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I really enjoyed designing the Octave Sweater for Knitty's Deep Fall 2021 issue - but in the process of creating it, I just couldn't decide what I wanted to do. One day I'd be looking at Adidas tracksuits for inspiration, and then next I'd be flipping through my favourite book of charted Japanese twisted stitch patterns. I decided what I wanted was a blank canvas a knitter could easily make their own.   With a 12 stitch panel on the sleeves, I made a version with those twisted stitches, and a version with a fun dip stitch detail - both of...

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...