This is the last Semiramis-related stitch pattern I’m going to post. After extracting Swags from Semiramis, I started wondering if I could combine it with other stitch patterns as a sort of f…
For my birthday this year, I bought myself two books I’ve been yearning for: Sequence Knitting and the KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook. Both have to do, in rather different ways, wit…
A question came up elsewhere online about how to make double and triple yarnovers smaller. I’ve actually thought about this before, but haven’t used my ideas in my stitch patterns ̵…
The word I drew from my word hoard for this stitch pattern is Typo, suggested by Naomi E. on Patreon. The word amuses me, and helps demonstrate how little the final appearance of the lace is define…
The word I drew from my word hoard for this stitch pattern is Peach, suggested by Cathy D, a Patreon supporter. Each month, my Patreon backers have the chance to suggest words for me to encode as k…
The word I drew from my word hoard for this stitch pattern is Life, suggested by Nim, a Patreon supporter. I’m pleased by the kite shapes in this one. Each month, my Patreon backers have the …
(Click on any image to enlarge.) Well, Rebecca on Patreon suggested that I should encode Eclipse, and it came up in a random choice as this month’s word. I really like the end result. It̵…
This month’s Patreon-funded stitch pattern is based on the word hibernate, suggested by Maura. Sometimes I wish I could hibernate at this time of year, but it really is a good time for …
I’ve been wanting to try rolling dice to generate a stitch pattern for a while, using my secret code techniques for the layout, and so this étude is a try at that. I think it worked out well.…
This is my monthly extra stitch pattern funded by my Patreon backers. If you would like to have the chance to suggest words for me to encode, please support me on Patreon. Thanks! (It helps support…
The word I drew from my word hoard for this stitch pattern is Sweetheart, suggested by Rebecca on Patreon. Sometimes in the past when I’ve had a word with smaller words as part of it, I’…
Sometimes I like to try exercises in knitting stitch design as a way of exploring the possibilities. These are what I call my études, named after the formulaic exercises used when practicing classi…
Just for the fun of it, I’m going to post occasional stitch patterns in honor of geeky days on the calendar. So what is Tau Day? Tau is a constant twice as big as pi.. Here is the Tau Manifes…
The first word for this month is Promise, suggested by Catnach on Patreon. For some reason, finding the right layout for this word took a lot more work than usual, but in the end, I’m pleased…
If you look at this stitch pattern the right way, you might see that it is full of cicadas. This was not on purpose, but it is thematic, given that the word I used as a basis for designing this sti…
Semiramis was an ancient Assyrian queen; there’s fantastic legends about her, but she was also a real person. I originally was going to name this stitch pattern semirandom because of the way …
When I designed sweetheart, I accidentally designed it in such a way that the chart could be split into to the two component words sweet and heart. Here is sweet.
(Click on any image to enlarge.) Well, Rebecca on Patreon suggested that I should encode Eclipse, and it came up in a random choice as this month’s word. I really like the end result. It̵…
When Ron suggested melancholy as this month’s word (funded by my backers on Patreon), I immediately had the thought that I should design this specifically to be an edging. Note that it might …
I love the way Fruitbat came out, but I couldn’t help playing with it. This version of it isn’t secret code anymore (because of the particular way I messed with the relative locations o…
This month, the random number generator chose green, suggested by Nim. It’s my favorite color! So this makes me happy. Also, it’s spring in the northern hemisphere, so that seems entire…
Yes, it’s a double-post day! I post every week, but my Patreon-funded posts are extra. The first of the month falls on a Monday this month, so two posts it is. One of my patrons requested tha…
The first word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon this month is Weave, suggested by Catnach, a Patreon supporter. Occasionally the words I encode make me giggle for one reason or another. I…
The word I drew from my word hoard for this stitch pattern is Warmth, suggested by Nim on Patreon. Warmth is a happy word for me, and is part of why I love knitting. Each month, my Patreon backers …
This month’s word, suggested by Nim on Patreon, is Embers. I’m pleased with the subtle vertical cables in this one and hope you enjoy it too!
