Have you been watching the videos of Fiona, the baby hippo at the Cincinnati zoo? If you haven't, here is a video you can check out! One of our organic knits has hippos on it, and it occurred to me that it might be fun to have a hippo smocking plate to go along with it. I am sorry but our Hippo knit is all sold out. Of course, if you have signed up for our newsletter, you have already received the smocking plate directly to your inbox, and well as a special discount on our kn

A step by step tutorial on sewing the Baby's Breath knit Baby Bunting sewing pattern.

Welcome back to our discussion on smocking knits! So far we have discussed Sewing Knits: Just the Essentials, Smocking Knits: Testing the fabric, and Smocking Knits: Pleating knit jersey. Today we are moving on to the next step: choosing a smocking design. Knits have unique qualities - they stretch and recover. It is what makes them so comfortable to wear. But those same qualities provide a few challenges when it comes to smocking knits, and choosing an appropriate design. O