The Super Interesting, Enchanting and Totally Enthralling Navigation of Excel for pattern making- there’s a party up in here! (Part 2- Tips and tricks)

Now that your excel spreadsheet is prepped and ready to go and you’ve started adding your pattern I’ll offer some tips and tricks I’ve found that help. It’s a great idea to add additional sheets to your file, so you have somewhere to work on different parts of your design. Just click the Plus sign …

The Super Interesting, Enchanting and Totally Enthralling Navigation of Excel for pattern making- there’s a party up in here! (Part 1- Basic Setup)

If you’ve read my previous posts you know that I use Excel a LOT in my pattern making and you also know that I tried very hard NOT to use Excel in my pattern making until I realized how versatile and easy it was to use. I’ve had some requests from friends and local knitters to share some step-by-step …

An idea pokes its head out of the shadows and sniffs the air tentatively….   (Beginnings: Pt. 4)

After giving away 2 scarves, totaling 156,400 stitches and 9+ months of work, and finishing the Mantle of Fierce Majesty, I decided it was time, finally, to make a scarf for myself. To invest that much time, however, I knew it needed to be something I truly loved. And though many fandoms could claim that …