Portland Frog Hat, inspired by the Portland Frog. FREE pattern on my website: pdxknitterati.com/pdxknitterat... 🧶 I knit this yesterday in front of the ICE facility, peacefully protesting with other knitters and painters. #knitting #froghat #craftivism #artifa #frogtifa #peacefulprotest

How do you start knitting a frog hat? Rib it! Rib it! 🐸 Pattern: Pussy Hat for 4 gauges by Sarah Keller on Ravelry. Will embellish with buttons and felt. #knitting

Bald eagle, Mt Adams in background. View from Sherrard Point, Larch Mountain, Columbia River Gorge on Sunday.

Fantasia Cowlette is live! This one skein cowlette features easy assigned pooling fans on a stockinette background. Pattern is available on Ravelry and Payhip, use code FANCY for 15% off through Oct. 9, 2025. pdxknitterati.com/2025/09/30/i... #knitting

Fearless Frogging: Getting Back on Track! I’m presenting for the Knit Your Own Adventure Summit next month. The event is free, with optional upgrades. More info here: pdxknitterati.com/2025/09/22/k...

Plum torte! Does it make a difference if you place your plums cut side up or cut side down? YES. Recipe and read all about my taste-testing for science: pdxknitterati.com/2025/09/05/p...

Simply Stellar is live! Simple brioche, simple shaping, sparkling stars. Choose 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn, one of which is dyed for assigned pooling. Use coupon code SHINE for 15% off the pattern on Ravelry and Payhip. Blog post with links: pdxknitterati.com/2025/09/01/i...

My take on plum torte, recipe at pdxknitterati.com/2024/09/01/p...

Introducing Scattered Petals, a 2 color brioche cowl featuring assigned pooling petal motifs. Choose 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn, one of which is dyed for assigned pooling. Pattern is 15% off with code ROSES on Ravelry & Payhip thru 7/14/25. Links: pdxknitterati.com/2025/07/06/i... #knitting

Knitting fluffy entrelac with Berroco Wizard yarn. I’m in my happy place. New class pattern coming soon.🧶 #knitting

Coming Monday! Scattered Petals, a brioche bandana cowl, knit in the round with assigned pooling. Sign up for my newsletter by Saturday July 5 to get the launch coupon on Monday July 7! eepurl.com/cniNPX #knitting 🧶

Re-introducing Honey Bee Mine, a 3 color fingering weight cowl featuring bees and honeycombs. I designed this for @knit_picks in 2023, and now it’s back to me. Use code SWEET for 15% off the pattern on Ravelry and Payhip. Blog post: pdxknitterati.com/2025/06/18/r... #knitting #pdxknitterati

Working on a new design for an upcoming @sweetpaprikadesigns Brioche Skill Builder Box. Starting with simple 2-color brioche in the round, with a little optional excitement later. I’m enjoying knitting with their lovely merino worsted! #knitting

Blocking! Simply Stellar Shawlette, coming soon. It’s really a deep navy, not purple; I’ll catch it in modeled pix later. Also, Yarn Chicken is much more fun when you know you’ll win. I love my scale!

4 grams left, time to wrap up this knitting project! Simply Stellar Shawlette, upcoming design.

Worldwide Knit in Public Day 2025, also No Kings Day, PDX. Places you can knit. I updated my umbrella signage.

A favorite summer sweater knit in Dale of Norway Kolibri mercerised cotton, about 15-20 years ago. Still going strong! Yarn long discontinued, pattern lost to time. #knitting 🧶

TEST KNIT CALL: Simply Stellar is a brioche shawlette knit flat, featuring assigned pooling. Knit with 2 skeins fingering weight yarn, one of which should be dyed for assigned pooling. Test knit period is 4 weeks. Let me know if you’re interested: DM your email addy for details. 🧶 #knitting

TEST KNIT CALL Scattered Petals is a brioche cowl knit in the round, featuring assigned pooling. Knit with 2 skeins fingering weight yarn, one of which should be dyed for assigned pooling. Test knit period is 4 weeks. Let me know if you’re interested! DM me your email addy for details. 🧶 #knitting

Progress report: Just off the needles, unblocked. Third time’s a charm? #knitting Blog post: pdxknitterati.com/2025/05/14/t...

When I’m not knitting, I’m singing! Alameda Women’s Choir spring concert yesterday, so much fun. 🎶

Oh, cool!

Almost done! What should I name this cowl design? Test knit call coming soon. Knit with @yarn_snob_keith Black Orchid and unnamed green (it’s good to have a dyer friend!). #knitting 🧶

When it comes to combining colors, sometimes you should just trust nature. (Second pictures from Knits All Done/Yarn Snob website). Musings on trial and error color combos on the blog at pdxknitterati.com #knitting 🧶

Eggatha Crispy, Gromit, and Calvin wish you a good evening. Oh, the Korknisse do, too.