Last week, I shared a stitch pattern with you that I’d derived from a motif from Ply. This is a variation on last week’s pattern, because I saw that if I changed things around slightly,…
The word I drew from my word hoard for this stitch pattern is Bake, suggested by Lara, a Patreon supporter. This lace is a bit of a departure for me—usually I focus on the decrease lines, but this …
A while back, I designed some lace based on the word Sprout. Every time I’ve recently had reason to look at the photo of the sample I knit back then, I’ve been dissatisfied. It’s got messy edges an…
I published a chart for the word Resist converted to stranded knitting a couple of weeks ago, and today I’ve got the lace version ready. I converted the letters of Resist into numbers, and th…
M1 is a good, basic increase, but it leaves a visible hole. There’s a slight modification of the technique that mostly hides this hole. The two versions of this are M1L (make one left) and M1…
This month, the random number generator chose dragons, suggested by Nyriis and Asimina on Patreon. I like the result! From one angle, the sections with more stockinette look kind of like dragon hea…
I have been obsessed for the last week with a new knitting tool called Stitch Maps. They’re a new kind of knitting chart that is more like a crochet chart – that is, the stitches aren…
I’ve known about Madame Defarge and her knitting code from A Tale of Two Cities for a long time, and have read a number of novels which include the idea of encrypting thin…
Each month my Patreon supporters suggest words for me to encode as knitting stitches, and each month a random number generator chooses a word from that collection. Rebecca’s word moon is the …
Turning a grid into a lace chart can be very satisfying, but is also a bit more complicated. I’m going to present an introduction here, but not go into details, as this could involve a full a…
The 2017 stitch pattern had me thinking about stitch patterns with three row repeats. There are some out there, but I don’t know why there’s not more. Anyway, here’s a stitch patt…
This month, the random number generator chose phoenix, suggested by Sara on Patreon. Each month, my Patreon backers have the chance to suggest words for me to encode as knitting stitches. A random …
When I went to library school, one of my favorite classes was about the history of books and libraries. I thought it was fascinating, both in terms of the changing ways that information has been co…
Happy Solstice! (In this hemisphere, it’s winter; in the southern hemisphere, it’s blazing summer.) The first word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon this month is Magician, sug…
The first word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon this month is Weave, suggested by Catnach, a Patreon supporter. Occasionally the words I encode make me giggle for one reason or another. I…
I published two stitch patterns for the word Resist a couple of weeks ago, and today I’ve done the same for Persist. I converted the letters of Persist into numbers, and then used those numbe…
Over the last while, I’ve been turning a doodled colorwork pattern into several knitting stitch patterns so you can see how I turn my code grids into knitting in various ways. Here is my orig…
The second word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon last month is Apple, suggested by Cathy, a Patreon supporter. I love apples, especially in pie; the best apple pie I’ve had recently…
When I used the word sweetheart as the basis for a stitch pattern, I accidentally encoded it in such a way that it was easy to split into its two component words. I’ve already swatched and pu…
Each month my Patreon backers suggest words for me to use as the basis for designing a knitting stitch pattern; this month’s word is Frost, suggested by Nim. I encoded the letters as numerals…
The word I drew from my word hoard for this stitch pattern is Synergy, suggested by Nim on Patreon. I like the word, and I like the result! Each month, my Patreon backers have the chance to suggest…
The first word I’m encoding for this month is Bergamot, suggested by Natasha and Amy on Patreon. Each month, my Patreon backers have the chance to suggest words for me to encode as knitting stitche…
The first word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon this month is Idyll, suggested by Kate, a Patreon supporter. I think we could all use an idyll right about now. Peace, and rest, and beauti…
Each month, my Patreon supporters have a chance to suggest a word for me to encode as a knitting stitch, and each month a random number generator helps me choose which one to use. (Some months, nob…
Semiramis led in some productive directions for me; I’ve got two more free stitch patterns for you. One for this week, and one for next. Here is Swags, which is an excerpt from Semiramis.
