Tag: pattern development

  • Shabby, Not Chic

    The year was 1999. I was a college freshman. It was Fall. I needed a chair. I went to Ikea, picked out an inexpensive chair and a coordinating cover. The cover was a pale pea green. It moved from apartment to apartment. My first, second, third. A brief move back in with my parents. My…

  • Fall Design Ramp-Up

    I KNOW. I know. Summer is not even officially upon us here in the northern hemisphere, and here I am thinking ahead to fall pattern releases! But hear me out, because I’m so excited about this project. Much like any other industry, I’ve got to keep my pipeline FRESH. I have some older (unpublished) designs…

  • Finishing, Finally!

    Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate marketing links. I make a small commission for purchases made from links contained herein; at no cost to you. For months I have been working on baby blankets. AND FINALLY, I’m nearing the end of my epic baby blanket crochet-fest! Since late February, I’ve started 4 blankets. Frogged one, finished…

  • Yarn Chicken

    When I started the Alpha test phase of my Spring, Sprang, Sprung Cowl (small) I had little idea regarding the required yardage, merely a guesstimate. I could have taken careful weight measurements. I could have knit and unraveled a square and measured the length requirements for each yarn then extrapolated from there. Instead of doing…