by StephCat | Aug 7, 2014 | Knitting
Another pattern release! This is the Bees and Honeybees Stole, from the Knit Picks Sock Yarn Scarves booklet (also available as an individual pattern or kit with pattern and yarn). I love the Honeybee knit stitch; I’ve used it in the Zylphia sweater and the...
by StephCat | Aug 6, 2014 | Knitting
Just released: the Tiltawhirl Cowl, part of the Malabrigo Quickies program! The Tiltawhirl Cowl is a great small project for someone who’s done one or two simple cabled projects and wants to try something with an extra twist (pun intended). The cable itself leans...
by StephCat | Jul 30, 2014 | Knitting
And here it is — the last of the Wild West patterns! If you’d like to test, head over here. I expect the e-book to be out by mid September. Textured is coming up soon. I’m trying to reschedule the photoshoot for earlier (fingers...
by StephCat | Jul 26, 2014 | Knitting
After blocking the FW Cereus, I went ahead and cast on for the FW Buteo. Â I don’t have any good WIP pics — I’m only on Row 12 — but here’s a pic of the oh-so-lovely yarn: The colorway is, as you can read, Terracotta. Â It’s...
by StephCat | Jul 25, 2014 | Knitting
The fingering weight Cereus (can’t really call it ‘small’, though it’s only 5 reps of the flower rather than 9) is now up for testing in the Rav Group here. It’s in Anzula Dreamy in Gravity and takes a little more than 1.75 skeins.  Can...
by StephCat | Jul 22, 2014 | Knitting
Well…Buteo is done, but based on feedback from testers I’m doing fingering weight versions of it and Cereus. Â That means the photoshoot is pushed back to mid August as I furiously try to finish two new shawls. I’m about 2/3 done with the small...