The term “Hotsy Totsy” came from the 1920s. It means something like “very pleasing or good,” or “comfortably stable or secure.”

This shawl, along with my Crystal Carousel knit shawl, will be FREE TO DOWNLOAD for the rest of April!

This shawl, along with my Chili Chocolate crochet shawl, will be FREE TO DOWNLOAD for the rest of April!

Convertible, cabled gloves!

It’s time to get everything sorted! These square and rectangular crochet Office Organizer baskets are wonderful for keeping all your supplies tidy, and you productive. With six different sizes and shapes included in the pattern, you can customize your own perfect organizing solution!

This undulating and elongating pattern of ribbed columns is inspired by gemstones and crystal prisms. The colors and striations of this yarn are reminiscent of blue-green variations of apatite minerals, also called Moroxite. This pattern shines on its own with lots of textural interest and also has many solid blocks to highlight the inherent be...

Double-thick cuff with embedded ear flaps!

This is a tiny, thin headphone pouch for your earbuds that will fit anywhere!

Cotton yarn is notorious for its tension issues when using it to knit patterns with cables. I discovered that by framing the cables in lacework, you can provide some slack for your cable twists and compensate for the yarn’s lack of elasticity. It creates a mesmerizing fabric that really makes the cables pop!

I use these short closet organizer baskets to hold my folded clothes in a closet that doesn’t have any drawers. It holds about 14 shirts folded KonMari-style in two rows, though this can vary a bit depending on shirt size and fabric thickness.

This pattern makes 5 small dishcloths on the bias, each with a different pattern: garter, seed, basketweave, mock rib, and diamond. Each dishcloth measures about 5” square, and you can make all 5 from a single, small big-box-store ball of cotton yarn!

This grocery tote is designed to work just like a reusable grocery bag you’d buy at the supermarket: similar size, similar shape, similar construction and folding.

I designed and sized this sock pattern to shape it to my own feet. I’m publishing it so that I can make more matching socks again in the future, or have a basic pattern I can expand upon that I know will fit well.