I have a baby girl on the way, and as I start to collect things for her I’m finding new design inspiration!  Sure, my son inspired some knits.  But now with the thought of the little girl who will soon grace our home I am bursting with creative energy.  What will happen?!  Stay tuned…

If you’re a yarn shop owner that will be attending, stop by and see me in The Fibre Company booths, 328, 330, 332.   I’ll be there with Knitbot patterns and Coastal Knits!

I’m trying to finish my Rocky Coast Cardigan in time to wear on Saturday….we shall see…

Here she is, meet Dottie:

Photos by Carrie Bostick Hoge

She knits up fast in Quince and Company‘s squishy Puffin (and so many beautiful colors to choose from!)

A quick, one skein project.

Some have reported that the sleeves are coming out too small, particularly in the smaller sizes.  If you’re considering knitting yourself a Rocky Coast, be sure to consider the schematic which gives very detailed measurements of the entire cardigan, including sleeve circumference.  Here is a note from my technical editor:

If you determine that the sleeve circumference is too small, you have two options: add more sts at the neckline or lengthen the yoke by doing increases on the sleeves only once the body circumference has been reached. Since this design features a wide neckline, adding more sts to the neckline may result in a neckline that is too wide. Thus it would be better to lengthen the yoke by two increase rows (increases worked on the sleeves ONLY) for each additional inch of ease desired. Note that the sleeve length may need to be adjusted accordingly.

Thanks for all your support this year, knitters!

Have you knit your Effortless yet?

 

Have you knit your Featherweight yet?

First, I hired a new technical editor, Tana Pageler, who went through all Knitbot patterns with a fine toothed comb and made them, well, better.  Neesha Hudson created some new illustrations for me, and with these in hand Mary Joy Gumayagay designed a beautiful new pattern template for Knitbot.

I created a mini design collection using The Fibre Company’s Savannah.

Spring Ribbed, Sycamore, Sunnyside

And after all this, some how, some way, Alana and I created Coastal Knits, which has been more successful than we ever dreamed!

What’s on the horizon for 2012?  So far I can tell you that I have a collaborative project in the works with Quince & Co.   On a personal note, I am expecting my 2nd child in June. So 2012 is sure to be filled with lots of excitement.  Stay tuned, and thanks for your continued support!

As the year draws to a close, I’ll be posting round ups of some of my favorite finished Knitbot projects from you knitters completed in 2011.  Watch for those over the next few weeks!

Also, a note to let you knitters know that effective January 1, 2012, Knitbot garment pattern PDF rates will be going up from $4.95 to $5.95 each.  All my patterns received an overhaul earlier this year, extensive technical editing and graphic design, but I hadn’t yet adjusted my rates to reflect this work.  Feel free to take advantage of these last weeks of December to grab a pattern you’ve wanted at the old price!

Then we were off to In the Loop.   There were SO many enthusiastic knitters that came by, I had a great time!

Photos by Nikki Kirsch


The owners and staff at this shop are great.  They have a fantastic selection of yarn, and
I’m not just saying that. They really do. I came away with a skein of Schoppel Wolle Baby Alpaka naturbelassen that I’m quite excited about.

Thanks to In the Loop for having me!