Category: Techniques

  • Choosing Colors for the S’mores Cowl

    Choosing Colors for the S’mores Cowl

    Now that the S’mores Cowl has been released as an individual pattern, I wanted to share some tips on how to choose colors for colorwork knitting. I designed the S’mores Cowl to be a good pattern for knitters who are new to colorwork. I chose two simple motifs and just three colors, varied the background…

  • How To Work a Cable Pattern Without the Chart

    How To Work a Cable Pattern Without the Chart

    One of the things I love about knitting cables is they look much more complicated than they actually are. Yes, you can create really complicated cable charts. But at their most basic, cables are simple stitches knit out of order so that they cross over one another. You either hold a set of stitches to…