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I've recently discovered Craftsy.com.  It's another crafting website where you can track and share your knitting and other craft projects.  The site is easy to navigate and its layout is lovely.  A new feature will soon be implemented allowing designers to offer their patterns for sale directly through downloads from Craftsy.com.  In the interim, the patterns for any of my original projects posted on Craftsy.com can be purchased through my Ravelry store.
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We're into the frigid depths of winter here in the Canadian arctic now, but I've finally released the pattern for Autumn Moon Socks.  Time flies - so much for the idea of releasing a pattern evoking a particular season!

These casual socks were designed to take advantage of some gorgeous variegated Indigo Moon yarn that was sitting in my stash and taunting me. The cuff features a pretty twisted edge which is fun to knit and highlights the changing colours of the yarn. The slipped stitch pattern is very simple yet effective in showcasing the yarn.
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Redtigerdesigns patterns are now available through Hobby Buddies.  It's a relatively new British social networking site for knitting, crochet, embroidery and sewing.  Check it out sometime!
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Welcome winter with a discount on selected patterns designed to keep your head, hands and feet warm despite the frosty weather!  To celebrate the return of snow to the Canadian north, I'm offering a 25% discount on the purchase of the patterns for Winterlude Socks, Snow Flurry Mittens, Forest Frost Headband and/or Burlap Bruque from October 24, 2011 through October 31, 2011.  Offer applies only to purchases through this website or Ravelry.
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Summer is starting to slip away, at least here in the Canadian north.  The leaves are turning colour, the evenings are getting cooler, and it's getting dark at night again.  Knitting, and especially designing, have taken a backseat to flying and fishing over the past weeks, but I do have one design pending... Autumn Moon Socks!

They're in the test knitting phase over in Ravelry right now, but the pattern should be ready for release in mid-September.  Just in time for all the southerners to realize that fall is coming!
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The pattern for Hippie Heart Socks is now available to everyone!  These socks were originally designed for the February 2011 Biscotte & Cie sock club and the pattern was initially available only as part of a kit for club members.

This design project was lots of fun and pushed me to work outside my personal preferences. The colours are super-bright and funky and I love the resulting socks. But I’ll never find the nerve to actually wear them!
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Anybody looking for a cable extravaganza?  Here's my latest sock pattern... Romantic Entanglement Socks!  They were a real brain twister to design, trying to make all those cables lace continuously around the socks, but are not all that hard to knit.
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Romantic Entanglement Socks
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Sometimes a bit of relaxing, rather than mentally taxing, knitting is just what a person needs.  My latest sock design started that way and ended up as one of my favorites.  Quail Trails Socks feature elegant little cables formed by the clever use of slipped stitches.  My sample pair is knit in Serendipitous Sock, a delicious merino-cashmere blend by DY3 Hard Fibre Arts.  Pampered relaxation at its best!
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Quail Trails Socks
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After hours spent darning my father's supply of size 13 socks, I've turned my attention to my own worn-out pairs.  I just can't bear to part with even a single sock, considering the time spent knitting, the cost of materials, and the simple fact that I love every pair.  But darning has lost its appeal.

The perfect compromise is to replace the worn sections, which typically seem to be the soles under the ball of my foot, by reknitting.  It's a win-win solution... I'd rather knit than darn, I'm using up bits of leftover yarn from the first knitting, and I'm extending the life of my socks. 

Check out my tutorial page for instructions on resuscitating your own handknit socks!
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All finished... the pattern for Cordelia Fingerless Gloves has now been released.  These gloves are quick and easy to knit.  They fit like a dream but without restricting use of your fingers.  The pattern is perfect for showing off some special handpainted yarn.

And since someone is bound to wonder... the guitar is a steel Dobro guitar that has been in my husband's family for many years and was recently gifted to him.  It's gorgeous and very special, and letting it star in these photos motivated hubby to play photographer.
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