I love knitting socks designed by verybusymonkey, who is an incredibly talented knitwear designer with over 200 patterns under her belt! (Can you imagine being so endlessly creative?! I’m in…
Easy American Girl Doll Sweater Knitting Pattern
Gwen is hands-down my favorite American Girl Doll Sweater Knitting Pattern! Not only is this 18 inch doll sweater gorgeous, but it’s way easier than it looks: no fancy colorwork…
Little Leafy Socks & Stunning Heathered Sock Yarn!
I can’t decide what I love most about these socks: the gorgeous fuschia heathered sock yarn from Knit Picks or the delicate leaf-motif in this pattern by verybusy monkey. The…
My Favorite Easy Sock Knitting Pattern with Faux Cables and a Framed Heel
Nine to Five is an easy sock knitting pattern that looks super elegant with its faux cables and framed heel flap. I’ve worked it a couple of times before: once…
Shades of Green
I’m getting all sort of emails from Knit Picks promoting their annual Green Yarn Sale so I thought I’d write this post sharing some of my favorite green projects with…
Hello Gwen
I knitted this American Girl Doll sweater a while back and it’s one of my favorite pieces in Athena’s closet. It’s a fun piece to knit – the slipped stitch…
Garden Patch Socks
I recently finished this cool pair of socks designed by verybusymonkey. The pattern is called Garden patch and I love how it looks with this heathered green yarn. It makes…
Too Many WIPS to Count!
I have a serious WIP situation going on right now… and… I just made it worse by casting on a new pair of socks last night… oops! Here is a…
How to Avoid Color Pooling from Variegated Yarn on Sock Heels
I absolutely loved this gorgeous tonal yarn from Knit Picks so I broke my ban on variegated yarn and bought it anyway. I try to stay away from variegated sock…
Indigo Tweed Simple Skyp Socks
I loved the last pair of Simple Skyp socks I made out of tweed yarn so I decided to make myself a pair too. This Indigo color is absolutely lovely,…