Knitwear
In my family, knitting is a family tradition. Passed down from my grandmother, my mom taught me the basics of knitting when I was 8, and I have been hooked ever since. In the past few years, I dove into the world of clothing construction and have been able to edit patterns to fit me perfectly.
Fisherman Knits.
I began knitting this sweater in the summer of 2019 as a time-killer during my summer break. Although this was a complicated first sweater to knit, I fell in love with Alice Starmore’s work and took it on as a challenge. Taking just a little under a year to finish, this sweater was constructed from Colorado to Maine and even Ireland. Made entirely out of Montana wool and cabled on US size 4 needles, passion and love went into every stitch of this textile.
Stockinette Stitch.
This top-down vest was a quick knit made with incredibly soft merino wool. I switched the cuff color for some white to give the edges a lacy feel.
Chunky Yarn.
This sweater, knit on size 20 needles, took just a few hours from start to finish. The chunky wool from Wool & the Gang was fun to cable with and made for a warm winter sweater. Based on the Loopy Mango cable sweater, I altered the knitting pattern to create a better fit for the sweater.
Hand-drafted knits.
The patterns featured on these corsets were drafted by myself on grid paper, then translated into fabric. I knitted the complicated center panel for both tops, then picked up the stitched around the sides to create a corset top. Finally, I hand-crocheted ribbon to lace up the back and create a more form-fitting look.
Butterfly corset
bee corset
bee headscarf
St. Brigid’s: A Work-In-Progress.
This sweater is my current knitting project and has been my most recent travel partner. I used local Montana wool for this sweater, an adapted version of Alice Starmore’s St. Brigid’s Sweater. I altered her pattern to make the body shape more slender and tailored to my body. These Irish cables are new to me and gave me a fun challenge to take on.
These cable patterns are derived from traditional Gaelic imagery and knitting.
Winter Mittens
Below are a few samples of some mittens I produced in the last few years. The yellow mittens (a birthday present for my mother) were designed after traditional Norwegian patterns and are an inverted pair. The beetle mittens, another WIP, have been sitting in my shelf, waiting for me to finish the mate!
