For the love of all things cozy!!
Hello, I’m Diana Poirier, mother to Mathieu (my 14 year old son) and wife to Marc for the past 17 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!!
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Hello there!
I’m still working away re-making some of my patterns. It’s been fun to make some of my oldest patterns again! 🙂
I still have a few more to do, and then I’m going to photograph them and update the patterns.
It’s a slow going project, but I’m not in a hurry!
Happy knitting!
Diana
Good afternoon!
One of the many things I love about being a designer over at loveknitting.com is, every once in a while, I get to try out new yarns!
These samples of Main Street Yarns “Shiny & Soft” just arrived last week in the mail.
It’s seriously some of the softest yarn I’ve ever felt!! It’s just lovely!
I was generously sent 3 balls of yarn (at a whopping 365 yards per ball!), so I’ve decided to make myself a second Back Porch Shawl. 🙂
In my last post, I mentioned I wanted to make another one, but a little longer, and I’ll have enough of the Main Street yarn to do just that.
And because I’ve had such a great response to my original Back Porch Shawl (thank you so very much 😀 ), I will be creating a PDF pattern for the Back Porch Shawl that will be available for FREE!
So off I go to get this shawl finished and the pattern written!
Happy knitting!
Diana
Hi there!
I just wanted to share with you my finished Back Porch Shawl.
I’m pleased with how it turned out.
However, my next one? It’s going to be longer! 😀
Happy knitting.
Diana
I just want to take a moment and wish everyone a Happy Easter!
I hope the bunny is good to you!
Diana
Hello everyone!
I’ve been working on finishing up a shawl for myself before I get started on my pattern for Paintbox Yarns.
We have a lovely back porch at our house and my husband and I are out there all the time having our morning coffee on the weekends (except in the Winter of course!) and in the Spring and Fall it sometimes gets a little chilly! So I thought, what would be better than having a shawl to wrap myself up with while enjoying my coffee! 😀
I’ve always wanted to make myself a shawl but most of the patterns I found I thought to be too difficult. Finally after a considerable amount of browsing, I found some super easy instructions, modified them a bit and came up with this!
I still have one more ball of yarn to go and I should be done.
If you would like to make one for yourself, here’s what you’ll need to know:
You will need approx. 850 yards of Aran (4) weight yarn
US size 8 circular needles (36″ min.)
Cast on 3 stitches
Row 1: Knit, Knit, Yarn over, Knit (the yarn over creates a new stitch)
Row 2: Knit, Knit, Knit, Yarn over, Knit
Knitting every row creates the Garter Stitch.
Continue with knitting every stitch, yarn over before the last stitch, knit the last stitch. Do this for all the rows.
Click here for a video on the Yarn over if you are not familiar with how it’s done.
In the video she does her yarn overs in the middle of her piece. For the shawl, the yarn overs are only done once per row just before the last stitch. Also, in the video she purls the stitches once she turns her work – you’ll be knitting all your stitches.
Here’s how your edges will look.
Well, off to get this shawl finished!
If you give it a try, please share a photo over on my Facebook page. I would LOVE to see your work!
Happy knitting!
Diana
Hello there!
Well, I’ve completed another baby blanket and will now be writing a pattern for it.
The pattern will be part of a PDF book that I’m creating – “The Big Book of Baby Blankets & Bunting Bags”.
Introducing the “Lavender Fields Baby Blanket”.
This moss stitch blanket has been double knit using the super soft Caron Simply Soft yarn and US size 10.5 needles. It’s completely reversible and nice and cushy!
Stay tuned for the pattern!
Happy knitting!
Diana
Hello there!
Look at the wonderful Paintbox yarn I just received!
I’m going to be designing another pattern for Paintbox Yarns and couldn’t be more thrilled! 😀
It’s not scheduled to be released until early Fall, but I’ll certainly be sharing sneak peeks with you along the way!
If you’ve never tried Paintbox Yarns, they are SUPER soft and very reasonably priced. I love working with them!
Click here to check them out!
Happy knitting!
Diana
