Lately I’ve been going on outdoor adventures that bring me to lookout spots. I’m lucky to live in a place where all that stands between myself and a breathtaking view is a little hard work. A theme of my recent hikes has been Mountain Finders, which are like altars placed on vistas. Hikers can stand like the gnomon of a sundial and the peaks be...

The Whetstone Pullover is worked from the bottom up in one piece. The original stitch pattern creates a fabric that is dense and luxurious.

This is that sweater that’s as much the autumn as that fresh perfect smell after a good storm. Pick up the needles and watch our dry summer world transform into a landscape that cries out for our hand knits. This pullover is worked from the bottom up in one piece until the underarm divide. Sleeves are picked up and sleeve caps worked in short r...

Gauge : Sport 6 motifs = 4” DK 5 motifs =4” with larger needle

I’m the first to admit to being picky about the things that matter. I love slick sharp needles with smooth joins. I love exceptionally dark roast coffee brewed strong. I love a fountain pen with an extra-fine nib that’s a little heavy in my hand and filled with pretty ink.

The backbone of any good winter wardrobe is a giant pile of sweaters. The Dye Project Loowit Aran is a yarn born for that calling. It’s spun with plenty of airy loftiness so it knits up beautifully in a variety of gauges and stitches, including this perfect combination of interesting and easy to memorize lace.

The totally original construction of the Unbroken Yarn Cardigan is deceptive in its simplicity. Worked with very few breaks in the yarn, knitting begins with the button bands and collar and then clever shaping creates the back and fronts simultaneously. Once the fronts are complete, the back continues down until the sides can be joined and slee...

Gauge: 14 sts = 4” in seed st with larger needle

Yarn: The Dye Project Aran, pictured in Kölsch, 1 skein/ 175 yards

Tillamook Bay is a beautiful drive from Portland Oregon. You emerge from a national forest to find small communities, amazing views, and a killer cheese factory. Every Oregonian has a few outdoor places that live deep in their bones. Our spots for mushroom hunting, our swimming holes, or our little beach retreat. One of my spots is Tillamook Ba...

The Rogue River cuts through the Cascade Range mountains whose violent volcanic and tectonic births haven’t been smoothed out by time. I find wild Oregon to be endlessly inspiring. I wanted to make a shawl whose shapes echoed one another but were formed differently, like a peak and a river bend.

I love the women Stevie Nicks writes about. Elusive, wild, and independent. Gold Dust Woman is one of those songs that has always found me when I need a little of that wildness and that sense of adventure. I wanted a lace pattern as hypnotic as Stevie’s voice, a shape that’s easy to wear, and a finished cardigan that might make me feel as badas...

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Sweaters that fit are a real joy. The challenge I set for myself with Good Grades was to make a sweater that was beautiful and special and still easy to wear. A cardigan that gives the knitter the power to hug her curves perfectly. I think the curve of a woman’s lower back is one of the most beautiful curves for a sweater to compliment. I place...

Nibling is the non-gender specific word for your siblings kids, nieces and nephews alike. In my family those are some very knitworthy young folks!

Russian Nesting Dolls have an effect on me that many people might experience if they found themselves in a gymnasium full of puppies. too much cute to handle. Then inside there’s another doll and it’s even tinier. Some merry Matryoshkas seem like the perfect antidote to bleak, blustery winters. Cheerful colors and bright-cheeked smiles are what...

Having big feet has made me feel a little left behind in the great sock craze. Dainty lace and delicate patterns sometimes make me feel like my feet must be the size of the other knitters’ shoe boxes! Not to be deterred, I set myself a task to create a flattering, customizable pattern for gals like me who need a bit more room in the ankles and ...

While I realize that every piece of carefully-crafted knitwear I have ever given my sister will spend its life in the basket of “winter extras” at our parents’ house in New England, waiting for an ill-prepared guest to request some wardrobe fortification, I still sucker myself into knitting for her. This cowl is the perfect example of gift knit...