Welcome!

Welcome fans of knitting and chocolate! I have embarked on this new adventure with the hope of combining these two hobbies of mine. I envision this site as a place to provide support for my knitting patterns and designs, a place to learn and discuss knitting techniques, a place to learn some chocolate facts, with recipes and discussion thrown into the mix.

I am busy writing new patterns for the upcoming Stitches Midwest convention and I wanted to get this site up and running to provide support for those patterns. Look for upcoming hints and videos about techniques that I use while knitting and designing.

I thank all my knitting friends and family for the support and encouragement in this new endeavor. So, be on the lookout for some Ravelry coupon codes and special deals in the weeks following Stitches.

This is definitely an experiment for me, and I’m learning plenty of things along the way.

The following is a list of things that I would like to try with this page:

1. Pattern Support and techniques used for my designs.

I firmly believe you should try to learn something new with each new object you knit. I get easily bored knitting the same things over and over, so my patterns tend to be challenging. With over 25 years of experience as an educator, teaching is part of my daily routine. My goal is to get you to become a better knitter – a knitter who wants to try new things. I want you to be a fearless and successful knitter. So, to that end, this is the place to find the support for techniques that I use in my patterns.

2. Customized Patterns to your size.

Purchasing yarn for a sweater is expensive. Knitting a sweater takes hours and hours of work. You are investing a lot of time, energy, and money into this project. You want it to fit. I am willing to fire up my Excel spreadsheets to customize my patterns for you. That’s right. I can write the pattern to fit you (or whomever you are knitting for) with a few simple measurements and the measurements from your gauge swatch. You can learn how to do this and apply these customization techniques to any pattern.

3. Chocolate with purchase of specific patterns.

Each year, I hope to offer a special pattern that will include chocolates during my chocolate season (October through March). I won’t be selling the chocolates – they will only come with the pattern or pattern + yarn kits. This is just in the idea phase – not sure how all the details will work. But, hey, let’s try to figure it out!