As a pattern designer, your attention to detail and your fashion sense and creativity, are second to none.

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.

That’s what I like about your sweaters. They are interesting both from the front and the back.

I … wanted to let you know that I think your work with self-patterning sock yarns is probably the best looking and most creative I’ve ever seen!

I can tell its gonna be an amazing fit. I have contacted the designer twice with questions and she has been so helpful!

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How to Swatch Smarter: A Knitting Tip from Experience

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.

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How to Swatch Smarter: A Knitting Tip from Experience

Class

Knitting Under the Sea

Get ready to dive deep into the ocean without getting wet! This virtual weekend of “Knitting Under the Sea” will be a fun-filled voyage where you’ll master mermaid-worthy stitches, craft a tiny crab, learn about kelp forests from an emerging expert, and prepare blackened fish tacos.

My session is Go Fish Duplicate Stitch Party!

Pattern

Loose-fitting, cabled pullover made of diamond motif twisted stitches.

Diamonds Are For Everyone

Richly textured geometric patterning and a unisex fit make for a truly timeless pullover. The firm, strongly defined lines of twisted stitches form tiled layers across the body and run down the sleeves in a single line, grounded with smooth stocking stitch.

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Tutorial

Old Norwegian Cast On

Old Norwegian Cast On

Also called German Twisted Cast On, this method is based on the Long Tail Cast On and is a great stretchy cast on to have in your repertoire. This is my favourite cast on for cuff down socks.

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Old Norwegian Cast On

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