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New pattern: Hidden Ridge

March 4, 2016March 25, 2017 by Amy

There was snow coming down on my crocuses this morning, so I decided that today was a perfect day to release the pattern for one of my #wintersweaterkal sweaters: Hidden Ridge. Hidden Ridge is a cozy, luscious cowl with a super-subtle cable set into the front. For winter, I absolutely…

Shapely straight sweaters: The lowdown

February 5, 2016March 25, 2017 by Amy

I’ve been touting the virtues of waist shaping for years now, and I stand by what I’ve said: No matter who you are or what your shape, if you want to look shapely in a sweater, waist shaping is your friend. …but with the inclusion of straight designs in CustomFit,…

Pattern release Friday: Copper Mountain

January 29, 2016March 25, 2017 by Amy

Happy Friday, lovely knitters! I absolutely love Friday. There’s such a feeling of relaxed anticipation on Fridays, at least for me! Every week, I envision kicking up my feet with a fire (or fire-pit, depending on the season), snuggling up with my yarn, busting outdoors and hiking around somewhere, waking…

Ring in the new year with a fun striped vest

December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 by Amy

It seems fitting to share my own Gift KAL sweater with you on the last day of the KAL – we’ve finally taken pictures of the vest I made for Dan. And not a moment too soon! He’s been eager to wear this vest since the second it came off…

Home for the holidays

December 23, 2015December 23, 2015 by Amy

Happy holidays, lovely knitters! For me at least, 2015 has continued its break-neck speed lately, plowing through December before I could blink. The rush was totally worth it, though – we’ve finished the redesign of this site! I hope you’ll click through and meander around, if you’re reading this through…

5 tips for successful gift sweaters

December 11, 2015December 21, 2015 by Amy

Gift season is here, and thanks to my kids’ excitement about CustomFit’s new capabilities, my mind has been focused on gift knitting this week. I knit a lot of sweaters for different people – both family and friends, of all genders and ages. Lauren, likewise, has a strong history of…

CustomFit: Now for men, women, and kids.

December 8, 2015March 25, 2017 by Amy

I think my kids are even happier to see this day than I am: And believe me, I’m pretty happy to announce that you can now use CustomFit to make straight-shaped sweaters for men, women, and kids. We’ve added to, and changed a bunch of, the site to make this…

Coming soon. Are you ready?

December 4, 2015 by Amy

Sweater Week, Round 3: The make. wear. love. fall 2015 retreat designs.

October 15, 2015 by Amy

For round three of this year’s sweater week, I want to share the sweaters I designed for the fall 2015 make. wear. love. retreat in mid-coast Maine. I love designing sweaters for our retreats each year. Coming up with a theme (this year: chilly-beach-walk clothes), playing around with the colors…

Sweater Week, Year 2, Day 2: Options KAL with Rowan

October 13, 2015October 15, 2015 by Amy

Earlier this year, the wonderful people at Rowan approached me about doing a KAL. When they released Pure Wool Superwash Worsted, the incredible Martin Storey did a Mystery KAL for the new line. They were releasing a DK version of the Pure Wool Superwash this fall, they said – the…

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