Monique Rae Designs
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Monique Rae

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I take a great deal of pride in my work and love to create things that make a smile. I was taught how to knit and crochet when I was very young but drifted from it for a long time. I only started knitting again a few years ago after I had my second open heart surgery. It was something I could do that was very calming, until I started to work with written patterns. I found I had trouble understanding what they were trying to explain, so I began writing my own. First with simple instructions and then I took it more seriously and began designing. My men's loafer was the first pattern I wrote and I have been on a roll ever since. It turned out that I designed my slippers to "hug" your feet with a supportive arch.



I now offer slippers patterns for all ages in many different styles. When I can, I love to create needle felted designs on my finished slippers. I start with a simple idea in my head and then let my hand do the rest. I love to watch the design take shape. I offer felted kn

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  • Knitting14 Skills

    Knitting: Over 20 years

    14 Skills

    • Cast on & bind off
    • Knit and purl stitches
    • Simple increase & decrease
    • Picking up stitches
    • Knitting in the round
    • Stranded knitting
    • I-cord
    • Double knitting
    • Three needle cast off
    • Ribbed
    • Short rows
    • Garter
    • Stocking
    • Slipped stitches
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