Before Sending it to Tech Edit…

If you are a yarn pattern designer, or an aspiring one, you might be wondering how polished does the pattern really need to be before I can send it to the tech editor? As a designer myself, when I finally started using a tech editor, I fretted over this a lot. With editing time isContinue reading “Before Sending it to Tech Edit…”

My Top Picks, American Wool

I became a yarn snob when I became allergic to acrylic yarn and switched over to wool and cotton. I guess now I’m a total yarn snob because I really want my wool to be American wool. We have so many sheep and their caregivers here in the States that I can support with myContinue reading “My Top Picks, American Wool”

Duplicate Stitch Sample

Choose any yarn with the appropriate sized needles and follow the written directions to make a small stockinette piece with a garter border. Then using the chart and a contrasting colors of yarn in the same weight and similar fiber, duplicate stitch the picture onto your swatch. This post goes with this tutorial video. CastContinue reading “Duplicate Stitch Sample”

Choosing a Pattern from an Internet Listing

No, the featured image is not a mistake, I’ve seen this in pattern listings and this is partly what this post is about. Recently Mom and I had a conversation about buying patterns from internet listings and how difficult it can be. I want to use this post to help stitchers navigate this and hopefullyContinue reading “Choosing a Pattern from an Internet Listing”

From Idea to Publication

This is the first entry that I am sharing about this project, that will probably become 2 shawl patterns. As you can see by the date below these thoughts are about a month old. I will add more thoughts as new posts as things keep developing. 02/28/24 I recently had the itch to design anotherContinue reading “From Idea to Publication”

Granny Square Plan

About this time last year Lora of Campfiber Yarns announced that she would be doing seasonal yarn collections about the forest for 2023. I decided to join in the fun. When each season came up for preorder I got one skein of non super wash DK in each color. I have all 36 colors now!Continue reading “Granny Square Plan”