I hadn't heard from many knitters about errors in my patterns, and so I have to admit I was feeling rather smug about my proofreading and tech editing abilities.  As it turns out, what probably was happening was that many knitters purchased one of my patterns, and then after some period of time-- finding the right yarn, finishing up other projects, etc.-- actually started knitting from it!

(Please note that patterns purchased on or after March 11th, 2008 include all corrections listed here.) The first row of armhole shaping instructions is actually put under the heading "FRONT".  The first sentence after "FRONT" should read "...k to 5 (NOT 3) sts before right side marker, ssk, SSE".  Under "Armhole shaping" (subheading of "FRONT"), the number of times to repeat the two armhole shaping rows is INCORRECT for some sizes:  please substitute the following:  Rep these 2 rows 0 (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6) times.  Same paragraph:  number of rows to work even after armhole shaping is incorrect for some sizes:  should be 8 (10, 8, 8, 6, 6, 4) rows. Under BACK:  After joining yarn to work RS, begin armhole shaping to correspond to Front immediately; do not knit one row first. If you purchased this pattern before today and would like a corrected copy, please email me at knititude@gmail.com.

The pattern is finally available for purchase! I went into my photo archives to find the pictures I took when I finished knitting Fern, and couldn't believe it was back in February.  Ah well, a fe

I think Fern turned out pretty well!  Fits nicely; like the neckline; like the hemline.  I wasn't sure whether I wanted to block the Fern Pattern panels flat or not, but in the end I decided I like

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It's a good thing the upper part of a sweater front usually knits up quickly, because I've changed this one several times now.  I find the neckline to be one area of a garment design that benefits from trial and error, no matter how much I m

Let me describe what you are seeing here:  Fern from hem to bust, with the Fern Pattern panels on each side.  I used decreases  to shape the waist, and wanted this top to fit closely und

Here's the Fern Pattern swatch I mentioned earlier; the double decreases on each side cause a very strong curve to the stitch pattern, which is in fact why I chose to use it.  I decided it would give a

Here is the swatch for the Traveling Leaf pattern from my last post.  Do you recognize it?   It looks somewhat different than the book v