Last day to catch 15% off Fired Up pattern! Use code FLAME on Ravelry or Payhip through 4/21/25. #knitting #assignedpooling #pdxknitterati

Whoops, split stitch! Easy peasy to drop down and fix. A reminder that it’s fine to knit while reading, but I still need to check my work occasionally! 🧶 #knitting #briocheknitting #knitdesign #pdxknitterati #yarnsnobyarns

Fired Up! New cowl pattern knit with one skein worsted weight yarn dyed for assigned pooling. Quick and fun! Mine is knit with yarn from @strandedbythesea 🧶 Pattern is 15% off with code FLAME on Ravelry and Payhip through 4/21/25. #knitting #cowlknitting #assignedpooling #pdxknitterati

Happy spring! Backyard knitting in Black Orchid & unnamed green from @yarn_snob_keith #knitting #briocheknitting #briochepluspooling #assignedpooling #knitdesign #pdxknitterati

My cat is ridiculous, and my Photos app is also ridiculous. #cats

I’m designing for @sweetpaprikadesigns.com Skill Building Yarn Club! This club will have 6 project boxes covering mosaic, lace, colorwork, cables, steeking, and brioche! You can buy boxes individually, or all at a discount. Sign up by April 15 for first box, mosaic. Use code NEW-SKILLS for $5 off. 🧶

Our expert designer for this box is Michele Lee Bernstein, aka @pdxknitterati.bsky.social. Michele designs and teaches from her home base in Portland. She’s fond of texture (brioche, lace, elongated stitches, assigned pooling), and loves using interesting techniques to make patterns sing.

Class giveaway! I’m teaching Log Cabin knitting for VogueKnittingOnline on Saturday, 4/26. Oodles of soothing garter stitch! Leave a comment on my blog post for a chance to win (helps me to keep it all in once place): pdxknitterati.com/2025/04/07/l...

A favorite sign today

Home stretch over the Burnside Bridge #HandsOff #50501 #RoseCityIndivisible #PortlandOregon

This little cowl featuring space dyed yarn from @strandedbythesea.com was a hoot to knit! Should I write a pattern? #knitting 🧶

Does your knitting look like this, or like that? I made a video about avoiding accidentally twisted stitches; see it on my blog post here: pdxknitterati.com/2025/03/31/s...

I’ve started this again after playing with how to make these motifs. This pooling yarn from @strandedbythesea is fun to play with! #knitting #assignedpooling

Calvin would like you to know that cats are not allowed on the piano. Also he likes Eggatha Crispy, his emotional support chicken. 🧶 #knitting #cats

I’m teaching brioche for Modern Daily Knitting online April 25! 🧶 Choose your own adventure: Hat, cowl, plain, leafy. Blog post: pdxknitterati.com/2025/03/03/b... #knitting

Picking colors is part of the fun of knitting Starstruck! I love these color combos from my test knitters. 🧶 Knit your own Starstruck: Pattern is 15% off with code NEBULA through March 5, 2025 #knitting

Starstruck backstory: Wore my almost finished Starstruck to VogueKnittingLive-NYC in January, came home, tinked the temporary bind off, and knit the remaining yarn. Perfect. 🧶 Use code NEBULA for 15% off pattern on Ravelry & Payhip thru March 5, 2025 and knit your own Starstruck!

Introducing STARSTRUCK! This shawlette features brioche + assigned pooling, two of my favorite techniques. The Starstruck pattern is available on Ravelry and Payhip. Use code NEBULA for 15% off through March 5, 2025. 🧶 Blog post: pdxknitterati.com/2025/02/24/i... #knitting

I’m teaching Brioche Pastiche, beginning brioche knitting, at @hookandneedlefiber in Vancouver WA this Saturday 2/22 at 10 am! It’s choose your own adventure: hat, cowl, plain, peanut! Sign up with the shop. www.hookandneedlefiber.com Come knit with me! 🧶 #knitting

Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat: It’s a wrap! Blog post: pdxknitterati.com/2025/02/18/r...

So pleased to be teaching in person this weekend, and virtually at the beginning of March. So much knitting! pdxknitterati.com/2025/02/12/o...

I couldn’t resist the Emotional Support Chicken last year, so here are Henelope Featherington and Eggatha Crispy. #showmeyourknitting

Oldie but goodie free pattern of mine! 🧶

Gung hay fat choy, happy lunar new year!

I won at yarn chicken! Half a gram left, woohoo! I wanted to use up as much as possible of this beautiful pooling yarn from AChickThatKnitz 🧶🐔 #knitting #yarnchicken #briocheknitting #briochepluspooling #knitdesign #pdxknitterati