As I prepare for my first Craft Show in over in two years, I’m thinking it might just be all about the gloves. So Today’s

This isn’t another whiny blog entry about someone else’s shitty sock pattern. It’s about my own pattern for QueerJoe’s Standard Sock Pattern. History Of A

Yes, I’m known to most folks in the fiber community as QueerJoe. But for Craft Shows and sales of knitwear, I’m DoublePointed Designs. Craft Show

I know, I know…I rage against swatching, and then I create a very long swatch. But it didn’t start out as a swatch. The Shawl

I reached out in my last blog post and on Facebook. And lo and behold, the hive mind helped. The Hive Mind Helped – This

The Facebook forums on Circular Sock Knitting Machines (CSM) have a lot of crankers playing footsies. So I thought I’d try my hand at it.

Years ago, I tried to design a Fair Isle sweater design for boys. I realized a few things about Fair Isle designing. Fair Isle Designing

Anytime I’m designing a new garment, it can be VERY iffy. With the latest Activity Cap/Headband, it’s a success. Hat? Headband? Both? – It’s a

How many of your design and publish patterns for knitting or crochet?  If you do, how many of your designs  are test knit by others? 

It didn’t take much. A post in a sock machine forum about a new sock pattern. And just like that, I was back to cranking.