns onto a blog, so I'm going to share an older pattern I came up with during the fingerless mitts craze. They're wicked simple, wicked cute, and wicked fun to make - thus the Wicked Easy Wristas. The pattern is free so make yourself and everyone you love a pair!

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Hello big world!

I've resisted doing my own blog for some time. It feels self indulgent. It feels as if I'm putting too much out there. It feels weird. But, I keep making little steps into the 21st century, and blogs are just another part of that. I wanted a venue to share my knitting patterns, so here goes!