Testers wanted: Behind Bars cuff

The pattern for the Behind Bars wrist cuff is all written up and ready for testing.

I’m looking for a handful of testers who would like to try out the pattern right now, and tell me if they find any errors or unclear instructions.

There is a testing sign-up thread on Ravelry. If you would like to [...]

Preview: Behind Bars cuff

This is the first pattern I’ll be publishing as part of the Pattern-a-Week challenge.

The Behind Bars cuff, named by my daughter Eris.

I did the first version (pink and red) in Bendigo Classic 5 ply, then did another (yellow and grey) in Bendigo Classic 8 ply. The final pattern will be the 8 ply version, but [...]

Pattern-a-Week: First hurdle

Oh dear … my ambitious, excited plan to publish the first pattern in my Pattern-a-Week Challenge has a flaw. I can design, knit and write up a pattern before Sunday, but there’s no time in that schedule for test-knitting and editing.

D’oh.

While it might be fun to release the occasional simple pattern without testing, it really [...]

Pattern-a-Week Challenge

I have a plan. It may be a rubbish plan, and it’s not a truly original plan, but it’s mine and I’m going to share it with you.

I am going to publish a new, original knitting pattern every Sunday for one year. That’s 52 patterns between now and, um, mid-May 2011.

This is inspired by Jonathan [...]