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Waban Scarf and Diamant Shawl: Looking for Test Knitters

March 18, 2020
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingTest Knit Call

The Waban Scarf. Now looking for test knitters. I just opened up test knit calls for two patterns over on yarnpond. If you don't have a yarnpond account, you can send me questions about the projects at patricia@dancingtriceratops.com. The Waban Sca ...

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Introducing the Conavalla Wrap

January 23, 2020
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnitting

The Conavalla Wrap  KnitNow Magazine, printed in the UK, has just published the pattern for the Conavalla Wrap. It's a rectangular wrap which can be made in three different widths. The sample shown here (photo courtesy of KnitNow) uses Louisa Harding ...

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WIP: Yarn is Here

August 14, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

Your one peek until the pattern is published The yarn for the Conavalla Stole has arrived and I've started swatching. Here's Euphonia, my small triceratops model, hanging out with the stockinette stitch swatch I made in a couple of different needle si ...

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WIP: AmiAlong 2019 and New Patterns

June 26, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

Here's the "calling card" I put together for my AmiAlong 2019 designer introduction I stand with ravelry. I'm one of the designers participating in AmiAlong 2019 on ravelry. Thirteen designers of both knit and crochet amigurumi have bundled their p ...

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WIP: Juggling Hats!

June 12, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

Jennifer Small of Jennifer Small Photography did a photo shoot for me with the nine hats from my Hatapalooza! designing spree earlier this year. So now I have photos with models who aren't William Shakesbear and which aren't the selfies that I attempte ...

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WIP: Yah, I got nothin’

May 29, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

Lovely new headshot by Moses Farrow. Thanks, Moses Ok, nothing is not exactly accurate. I've spent the last week making swatches in various yarns for the project I talked about last week. Since it's a submission to a third-party for possible inclusion ...

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WIP: Picking a Stitch

May 22, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

Eye of Partridge stitch. Looks pretty in the doubled tonal, but not the final choice for this design. Designing is as much about what doesn't work as what (eventually) does. Or what works, but doesn't look the way I want it to. Here are a couple of ...

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WIP: More is More

May 8, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

The current iteration of the cable pattern - and a small triceratops I keep making the proposed cable panel for a knitted tote bag more complicated. I've added two more strands to the braid, taking it up to eight, and (therefore) added several more ca ...

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WIP Wednesday: Are We Done With Hats Yet?

April 3, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

Hatapalooza continues! When I get on a roll, I get on a roll. Here are hats 4 - 8 of the 8 hats I've designed in the last 6 weeks or so. I think I'm done (or almost done, I might do one more using the remnants of four or five of the colors before I qu ...

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WIP: Hats, Hats, Hats

March 13, 2019
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingWIP Wednesday

The Moira Hat, obligingly modeled by William Shakesbear. I spent last week knitting up models for three more forthcoming hat patterns: the Cable Triplets hat, the Moira and the Deirdre. As you can see, I am giving my hats Irish names and a slouch prof ...

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Patricia McMahon
Patricia knits, sews, designs toys, writes, costumes community theater productions and sometimes hangs around with William Shakespeare.

