For the love of all things cozy!!
Hello, I’m Diana Poirier, mother to Mathieu (my 16 year old son) and wife to Marc for the past 19 years. My knitting journey all began when my mother taught me how to knit when I was about 9 years old – how to cast on and the knit and purl stitches. I would knit … Read more My Story
Here are the links to most of the FREE patterns mentioned in my blog posts. Click on the pattern name and it will bring you to the pattern. Happy knitting!!
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me. Just fill in the form below and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you and have a wonderful day! Diana
Hilary recently sent this photo to me of 3 Hillside Baby Blankets she’s made.
Aren’t they absolutely stunning?? 🤩
She has 3 friends that are expecting babies soon and made 1 for each of them. I’m so honored she chose my pattern for these blankets.
Thank you for sharing Hilary. 🙂
Interested in making a Hillside Baby Blanket? Click here to go to my “FREE PATTERN” page and download it today!
Happy knitting.
Diana
Hi there!
I wanted to share a sneak peek of a new pattern I’ve been working on.
It utilizes my favourite stitch – the garter stitch- and is made using a chunky yarn.
So stay tuned! I’m hoping to release it soon! 🙂
Happy knitting.
Diana
Hi there!
I just wanted to share a photo of The Hillside Baby Blanket that was sent to me by a follower.
Isn’t it just lovely? She’s new to knitting and did a wonderful job!
She decided to make it a bit larger than what the pattern is written for.
Looking to make your own Hillside Baby Blanket? Click here for the pattern!
Happy knitting.
Diana
Hey there!
I’ve been so busy with work that I really haven’t had much time to knit!
But I did manage to get this set of dishcloths done.
I used my “Bi-Colour Sand Stitch” dishcloth pattern and the “Seed” stitch.
You can check out all my FREE patterns by clicking HERE!
Happy knitting!
Diana
Hey there!
Jacinta shared with me her finished Hillside Blanket.
Isn’t it gorgeous!!??
She downloaded my pattern then contacted me because she wanted to “adult” size the blanket.
She made her blanket 45″ x 72″ by casting on 165 stitches and used 15 balls of Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky available at lovecrafts.com.
If you have used one of my patterns and wish to share a photo, I would certainly love that!
And thank you Jacinta for sharing your gorgeous blanket with us!!
Happy knitting everyone.
Diana
Hey there everyone!
I have a new pattern out – “The North Country Headband”.
It’s available in my Etsy shop and on lovecrafts.com.
It’s the PERFECT pattern for the beginner knitter who wants to knit a double knit headband but hasn’t mastered knitting in the round.
This pattern is knit flat on straight needles! My kind of knitting! 😁
I hope you give it a try and love knitting it as much as I do!
Happy knitting!
Diana
I just completed my first headband.
I’ve been seeing them around on Instagram and Pinterest and really wanted to make one.
However, every pattern I could find for double knit headbands were either knit in the round or seamed to make it double knit.
Well, I don’t care much for knitting in the round AND I don’t like sewing much so I found a stitch I could use to double knit on straight needles. And the only sewing I had to do was at the end to make the twist.
I’ve already had a couple of people ask for my pattern, so I’ll write it up and let you know when it’s done! 😁
Off to make another one!
Diana
I’m loving this “Into the Wind” scarf I’m test knitting for Ann at AEKknits.
The lacy pattern is just lovely.
It uses a lightweight yarn but with larger needles to really play up the laciness. (is that even a word? LOL!)
The pattern is going to be released mid November!
You’ll definitely need to get a copy!
I hope everyone has been busy knitting! I’ve started my Christmas knitting. Have you?
Diana
So everyone, I’ve completed my very first sweater!😁
Please excuse all the dust on the mirror!! I didn’t notice it until after I had taken the picture! LOL!!
I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. The sweater is knit flat in one piece and then seamed up. My kind of knitting!! 😆
I thought initially it was going to be too short, but I think I like the length now that I’m able to try it on.
However, the neck is very wide so it does tend to slide off the shoulder. For my next sweater (because I love the pattern and the style is SO ME!), I’m not going to make the neck so deep.
What I decided to do with this sweater, is buy ribbon that matches the darkest colour and sew 2 pieces to the top of the neckline on the back so I can tie it up and let the ribbon hang! I think it will make the sweater look pretty AND it will keep it from falling off!!
I found this pattern in an older knitting book by Margaret Hubert.
I used US size 8 needles and 4 balls of Caron Simply Soft Speckled yarn I purchased at yarncanada.ca.
Well, off to alter the pattern a bit to fix the neckline issue and then try to decide what colour my next sweater will be.
Happy knitting!
Diana
So here’s the blanket that I made from all that cushy Bernat Softee Chunky yarn I bought from yarncanada.ca!
A lot of people were asking for the pattern so I have written it out below:
You will need 9.5 balls of Bernat Softee Chunky and US size 11 circular needles (to hold the stitches)
Cast on 100 stitches then K10, P10 across the row for 10 rows. After 10 rows, change to P10, K10 across the row.
Continue alternating between K10, P10 for 10 rows then P10, K10 for 10 rows until you’ve completed 22 squares.
Cast off in pattern.
The finished blanket is about 44″ x 55″
I hope you give this blanket a try.
I really love it and it’s my go to pattern for blankets these days!
Happy knitting!
Diana
