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...

Alter your knitwear

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...

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...

There are many steps to designing a pattern. There are the obvious ones, like brainstorming, swatching possible stitches, calculating the...

*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...

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...

*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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...