This tee was completed and the pattern written up while we were on holiday on the East Coast of Canada, one of my favourite places. We had stayed in a pretty little bay for three days where we watched the tides roll in and out, and the birds swoop and call to each other. When the tide went out, it revealed a forest of seaweed that had been hidd...

A reversible hat solves two problems: no need to choose just one colour for your hat, you CAN have two, and it makes a light weight lacy hat doubly warm!

Are your thoughts turning to those of love as St. Valentine’s Day approaches? Perhaps you would like to show it with your knitting? Even though hearts are feeling warmer this time of year, the weather outside is not! Grab a skein of red or pink Santa Cruz and a skein of Estelle Alpaca Merino DK in a complimentary colour and make yourself a pair...

By popular demand, I have worked out both toddler and child sizes for my line of Walk Mittens. I suppose it only makes sense that if you’re going to go on family outings in the woods, on the trails, or just around your block, everyone should have warm hands! This time I have opted for a machine washable yarn that holds up to the wear and tear t...

Walking local trails has long been a favourite thing for my family to do, and to walk them in the winter is almost as fun as in the summer. Except for the problem of cold hands. The wind can rip right through the little spaces in knitted mittens, leaving hands less than warm. The answer to this problem is to knit a lining for your mittens, doub...

A mitten pattern need not be difficult to be beautiful. This mitten is easy to make, with a simple column of seed stitch running up the back of each for interest, the addition of a strand of kid silk to the cuff for colour and softness, and a lining knit in a soft and warm alpaca merino blend. A tiny snowflake charm has been sewn onto the mitte...

Mittens are usually thought of as functional, and they are, but these are also pretty! Who doesn’t need a little sparkle in the middle of a dreary winter?

Socks can be plain and straightforward, very fancy with lots of detail, or sometimes they can be a little bit surprising. These socks fall into the last category. From the front they look like a plain vanilla sock, but when you turn around, the view of the back is eye catching. The cable pattern is simple to do, and just a little bit addictive;...

I love to wear hand knit mittens in the winter, but when I’m out walking I find that the wind can rip right through the little spaces in the knit fabric, leaving my hands less than warm. The answer to this problem is to knit a lining for your mittens, doubling the insulating value. And if you’re going to go to the trouble of knitting linings, y...

The Wishbone Socks pattern is one of those wonderful patterns that is quite easy to do, but will make you look like a superstar knitter to the casual observer. A simple manipulation of stitches down the outside of each sock to make a textured pattern is all it takes to make a simple vanilla sock pattern become something extra special.

This hat is a cozy choice for a winter hat, faux fur around your face and a soft wool and alpaca blend for the body of the hat. Knitted in two super bulky yarns on 8mm needles, it is also a very quick knit.

This scarf came about as the result of a request from my sister. She had seen a photo of a scarf that she loved, which had pattern support, but only in Russian, with a sketchy English interpretation. After knitting it up according to these instructions, I was not happy with the results and decided to rework the pattern entirely. A few weeks and...