Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Knitting Etc.

  • Cupcake Hats

    I’ve been knitting hats! These are knit from a self-striping acrylic yarn called Caron Chunky Cupcakes. It comes in six colourways: each ball has enough yarn to make a hat, and includes a matching pompom. It was on sale one day when I was at Michaels and (of course), I bought all the colours. I…

  • New Socks for Me

    I finished a pair of socks this week. Not only are these for me, but I like them a lot. This is my usual pattern. The yarn is Diamond Luxury Collection Foot Loose, which I had in my stash from half a zillion years ago and discontinued. It’s in a red mix colourway. (This pic…

  • Another Trip to the Koigu Tent Sale

    It happened again! For the third time, we made the trek to the Koigu Tent Sale in August. It was much busier this year, and it poured rain on the way there. I had a plan, though. First, I wanted yarn for a pullover in the current issue of Pompom Quarterly. It’s called Ixchel –…

  • The Pink Cowl

    I don’t knit cowls very often, but I recently finished one. This yarn and pattern was my subscriber gift from Rowan – the pattern is called Prospero and the yarn is Alpaca Merino DK (those are both Ravelry links). The colourwas is Hoby, which is a heathered pink. The yarn is discontinued but I chose…

  • Dragon Scale Mitts

    There’s a video that people keep sharing with me on Facebook of an artist who makes the most amazing dragon gloves and tails for CosPlay. They’re knitted, with scales, and are just gorgeous. The artist’s site is Jaye Creations. Seeing them over and over (and over! LOL) again inspired me to finally knit some (much…