The pattern was wonderfully clear. I can’t imagine being able to write patterns like that, you are very talented.
Holli is a great teacher and has a very friendly personality. I’ll look for her classes again next year. Thank you Holli ~ I so enjoyed meeting you.
Your patterns are always written well and easy to understand and to follow — not an easy task in an industry with little or no standards to follow.
I was so pleased with how well written this pattern was cause I am always nervous to try out patterns from designers I’m not familiar with.
One of the reasons I love working with Holli is because her patterns are beautiful.
Features
Article
How to Swatch Smarter: A Knitting Tip from Experience
Recently, I invited my newsletter readers to tell me what they love to knit — and I was so moved by the thoughtful responses that came in. I expected to gather useful data for future patterns and classes, but what I didn’t expect was the conversations that followed.
Class
Intarsia 101: Colour, Confidence, and Creativity
Join me and another 25 presenters at the Knit Happy Summit, November 6-9, 2025. Each day there is a variety of presentations to choose from and you have 48 hours to watch any of them for free.
Pattern
Beaconsfield Shawl
Diamonds peppered with lace give the effect of cut crystal. This is the perfect shawl for an elegant evening out, yet will still make you feel glamorous paired with a summery sundress, or a casual pair of jeans and your favorite t-shirt.
Tutorial
Shadow Wrap Short Rows
The Shadow Wrap Short Row method, developed by Alice Yu of the Socktopus blog uses one of my favourite increases—the raised increase, sometimes called lifted increase. One of the reasons the raised increase is my favourite is because it’s the most invisible and that’s also why it lends itself so nicely to this short row technique.
