Cakersknits. What’s that? That’s my Ravelry ID. It’s part nickname (pattycakes became cakers) and part obsession (knits). I knit. A lot. Check me out on Ravelry and check my patterns there (Patty Olson Designs) too! …
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Cakersknits
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Designing…
Well, where have the last 6 months gone? Oh, I know. It’s been filled with designing and knitting, designing and knitting, and well, you get the idea. It’s been stressful, it’s been exciting, it’s been …
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Hello, 2017!
I’ve been thinking about something for nearly a year, since I started working on my first knitting pattern that was published last month. I want to design patterns. Not as a living but as a challenge for my …
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Oh, My Stars!
May I please just say how flattered, pleased, humbled, shocked and downright tickled I am at how much people on Ravelry are reacting to my first pattern? I just can’t believe the numbers so far. In …
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Introducing: Jorjamae
It’s here. Finally. Jorjamae. The labor of love I’ve been working on for months is finally ready. I’ve designed a knitting pattern in honor of my mother who passed away in 2014 and I’ve named …
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Today is the Day
Today is the day I make changes.
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Your Gauge Can Change
I’ve been knitting for almost 15 years. And for the last 4 years or so I’ve been working with someone I met in my very first knitting class, Melissa Leapman, to knit things for the …
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A Little Left of Center
Tomorrow, August 31st, 2015, will be the one year anniversary since my mom passed away. For the most part I think I’m doing pretty darn good but sometimes I’m not so sure. I think that’s …
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Campside KAL (knit-a-long)
I’ve been involved with swaps for many years and also involved with a fantastic knitting community called Ravelry almost since its inception. I decided a couple of months ago to pull back on the swap side …
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Blog Hop!! Liberate Your Art 2015
I participated in the Liberate Your Art postcard swap this year that Kat Sloma of Kat Eye Studio, hosted. Oh, what fun this was! I am so thrilled with all of the postcards I received – …
