This beautiful toe-up sock was designed for my youngest daughter to give as a Christmas present to her boyfriend’s father. The family come from Grand Falls, Newfoundland. To honour the family, I made socks for the mother, the father, and of course, my daughter’s boyfriend. They were a big hit. This easy cable on the outer edge of each foot is s...

This pattern is inspired by a romantic sea voyage. The chains on an anchor hold the anchor in place. Like an anchor, the heart is ever flowing with kindness, keeping one anchored to their soulmate, filling one with love. This sock is dedicated to those who love, have loved, and have even lost their love to the sea of time.

When spring arrives, we see the first few flowers pushing their way up through to the sun. Children grab their skipping ropes and begin playing Double Dutch. They skip, sing songs, and try to go faster and faster, trying to trip each other up in the ropes. The Skipped Double Cable Chain is a reminder of the kids jumping, laughing, and is a sure...

The summer is the best time of the year when the trees are full of juicy ripe fruit. You can walk right up to a tree, reach your hand up for its bounty, and pluck a sweet treat right off the branch. There is nothing better than to have the juice of sweet fruit running down your chin!

I have a friend, Sue, who is a foster mom to cats. She takes the cats from the humane society, cares for them, feeds them, and does a great job looking after them.

I went to Greece for my honeymoon and found the island Santorini was by far my favourite. All of the homes and shops are covered with beautiful tiles. The designs on the tiles represent the stories of the Greek gods and demi-gods. This pattern is dedicated to my daughter Beatrice who loves mythology and understands my obsession with yarn.

M. C. Escher was an artist of the 20th century whose mathematical constructs were both amazing and unusual. His use of light and dark, pattern, repetition, colour, and 3D effects fooled the eye and brought hours of optical illusion fun for the viewers of this wonderfully eclectic art. This pattern is inspired by his use 3D effects in a textural...

Horseshoes have been considered a symbol of good luck by those who believe in superstitions, since the 4th century. The Greeks believed that this ancient emblem used to ward off the “evil eye.” Since horses were held sacred, their crescent shaped shoes became symbols of good luck. Common legend is that the ends must be pointing up (keeping all ...

During the winter, when the light is low and the days are cold, there comes a celebration. People gather to bring joy and love to one another. The thistle represents the enlightened person, the generosity of heart, and is tinged with the thorns of sadness. While we love, we must learn from our mistakes, to bring joy again to someone else.

On a crisp winter day, when the air is clear and cold, with snow on the branches of the trees, the lone song of single bird can be heard for miles. A blanket of snow covers the earth, children build snowmen, and lay down to create snow angels. Winter is a magical time of the year. During the day, the trees are dark underneath with white coats, ...

On a rainy autumn day, we played Chinese Checkers all day long. During a cold winter night, we played in the kitchen by the warmth of the oven while my mother was baking. I became fascinated by the patterns on the board made by the marbles. This pattern reminds me of the good old days at home.

In autumn the days are warm and sunny and the nights are cool, prompting the leaves to change colours. The wind picks up and the leave slowly drift to the ground, making wonderful piles for children to jump into. Warm apple cider, raking leaves, and bundling up in sweaters mark the return of the cooler weather. This pattern is inspired by the l...

When I was a kid going to summer camp, one of the activities we had was making the God’s Eye as part of our craft session. I always thought of the little Popsicle stick projects as having a greater significance. The Ojo de Dios or God’s eye is a ritual tool, magical object, and cultural symbol evoking the weaving motif and its spiritual associa...

To Celebrate the 150th birthday of Canada

Walking along the beach you look down and see a shell. As you bend down to pick it up, you notice that the shell is reflected in a bit of water as the wave rolls out. The shell has a mirror image in the water and is recreated in this unique sock pattern.

During the summer, you can find the most beautiful caterpillars walking across the leaves of flowers, trees, and even weeds. When you look at the tracks that they make, you will see the markings of how they ate their way across the leaves.

Clams are wonderful at any time of the year. During the summer, you can go clamming and have them in a bake. In the winter, they are great to have in chowder. These amazing creatures have beautiful shells that have been used a currency in the past or jewelry.

Out for a walk on a breezy sunny day, you can see little clouds floating by. Flowers are waving their heads towards the sun. The fluttery petals and the shapes of the clouds remind one of gingham dresses with Ric Rac ribbon trim from childhood. These socks are a tribute to carefree childhood memories gone by.

When spring finally arrives, the windows need cleaning. The cleaners, with buckets of hot soapy water, run up their wobbly ladders to clean off the last vestiges of winter. People in their homes pull back the curtains to reveal clean windows that let the sun in. It is finally time to plant the garden. The pattern represents those daring window ...

Sheldon and Amy love FLAGS. When spring finally comes, the wind picks up and blows away the last of winter. The flowers are blooming and flags are waving in the breeze. Children are out in the parks flying kites, playing and laughing in the sunshine. On a clear sunny day, you can see flags flapping in the breeze.

When the flowers are blooming, sailboats go into the water after their long winter sleep. The time is right to hoist the sails and let the breeze take the boat where it will. The fun is in the wind billowing out the sails with the sun glinting on the water.

Seaweed floats around and moves with the waves. On a clear day, you can see the seaweed bobbing about in the water, without a care in the world. Swimming around the seaweed, one can see beautiful, exotic fish.

When it comes to showing your passion, as opposed to wearing your HEART on your sleeve, why not put it on your SOCKS? This beautiful cuff down sock pattern is a combination of lacy and purled hearts, giving the sock some flair with texture and lace. The pattern has both a chart AND written instructions with a pretty Linen stitch variation for t...

The dark hedges in Northern Ireland (near the village of Armoy) along Bregagh Road lies a stunning site: A row of Beech trees that curve in crazy cool ways. The trees, planted by the Stuart family in the 18th century to dress up the road towards their manor, sit intertwined, creating a truly bizarre site in any season. This curvy and mystical r...

Turtles love to play in the garden, leaving a wonderful wavy pattern in the sand. The mock eyelet cable outlines the turtle tracks. This easy toe up pattern can be reversed for a cuff down version, but you need to start at row 1. I used a variation on the FLK heel, called Kiss the Partridge but instead of slip 1 with yarn behind, I chose to sli...

The flowers are chasing the vines down to the toe to see who can get there first. It’s a race to the finish of Flowers versus Vines. This cuff-down pattern is totally reversible and can easily be done toe-up. Enjoy this light, airy, spring or summer sock. Try different yarns for the cuffs, heels, and toes for something totally different!

Every girls wants a little bling. Why not put it on your feet with this innovative new design. This design is best with tonal or solid coloured yarn. Variegated will hide the pattern of the diamonds and the purls.

Easy seam-free rounded toe for cuff-down socks. This is a sock recipe / tutorial

Pattern is adjustable. It can be made wider or longer. Use 1.25 skeins of yarn. Use larger needles than called for with the yarn to make it drape properly.