Pattern Writing

Holiday knitting giveaway Part I

 Are you doing any holiday gift knitting this year? Something that can be completed in an evening or two, with a couple of skeins of yarn?


"I'm still waiting for that pullover pattern...."

I've been working on getting the Bunny Yoke Child/Baby Pullover pattern ready for publication.


Let the de-stashing begin!

Hallelujah! Our almost-three-year-long house remodeling project is finally drawing to an end!


It is indeed a hat!

AND it's a free pattern!


New pattern coming soon!

After close to a year, I'm finally almost ready to send the pattern for this sweater off to my tech editor.  Othe


Props to the Craft Yarn Council of America

I paid a visit to the CYCA's website the other day to look at their charts for body measurements and standard sizing, and was pleasantly surprised to


Coming soon: Rib & Braid Jumper, with variations!

I've just finished the pattern for the Rib & Braid Jumper, as I've decided to call the woman's version of my


So many names...

Thank you all for some wonderful suggestions! I saw so many new things in the lace motif after reading all of the comments: umbrellas, cathedral windows, flying birds-- what fun! The fact that I've decided to stick with the name "Carlotta" is more a reflection of how I've come to think of the pattern, and the memories I have of a day spent at Villa Carlotta, than a choice based on the merits of each suggested name. So I've decided to give two free patterns away: one to Jeanie, because I thought the name Azalee was especially beautiful, and one to Aimee, because after reading her comment, I could actually see the sandhill cranes in flight across the top of the beret (all on a collision course towards the center, but that's neither here nor there!). I've finished the chart for the hat, but I'm thinking I will write out the directions as well-- I encourage the use of charts (and prefer them myself), but I realize that some knitters would rather follow written-out instructions. So I would guess that the pattern will be finished within a week or two, and I will email it to the winners as soon as it's ready.