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Journal
Welcome to the journal, where you’ll find all manner of informative posts on the subject of knitting.
NEW PATTERN: CLEAR CREEK CARDIGAN
New Pattern Release: The Clear Creek Cardigan is a long cabled cardigan with a double-faced stockinette buttonband worked in one with the sweater front pieces.
DEEP WINTER PATTERNS AND NEW CLASS
Two new patterns in Six Dutchess Farm 100% Gotland yarn.
DECEMBER KNITS
Two new patterns in CaMaRose Snefnug launch this week, along with a hat made with De Rerum Natura Cyrano.
VIDEO FINISHING TUTORIALS for the HORNBAEK CARDIGAN
Check out my finishing video tutorials for the Hornbaek Cardigan to learn how to join the back neck of the buttonband either invisibly or with a visible detail.
RENAISSANCE: NEW LIFE FOR OLD PATTERNS
Re-introducing two of my most beloved sweater patterns; Lady Yak and Odette.
YARN CHOICES FOR THE HORNBAEK CARDIGAN
Check out my swatch videos for the Hornbaek Cardigan to better understand each yarn’s potential.
NEW PATTERN: THE HORNBAEK CARDIGAN
Introducing my latest pattern, the Hornbaek Cardigan, a cropped raglan v-neck cardigan in a slip-stitch rib.
PATTERN SPOTLIGHT: STRATUS COWL
Design Spotlight: The Stratus Cowl ( a free pattern)
As part of my retrospective celebration I want to spend some time talking about how my patterns and designs work, and how they may differ from other patterns out there. It’s one of the trickiest things about searching for patterns, that simply looking at the finished product tells you next to nothing about what goes into making it. So, I thought it might be helpful to talk through the Stratus Cowl pattern as an introduction to my design process and my principles of pattern-writing.
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF INTO THE WOOL
It’s been 10 years and more than 100 patterns since I first started Into the Wool.