A Baking Day Tradition
What I have always loved most about Christmas is tradition. There is something about doing the same thing every year that makes me happy. Here are few of my family’s holiday traditions.
Hats for the Whole Family
Is there anything cuter than a family in matching hats? Ok, maybe a family in matching sweaters – but who has the knitting stamina for that?! Not even me, so I’m left with adorable matching hats.
Single Skein of Sock Yarn dilemma ::: doubling and tripling yarns
How to put that precious single skein in your stash to good use: hold it doubled!
Radio Silence
A few highlights from our brief time in the same city at the same time.
Gather
The Gather pattern has instructions for both a hat and cowl featuring my new favourite technique: smocking. It looks a little bit like a cable, but it is easier to work and very stretchy – perfect for a hat. This design really shines in subtle semi-solids and in wilder variegated colourways.
Smocking Stitch
A tutorial on the impressive, but simple, smocking stitch.