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Bird Socks Sale Ends Tomorrow! 🕰
Bird Socks Sale Ends Tomorrow! 🕰

Don’t miss your subscriber discount! Click through for why you’ll love this pattern.

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A beaver!
A beaver!

I saw a beaver and I had my camera with me, so I absolutely wrote a whole post about how exciting it was. They slapped their tail and everything!

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Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes

A Checklist of Birds Socks was a team effort. Click through for behind-the-scenes images and how we worked together to create this project.

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All About the Birds
All About the Birds

My newest pattern, A Checklist of Birds, represents eight common Victoria region birds. Here’s a post giving each of them some love and recognition!

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Get your bird socks!
Get your bird socks!

A Checklist of Birds socks is now available! Read on for pattern details and to buy.

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What's a Checklist of Birds?
What's a Checklist of Birds?

Catherine and I have done it again! Read on for details and pictures of the next Gauge Dye Works collaborative project that’s based on a very nerdy natural history resource.

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Some designs don't get published
Some designs don't get published

Interested in the technical details of how patterns get made? Here’s an in-depth look at my process for A Garden Wedding.

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“I feel like I have knitted a masterpiece.” — Jenny
“I feel like I have knitted a masterpiece.” — Jenny

I had a fantastic group of testers try this pattern out and help me make it even better. Here’s what they had to say about it.

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The Wedding that Inspired me
The Wedding that Inspired me

Pictures of my sister Jenni’s wedding so you can see more of what inspired my to create A Garden Wedding shawl pattern.

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A Garden Wedding FAQ
A Garden Wedding FAQ

Got questions about A Garden Wedding shawl? Here are some answers.

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Epic knitting has arrived!
Epic knitting has arrived!

Today’s the day to download A Garden Wedding Shawl pattern and order your Gauge Dye Works yarn to make this epic project!

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"Best. Charts. Ever."
"Best. Charts. Ever."

Here are ten things I included in A Garden Wedding shawl so that this pattern will give you a feeling of joyful adventure rather than frustrating confusion. All these thoughtful details mean you can relax and enjoy your precious knitting time!

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This one's a little different
This one's a little different

This summer’s Gauge Dye Works collaboration is a little different from previous years. Here’s what you need to know to get ready for the launch on Wednesday, July 27.

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The magic of self-striping yarn
The magic of self-striping yarn

Here’s why I keep collaborating with Catherine at Gauge Dye Works.

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What’s nature photography got to do with knitting?
What’s nature photography got to do with knitting?

Why do I take so many pictures and what does it have to do with my pattern design? They’re more connected than you might expect. Read on to find out how!

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