LeTissier Designs

Find Rain Shadow on Ravelry or on Etsy, whichever you prefer to shop! I have been working on a year long Blanket Square project.  Threads of Colour – a Year in Squares, each month a different square in a different stitch pattern and each month a “fancy”, a little extra something. The April Square featured this stitch and once knit, I couldn’t stop thinking about making it up as a shawl.  This…

It is April first and I was scrambling last night to finish the Fancy for this month! Where ever did March go? Though I am rather pleased with both the fancy and the square for this month. The Square The stitch pattern for the square was new to me. I found a picture on Pinterest and turned it into a pattern! As a bonus the stitch pattern is reversible. So I designed a shawl to be knit with the…

Post Script I know that a PS is supposed to come at the end. But life interrupted the blog post and so it is at the beginning this time. There has been a real flurry of activity around here. The inside of the house is complete. There is still the wool room, but it is on hold for a couple of weeks. The next couple of weeks are for finding places for the stuff still in the storage locker. We will…

Year of Blanket Squares The old saying for March is: In like a Lion and out like a Lamb. I have often wondered if the opposite is true. I should pay more attention. Right now March is coming in like a Lamb. It is beautiful out there today in my neck of the woods. So clear, and a little warmer, it is really feeling like Spring. The March square consists of bold cables that are offset each…