I loved the pattern from the first time I saw it and really enjoyed knitting it. So much so that I am doing a second one navy. And I never knit any pattern more than once.
Keep designing – your patterns are indeed a notch above.
Your patterns are always written well and easy to understand and to follow — not an easy task in an industry with little or no standards to follow.
Holli is a wonderful designer, and her design sensibility reflects a remarkable balance: her pieces are beautiful but entirely wearable, interesting in construction and technique, but entirely knittable. It’s not easy to do, and Holli is a master of this.
This was such a fun pattern to knit Holli, and as always, I thoroughly enjoyed knitting one of your well written patterns.
Features
Article
How to Swatch Smarter: A Knitting Tip from Experience
Recently, I invited my newsletter readers to tell me what they love to knit — and I was so moved by the thoughtful responses that came in. I expected to gather useful data for future patterns and classes, but what I didn’t expect was the conversations that followed.
Class
Intarsia 101: Colour, Confidence, and Creativity
Join me and another 25 presenters at the Knit Happy Summit, November 6-9, 2025. Each day there is a variety of presentations to choose from and you have 48 hours to watch any of them for free.
Pattern
Guess Who?
Wild fingers, bright colours, long life – who wouldn’t want to wear these great gloves? They have a unique construction that creates a very long life line as part of the thumb gusset.
Make a pair for your kids, your grandkids or yourself. Knit every finger a different colour if you want. Self-patterning or hand-painted yarns paired with a contrasting solid or semi-solid look great. How can you resist?
Tutorial
Stretchy Twisted Bind Off for Ribbing
This is my latest favourite way to bind off for toe-up socks. There’s a spring built into this bind off that allows it to stretch over the heel when pulling on socks.
And I’ve got to say, I really quite like the zigzag effect when viewed from above.
