by StephCat | May 26, 2014 | Knitting
I really wanted to play with texture with the Organ Pipe mitts, evoking the ridges and spines of the cactus with the garter stitch ribbing of the green columns. I love working with Elemental Affect shetland.  The colors are so rich! The strong vertical lines of the...
by StephCat | May 24, 2014 | Knitting
The Ringtail mitts let the gorgeous Sunday Knits yarn take center stage. I wanted to do a coordinating pattern to the Ringtail hat, but with slightly different motifs. This is a great pattern if you’re new to stranding or if you want to use up some bits...
by StephCat | May 23, 2014 | Knitting
Another one of the early patterns I did for The Wild West: Stranded was the Ringtail Hat. I first met Carol Sunday — and her gorgeous yarns — at Stitches Midwest. I knew I wanted to design with them, and I knew I wanted to do colorwork with them....
by StephCat | May 21, 2014 | Knitting
The Wild West: Stranded is now available for preorders! Use code STRAND on Ravelry for $2 through midnight PST May 27th 2014.
by StephCat | May 19, 2014 | Knitting
Tucson was one of the first patterns for the Wild West Collection. Â I wanted to design something with a bit of flare — the bicolored cables, contrast color inside hem, contrast color edging to the collar and button band — but something very classic and...
by StephCat | May 17, 2014 | Knitting
I can’t tell you how many times I reworked the body of the hat til deciding that simple stockinette was best to highlight the beauty of the yak/cormo yarn and to let the brim details of Oak Creek really pop! Â Sometimes simple is best…even if not always...
