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Laura Chau
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Knitting designer and editor in Toronto.
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I got some Tonka beans! What should I do with them?
Three dark, wrinkly beans on an outstretched hand. They’re about an inch long and half an inch wide. Holding up a jar labeled Tonka Beans
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Re-blocked the squares side with wires and pins, much happier with it. But then I realized the lining was too tight, so I ripped that out to knit again on larger needles 🙃
A knit piece made up of blue, lilac, silver and ochre squares, piled on top of a neutral quilt on the couch.
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Made some middle of the week chocolate cake, because why not? Cocoa yogurt cake from Snacking Cakes, with a chocolate icing from Snacking Bakes! 😂
A slice of very dark chocolate cake on a white plate, a single layer with shiny chocolate glaze on top and down the side.
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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New pattern alert! Maxome Pullover is worked from the top down in seed stitch, with a split hem, long sleeves, and ribbed edges. Available on Ravelry and LoveCrafts!
Laura, a Chinese Canadian woman, wears a plum coloured seed stitch pullover. She’s standing by a chain link fence, looking down with her hand on her hip. Laura, a Chinese Canadian woman, wears a plum coloured seed stitch pullover. She’s standing by a chain link fence, looking over her shoulder and showing the back of the sweater.
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Wanted to make these into a sweater but decided to be realistic and not buy more yarn 🥲
September 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Now available on Ravelry! The Blantyre cardigan is worked flat in pieces with sleeves knit in the round. Charts and row by row directions included. 10 sizes from 32-66” chest. ravel.me/blantyre-car...
Laura, a Chinese-Canadian woman, poses in front of a wooden fence. She’s wearing a mauve handknit lace cardigan, white tee and blue striped skirt.
July 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Coming Friday: the Blantyre cardigan pattern! A lovely lace cardigan with all over lace patterns and a v-neck. The body is knit flat in pieces and seamed before picking up to work the sleeves in the round. 10 sizes up to 66” chest.
Laura, a Chinese Canadian woman, stands in front of a weathered wood fence. She has her hands in the pockets of a blue and white striped skirt, and is wearing a white tee shirt and mauve handknit lace cardigan with 3/4 sleeves.
July 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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I should’ve striped in the different dye lot into the brioche section so I’d have enough of the original dye lot for the sleeves and bands. But am I willing to rip all that out? 🫣
A gingerbread-brown sweater in progress laying on a wooden floor. Both sleeves are on the needles. The lower body of the sweater is worked in perpendicular brioche stitch.
July 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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I need to take some proper pattern photos, but it’s just too hot!
Laura, a Chinese-Canadian woman, wearing a mauve hand knit lace cardigan over a white t-shirt and striped blue skirt. She’s standing in her home studio with her hands in her pockets, looking down.
June 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Making english muffins for the freezer!
Two dark pans on a stovetop with English muffins in progress. The ones on the back pan are browned and almost done, while the front ones are just getting going.
June 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Went to the Korean grocery for kimchi, gimbap, fried chicken and rice cakes. Now I think it’s time to sit on the couch and knit!
Diagonal ribbed knitted lace in shades of gold, turquoise, plum.
May 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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It’s been a WHILE since I last uploaded a new pattern, so I am thrilled to announce that PERPENDICULAR PULLOVER is now available on Ravelry!

www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Laura, a Canadian woman of Chinese descent, standing in front of a bright paned window wearing a Perpendicular Pullover in teal and yellow stripes.
April 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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I made three layer Jello! I use less water so it’s firmer. Blue, purple, raspberry.
Underside of a glass bowl with red, purple, and blue Jello.
April 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Dinner: shallots, zucchini, tofu, cabbage, garlic, ginger, light and dark soy, sugar, shao xing wine, chili crisp, green onions, coriander, sesame seeds and oil, white pepper.
A blue bowl of ruffle-y noodles with veggies.
April 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Trying out a new idea 💡 lots of fun, if a bit fiddly!
Four knitted squares in different colours attached into a strip, with the edges on a circular needle. Background is a crochet chevron blanket.
March 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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This week I have helped my dad move between hospital places TWICE, and had my first mammogram. It’s been a lot. But this sweater pattern is coming soon!
Laura is a Chinese Canadian woman wearing a yellow and teal handknit sweater with horizontal stripes on one half and vertical stripes on the other, with the colours inverted. She’s posing by a window with snow outside.
March 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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I fear I may have accidentally changed needle sizes for the sleeves, of course I didn’t write it down! It doesn’t look much different.
A purple seed stitch sweater being knit from the top down, laid out on a wooden floor. The sleeves are done and now I’m back to working on the lower body
February 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Dinner: halushki! Butter, onion, cabbage, homemade drop dumplings - they’re super delicious and easy! You just mix up a simple dough and drop bits into boiling water until they float.
A bowl of halushki: cabbage, onion, homemade drop dumplings that are browned in butter. Sour cream on top!
February 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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I actually finished a design I’m pretty happy with, and need to take pattern photos - but I’m so sick with covid! It feels like this pattern could do ok.
Knitted striped pullover on a dress form, with a V-neck and long sleeves, in teal and yellow.
January 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Sesame balls for CNY!
Dough balls rolled in black and white sesame seeds, being deep fried in a pot of oil with a thermometer Finished crispy, golden brown sesame balls, cooling on a rack.
January 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Finished a sweater for my 3yo nephew - late for Christmas, but hopefully he’ll get some wear out of it this winter! My own design, Berroco Vintage DK.
January 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Hey, check out this enormous frozen broccoli! I do have small hands but still!
April 5, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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Working on a bunch of Chinese new year treats! But most of the family is too sick to hang out tomorrow. Just for us I guess.
February 10, 2024 at 3:56 AM
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I got a down poncho and it is awesome!
January 17, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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Bessarion is both cozy and lightweight in Drops Air! Pattern in my Ravelry and LoveCrafts shops.
November 1, 2023 at 3:24 PM