So I live out in the country. Which means sometimes, when you're out driving around, you see quail eggs for sale on the side of the road.⁠ So of course the only thing to do is to buy them.⁠ Because I mean how could you not. ⁠ That seems perfectly [...]

Ok this is just showing of. I fully admit it. But really, look what a few minutes of stitching on the finished hat can do!⁠ I mean yes, the original hat (below) was delightful. I won't pretend otherwise. But if you play with a it a bit after you're done [...]

My latest digression is out! This time we're exploring duplicate stitch and how you can use it to decorate your knitting. I used the hats in Penchant as an example (because really, how pretty are they with a little extra adornment), but you can absolutely apply the concepts to other [...]

So a few days ago, I took the embroidered hats off to the beach. The same beach where I'd taken them in their unadorned state for their first photo shoot. There was just one problem. We'd had, um, a bit of snow between the first photo shoot and the second. [...]

Yeah, I've never been good at knowing when to stop. Which is doubtless a challenge to folks in my life. But it seems to work out ok for folks who cross my path in a work context, as it means there tend to be...um...options in my patterns.⁠ Which is the [...]

I started a patreon last year when I revamped my business. I was nervous, but it ended up being exactly what I needed. So let's talk about it!⁠ Making a living writing knitting patterns is...tricky. There are rather a lot of people who think patterns should be free or at [...]

There's a voice in my head that is constantly warning me that Someone In Charge is going to show up any second now, get right up in my face, and demand I explain myself. Insist I justify my choices. Require that I convince them that I am Normal and Trustworthy [...]

They're back! The pattern is called Foraged, it's out on both ravelry and payhip, and the code TOADSTOOL will take 10% off for the next few days.⁠ Now look, I fully acknowledge these are not precisely the most practical knit in the world. But I maintain that sometimes practicality is [...]

So I mean yeah, you can use duplicate stitch to do all sorts of utilitarian mending stuff. It's an absolutely grand way to reinforce weak spots in your fabric. But you can also make it preeeeeeeeeetty. Possibly even borderline fancy. I'm stitching on the hat that came out last week [...]