Every Day Sock 2 Coloring Page!
The Every Day Sock 2 pattern will be released tomorrow! While you're waiting, you can start planning out which yarns to cast on with by...
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Rachel
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
Fix your loose, wavy ribbing
One of my major annoyances in knitting is loose, wavy ribbed stitches. Especially along a cuff or hem, where it's intended to be nice and...
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Rachel
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
Sparrow Shawl Coloring Page
Want to test out some colors for the Sparrow Shawl? Here's a quick coloring page to use! You can download it, then either print it and...
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Rachel
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
What in the world is Test Knitting?
There are many steps to designing a pattern. There are the obvious ones, like brainstorming, swatching possible stitches, calculating the...
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Rachel
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
How To Grade A Pattern
*This post does not cover what grading is, my post on that is here* The Craft Yarn Council has an amazing variety of standard sizing...
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Rachel
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
What Is Pattern Grading?
As simple as possible, grading is the process of taking a pattern and converting it to multiple sizes. The end. When a designer goes from...
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Rachel
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Why I Grade ALL Pattern Sizes During My First Calculations
*Let me preface this by saying that this article does NOT explain what grading is or how to do it. I have a post on what it is here and...
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Rachel
- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
It's Almost Time
My newest upcoming pattern is officially with my tech editor! It'll take about a week from this point for him to look over my pattern,...
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Rachel
- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
Garden Experiments
It's no secret that I really love gardening. It feels good to be able to provide food for my family, and creating a pretty yard makes me...
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Rachel
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
Learning to Knit
My Grandma Bos (my mom’s mother), taught me how to knit when I was around 8 years old. She would come visit us at the house a few times a...
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Rachel
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
Tractor Races
Imagine your foot to the pedal, wind in your hair, roaring laughter as you try to pass your siblings on the turn around the barn,...
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Rachel
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
The Farm
I love thinking about my grandparent’s farm. They always had a farm, but moved to this little homestead-type farm when the kids moved...
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Rachel
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
My Papa
My grandpa (Papa), was a wonderful man. I know most people would say the same about their own grandpa. Mine was an outdoor man. He...
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