Dotty Strange Brew
This little yoke languished in the pile of unfinished projects for too long! A simple but fun colourwork yoke for Neve.
Strange Brew
Vintage Green Strange Brew
Green isn’t generally one of my go-to colours. I tend toward the primaries, so this green + pink concept… it’s colouring WAY outside my usual box.
A sweater for my bestie
Chantal is one of my oldest, dearest friends and she lives across the Atlantic from me. I wish a could see her more often, but sending her a sweater was the next best thing.
A Strange Brew for John
Is there anything better than seeing people you love, and AT THE SAME TIME admiring work that you’re super proud of?! Yup, it’s the best.
Strange Brew Improvisation
As a designer, I was SUPER excited to publish our Strange Brew yoke recipe pattern, because it meant that I could knit just about ANYTHING… using a single pattern. I could knit it a little differently each time, depending on my mood and inspiration.
How to plan a steek in a Strange Brew colourwork sweater
What is steeking? Steeking is cutting your knitting, and it is a particularly useful technique when knitting colourwork. Using this technique you knit a sweater in the round as though it were a pullover, then ‘steek it’, cutting it up the front, it to create a cardigan.