Welcome to my Knitting page!

Here you’ll see loads of posts about my latest knitting adventures, tips and techniques I’ve discovered, successes and even some failures, tons of pictures, inspiring pieces I find around the web, latest knitting news and amazing patterns I find! I hope you enjoy!

Free Sock Yarn Patterns – (That Aren’t Socks!)

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May 14, 2013
machine-washable sock yarn

Free patterns for you today! Who doesn’t love a gorgeous, free pattern? We all do! I’ve got some knitted ones and some crocheted ones, depending upon your preferred craft.  Did I design these? No. But I found them online and I hope you LOVE them! I wanted to share these with you because I’m getting [...]

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4 Reasons Why Yarn Changes Reality As We Know It

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March 27, 2013
hand painted superwash merino wool sock yarn

As I’ve put in a great many hours of knitting and crocheting and spinning in my lifetime (thousands upon thousands), a few things seem to recur… perhaps it’s just me, but I had to share: Yarn: 1. WARPS TIME. Yes, indeedy. Have you ever had the experience where you sit down to knit a row (or crochet) [...]

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One of the Best Things About Yarn

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March 7, 2013
color shifting wool yarn

Please read through to the end for an important message! Yarn is wonderful in so many ways… The colors. The textures. The fibers! The choices! The endless patterns and possibilities for it all! But you know what I consider one of the best parts of the whole yarn world? The connection it brings us with [...]

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The Brilliance of a Sock

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February 25, 2013
hand knitted socks picture

The concept of knitting your own socks is mind-blowing to most people, especially non-knitters. “Why make your own socks?” they ask, “When you can buy them for $1 a pair at Wal-mart!” To this I just chuckle secretly inside because they don’t know. They don’t know the joy and purpose and the satisfaction of knitting [...]

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Finished Object: Hitchhiker is D.O.N.E.

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December 4, 2012
hitchhiker shawl picture

Woo! I had to show you photos of this Hitchhiker shawl I finished. Pattern: Hitchhiker Needle: Size 2 Yarn: LusterSoft Fingering Wt superwash wool in Indian Corn We had our professional studio lights set up in the basement, so we decided to snap a few pictures of it!   I’ve said it before, I’ll say [...]

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15% Off Sale all Weekend and NEW YARN!

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November 24, 2012
fall weather leaves and stones wool sock yarn

Oh, good you’re here. I was hoping to catch you. I have NEWS! New items and sales and whatnot.  ~WHAT’S NEW?~ In the midst of a wee bit of shopping yesterday, I did manage to get my new wool sock yarn colorway listed on the site! It’s called AUTUMN RIVER and I think it’s just [...]

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New Things and Hideousness

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November 20, 2012
superwash merino wool sock yarn

I dyed up the most hideous yarn colorway the other day. It was so hideous that I didn’t even take a picture. It was a horrid, bright orange and garish black with a tinge of mahogany. I thought, “Nobody will EVER want this hideous monstrosity of a colorway!”  I can’t emphasize the word “hideous” enough. [...]

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An Indian Corn Hitchhiker

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November 16, 2012
hitchhiker shawl knitting pattern

You know when you get a notion for a knitting or crocheting project up your sleeve and the idea just won’t go away? You get a concept for a project and it simmers in your brain for weeks. You think on it. And you think on it. And then the day comes. And you cannot [...]

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Crimson Converti-Mitts Free Knitting Pattern

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November 6, 2012
free mitten knitting pattern

These convertible mittens are functional and warm and can be worn in two different ways: As a normal mitten for cooler winter days and as a fingerless mitt for those times when you need to use your fingers: Pulling out your credit card at the grocery store, rifling through your keys, texting on your cell [...]

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Melting Transitions Scarf Pattern

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September 17, 2012
easy beginner knitted scarf pattern

Melting Transitions Scarf This scarf is so indicative of the last 6 months of my life. It has been one of the most profound, most magical periods of my life, thus far. When I began this scarf, it was mid-spring here in Alaska. I was working a job. It was a great job, with wonderful [...]

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