The Consilience Cowl is a beautiful free design by knitwear artist Hunter Hammersen. I first found her on Instagram months ago and admired her marvelous photography and colour selections. Hunter tends to post several photos of each project, which gives us plenty of views of her gorgeous work. Knitting patterns never seem to show enough photos […]
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DIY: Knit Vancouver Toque and Free Pattern
I designed the Vancouver Toque because Donatello asked me for a slouchy blue hat. Luckily, I was saving a beautiful light blue yarn called Valentina Colour Works for a special project and this was it! Meinhilde and I found this super soft hand dyed merino in Montreal last summer at a store called Mouline Yarns. […]
DIY: Knit Okinawa Cowl and Free Pattern
This pattern for our Okinawa Cowl creates a fine mesh garment that is light as a feather. The wool used here is Manos del Uruguay Marina, which is a 100% merino lace weight yarn. I picked up the yarn last summer in Montreal at Effiloche but had trouble deciding which colour until I saw this […]
DIY: Crochet Emma Lace Scarf by Simona Merchant-Dest
The Emma Lace Scarf is from the book Simply Crochet: 22 Stylish Designs for Everyday by Interweave Press. I chose this scarf pattern because I loved the scalloped edges and the lacework, and I was intrigued by the lengthwise construction. Since I have a rather tight gauge, I used a 4.5 mm hook for this […]
Canadian Design: KOLLONTAÏ Clothing
Kollontaï is a clothing line I stumbled upon while visiting Old Montreal earlier this summer. I was happy to discover that Kollontaï is a Canadian fashion line that is completely produced in Montreal. As you may have noticed, Meinihilde and I seem to love all of the clothes that come out of Quebec, like we gushed about here and here.