Category Archives: My Designs
iPhone Mittens
It’s cold in Chicago.
I live in Los Angeles (currently 66°F), where it’s easy to forget that most of the country is experiencing this thing called “winter.” I also don’t realize the special challenges that bundling up under countless layers of clothing presents.
For example: my friend Danielle, a PhD student at the University of Chicago, [...]
Obama-rama – Free Pattern!
I will blog about the process of making this sweater soon, but for now I only have the energy to post the pattern to download!
Download the free Obama-rama pattern!
Check it out on Ravelry
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Obama-rama
I am knitting the above into a sweater. See?
I’ll be knitting this tonight while watching the VP debates. Also, I’ll be posting this as a free pattern once I’m done with it! And then we can all wear it on election night and (fingers crossed) inauguration day!
And she’s off!
My Ravelympics project is off to a slow start, but I think I’m starting to hit my stride. I’m really going to have to pick up the pace if I want to finish it in time.
I designed a bamboo motif for the double-knit scarf—appropriate, since the yarn is made of 100% bamboo. I have seven [...]
Kaleigh Kap – Free Pattern!
This pattern is available free on laurabirek.com! Also, you can check it out on Ravelry.
One of my coworkers recently became a dad for the first time, and I had been wanting to knit something for his new arrival but couldn’t figure out what to make. The inspiration came when two things happened on the same [...]
Sky Birds
I’ve spent the last hour reading TECHknitter’s blog and lamenting my inability to knit while at work. I’m not sure why reading knitting blogs and watching TV shows online pass as “work” while knitting looks like I’m a bad employee, but it does. The fact that I do web coding probably accounts for some of [...]
Knitting Projects of Yore
Since I have nothing better to do, I’m going to post some pictures of older knitting projects I have completed.
Toddler’s summer dress. Bodice hand-knit from cashmere/cotton blend in “butterfly” stitch with a gathered cotton eyelet skirt sewn on. Original pattern inspired by a design by Melanie Falick. (Note: long-sleeve shirt not part of the [...]