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Introducing the Conavalla Wrap. Pattern now availa Introducing the Conavalla Wrap. Pattern now available in @knitnow issue 112. Modelled sample in Louisa Harding Scintille yarn (photo by KnitNow). Blue tonal sample is in @theyarncollective Bloomsbury DK.
Saw this giant inflatable unicorn (also a sprinkle Saw this giant inflatable unicorn (also a sprinkler!) in Mashpee this evening and had to give it a hug.
#wipwednesday Swatching has begun for the Conavall #wipwednesday Swatching has begun for the Conavalla Stole pattern. Yarn is Scintille from Louisa Harding Yarns in color Light Pearl. More next winter when the pattern is published in @knitnow magazine. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knittingpattern #knittedshawl #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
The dinos and I are taking part in #amialong2019 o The dinos and I are taking part in #amialong2019 over at @hi.ravelry. Patterns - including 4 new dino patterns - on sale at my ravelry store with code AMIALONG2019 through July 8. Links in comments.  #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedtoys #knitteddinosaur #knitteddinosaurs #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dinosaursofinstagram #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #apatosaurus #stegosaurus #triceratops #anklyosaurus #tyrannosaurus #tyrannosaurusrex #rrawrr #pterodactyl #parasaurolophus #utahraptor #spinosaurus
#wipwednesday and all the hats are in the air! Get #wipwednesday and all the hats are in the air! Getting patterns ready for test knitting. Photo by Jennifer Small Photography (jennifersmallphotographer.com) #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #alwaysknitting #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #knittersofravelry #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#fashionfriday with Galumphy Bird modeling the awe #fashionfriday with Galumphy Bird modeling the awesome @verabradley  booties I found but ultimately didn't use for "I Hate Hamlet" @thesuffieldplayers #costumedesign #costumedesigner #costume #communitytheater #communitytheatre #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#keepingitrealchallenge Organization, we don't ne #keepingitrealchallenge Organization,  we don't need no stinking organization!  Combo "stash" and "transporting WIPs" prompts with project bags, yarn I need to put away, partially finished projects and Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittersofravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns @hi.ravelry
#keepingitrealchallenge Day 2 and I am semi-curate #keepingitrealchallenge Day 2 and I am semi-curated already. Oops! I'm counting this as real life since I was unable to crop out the kitchen table mess in the background.  I don't have kids or pets, so my "helpers not helping" are my two triceratops models on top of my keyboard. @hi.ravelry #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittersofravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#keepingitrealchallenge Hi, all. I started my desi #keepingitrealchallenge Hi, all. I started my designing with toys (specifically dinosaurs when a friend needed a small triceratops one Christmas) and now I am branching out into accessories.  OK, now I have a bunch of hats waiting for beauty shots and for me to finalize the patterns. This is me in one of the hats during an attempt to document them using the timer on my camera and a tripod. I'm working on figuring out how to make more than pocket change from designing. @hi.ravelry #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittersofravelry  #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#wipwednesday Knit, squint, rip, repeat. Here's a #wipwednesday Knit, squint, rip, repeat. Here's a stitch pattern (moss stitch in US, double moss stitch in UK) I've decided I'm not using for a proposed design. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
Two more chances to see "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuf Two more chances to see "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuffieldplayers this Friday and Saturday night at 8 pm.  And a final look at the act 2 costumes. #sewersofinstagram #costumedesign #costumedesigner #costume #communitytheater #communitytheatre #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
More photos from "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuffieldpl More photos from "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuffieldplayers. This weekend's performances are tonight and tomorrow at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. #sewersofinstagram #costumedesign #costumedesigner #communitytheater #communitytheatre #costume #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#wipwednesday Latest version of a cable panel in @ #wipwednesday Latest version of a cable panel in @berrocoyarn  Ultra Alpaca. Time to try felting it to see how the cables survive. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedbag #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #triceratops #dinosaur #dinosaurs #dinosaursofinstagram
#wipwednesday Ed Bernstein as John Barrymore in "I #wipwednesday Ed Bernstein as John Barrymore in "I Hate Hamlet" at @thesuffieldplayers. And a photo of Barrymore as Hamlet for comparison. More costuming photos tomorrow.  #sewersofinstagram #costumedesign #costumedesigner #communitytheater #communitytheatre #costume #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#wipwednesday One more hat sample as modeled by Wi #wipwednesday One more hat sample as modeled by William Shakesbear. They all went off to the photographer yesterday for official beauty shots. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
#wipwednesday William Shakesbear models the finish #wipwednesday William Shakesbear models the finished "leftovers" hat sample. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns
Work on "leftovers" hat continues. Here it is wit Work on "leftovers" hat continues.  Here it is with the blue (@theyarncollective Bloomsbury DK, color Surf) added. #knittersofinstagram #alwaysknitting #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #triceratops #dinosaur #dinosaurs #dinosaursofinstagram
Start of a "leftovers" hat with the remaining yarn Start of a "leftovers" hat with the remaining yarn from several samples I've already finished. #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #triceratops #dinosaur #dinosaursofinstagram
#fashionfriday The 1980s called. They want their j #fashionfriday The 1980s called. They want their jacket back. Start of a costume piece for I Hate Hamlet at @thesuffieldplayers this May. #sewersofinstagram #costumedesign #costumedesigner #communitytheater #communitytheatre #costume #dancingtriceratopsdesigns #fabricnotfoundinnature
#wipwednesday William Shakesbear models a pseudo-c #wipwednesday William Shakesbear models a pseudo-cable lace pattern hat in @theyarncollective Bloomsbury DK,  color Oz. #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittingpattern #knittedhat #knittedhats #etsy #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyshopowner #ravelry #ravelrydesigner #dancingtriceratopsdesigns

Recent Posts

  • Waban Scarf and Diamant Shawl: Looking for Test Knitters March 18, 2020
  • Introducing the Conavalla Wrap January 23, 2020
  • WIP: “Proof” Costuming October 10, 2019
  • WIP: Yarn is Here August 14, 2019
  • WIP: Where Did July Go? August 7, 2019

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