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:

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Still Spinning

Back in 2020 I wrote about returning to my love of spinning. Well, since then, though it seems like I haven’t spent that much […]

Rainbow Heirloom: Vivid Colour!

My friend Nina runs a hand-dyed yarn company called Rainbow Heirloom, here in Edinburgh. Some of you may know Nina already, as she’s lent […]

Blocking: how to finish your hand-knit hat

How to block a hand-knit hat.

Snap Hat – sparkly and swift!

Here’s a simple, sparkly stash-buster to help you with spring cleaning – the Snap hat!

Round and Round We Go with the Colourful Carousel Hat!

Round and round we go! We’ve got a new fun-to-knit little number for colour lovers: the Carousel hat.

How to Knit an I-Cord Edge

How to work an i-cord bind-off, a lovely little knitterly detail to finish a sweater neckline, blanket or shawl edge.