Emily Wessel

About Emily Wessel

Hi! I’m Emily Wessel, I design fun-to-knit patterns, and develop our knitting pattern app. I live on Vancouver Island, Canada, with my husband and two kids, where I like to run, knit, learn languages, and hang out with friends. I am co-founder and designer at Tin Can Knits - www.tincanknits.com

Posts by Emily Wessel:

Yarns for Knitting Lace

There are so many great yarns for knitting lace, each with it’s own unique personality!

What’s Next for the Tin Can Knits App?

We’re in the middle of a BIG development push – we’re making the Tin Can Knits App *WAY* better.

Grove T-shirt Tips and Swatches

Helpful tips on yarn choice and construction for the Grove T!

Simple Sweater – Handspun Stripes

I’ve knit the Simple Sweater MANY times… but I think this striped handspun version that I made for my littlest, Neve, is my favourite of all time!

Colour Blocking Tips and Palette ideas!

Our best tips for crafting colour-blocked combinations that ‘just work’.

Decrease Lines

Let’s get decreasing! This post looks at how different types of knit decreases look when they are stacked up, row after row, forming what we call ‘decrease lines’.