The annual TKGA Design Contest was announced in April 2025 with the title Pillow Talk. I decided to participate, because for a long time I’d had an idea for a cushion in biscornu shape. As for the pattern design, I considered something in damask style to match the upholstery fabric on our own sofas. I…
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December is a time for celebrations, gifts and joy. Here is my Christmas present to knitters who like to knit Brioche stitch pattern projects. Many people have asked me for this, and so here it is! Two-colour Brioche is a very popular stitch pattern, with beautiful textured lines. But the edges sometimes can spoil the…
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On 15 October 2019 my book Distitch was first launched. Coincidentally, this lovely review has just appeared in the very popular British magazine Knitting. I’m delighted that more and more knitting folk are getting to know about Distitch. More and more knitting designers are now including Distitch selvedges in their designs. If you’re considering using…
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Since the global pandemic a lot of activity is now happening online. Last year we participated in many origami video master classes, especially Dave. Now it is my turn: I was invited by Vogue Knitting magazine to teach on Virtual Knitting Live. I was not in time to tell you this news at my first…
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A year ago exactly, on 15th October 2019, I published Distitch – a new knitting concept. For its first year celebration I had a wonderful gift. Recently The Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) announced the winners of its UK Technical Communication Awards. The purpose of the UK Technical Communication Awards is to recognise…
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Do you like beautiful numbers? I do. I feel a magical joy every time I see identical number combinations such as 333, 777, 123, or the time of day 12:21, 22:22 or 15:15, dates like 12.12.2012 and so on. So you will understand that when the number of likes for my Distitch scarf was approaching…
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There are few knitting terms defined as Russian: Russian bind-off, Russian join, Russian grafting. The last one is not widely familiar and used mainly to finish the borders on rectangular shawls. But this type of join deserves more attention. It is very decorative and surprisingly easy to execute. It can be used not only for…
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It is time to reveal more free tutorials from my Distitch book. This time it is the most basic technique for crocheting Distitch chains. Please see the full special article on my website. Happy crocheting!
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Here is some exciting news for all Brioche knitting fans and for those who only going to learn this very popular technique. Today I published a basic pattern for Brioche rib scarf with a tutorial for slip Distitch selvedges. Although the Fringed scarf was mentioned in the Distitch book, the pattern for it was not…
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