Pam Powers Knits

It’s time to start thinking about spring. All these beautiful pieces are from Free People.

It’s time to break out the non-wooly scarves for Spring and Summer. Here is a great video on clever ways to tie silk scarves of various shapes–my favorite shown here “the Pretzel”.

Place Nationale – Amanda and Doug Butterworth – a British husband-and-wife team – run a much-loved stall in London’s famed Portobello Market, where they sell vintage fabric and clothing scoured from the UK and all over Europe. Each piece is an assembly of antique and vintage materials including vintage tablecloths and trims. This collection is… read more »

So often when designing a sweater, us designers neglect to detail the back side, especially when chasing a deadline. All these designs from anthropologie include a beautifully detailed back–sometimes even more decorative than the front.

Nike’s new Fly Knit Racer. Fly Knit technology uses fibers and yarns in strategic positions to create a second skin for runners.

Woven Necker with cool retro buttons from Michael Levine in the L.A. Garment District. Yarn is Classic Elite Toboggan in Garnet.

I just added this project of my Scalloped Ruff done in Kauni Yarn 100% Wool 8/2 Effektgarn in Color EN on Ravelry. I originally bought this yarn from Knit-Purl in Portland where I fell in love with a sample of Ruth Sorenson’s Autumn Cardigan. Sadly, I have abandoned the notion of knitting for myself. But… read more »

I just released a new pattern “Setsuko” on Ravelry. last weekend. “Setsuko”, named after my mother who just passed away on September 29th while I was in the process of writing this pattern. It had a tremendous response on Ravelry, over 500 faves in the first 24 hours, so I think it’s a really nice… read more »