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Considering how much I love my various sets of interchangeable needles, you might be surprised to learn I didn't get my first set until a decade into my knitting career. (It was still more in the hobby stages back then.)Before I got the set, I was making the most of the tools I already had, some of which were inherited, or purchased for a specific project on the rare case I made it to a yarn shop. So if a pattern asked for a 3.25 mm needle and all I had was a 3.5 mm, I didn't go shopping - I...

If you are knitting newbie or just getting back to the craft after a little hibernation, hi there. I'll be honest, I might not be the right designer for you just yet. I like to design pretty complex patterns - I always say if I'm not breaking my brain, I'm not having any fun. I do have a few easy patterns - at least I think they're easy - and I encourage you to go have a look at them. But I also wanted to provide a few of my favourite resources for easy and beginner-friendly patterns, which I often point...

I love the stories behind names - whether it’s a new baby, a novel-in-progress or a knitting pattern, I’m always down with hearing what went into the choice.It’s not easy, coming up with creative, catchy and memorable names for 12-14 patterns a year. There’s always a moment in the design process (usually the ‘miles of stockinette’ or ‘make second sleeve’ section) when I look down at the project in my hands and think “What am I going to call this?”My first drafts are usually not terribly good. La Peregrina was called Lacy Heart Thing for awhile. Dorsett had several names,...