Stippers and Alyn

Making up for lost time!

Over the holidays, I was able to release two new patterns:

Alyn

Alyn is completely handspun from three-ply oatmeal Blue-faced Leicester. I love this fibre. It makes for a soft but hard-wearing men's sweater, with ribbing, cables, and a half-zip collar. My husband almost never takes it off. And, since it was released in Knitty, the pattern is free!

And just a few weeks old but already one of my most popular patterns: Stippers

The pattern name is turning heads (they're named for my husband's sweet, dyslexic habit of crossing his "L"s - I'm fully aware that the name may be eye-catching for different reasons!), but so is their clever seamless construction, arch shaping, continuous braided cable, and the fact that they're not felted. I wear mine every day. I'm going to need to make another pair soon - besides, they only take a few hours to make. The sample is made in soft, sturdy and bulky Quince and Co. Puffin.

Abbreviations

This is a list of common abbreviations and stitches I use in my patterns: refer to it if an abbreviation has you stumped or you just want to double-check to make sure you're doing a decrease correctly.

*	repeat from * to current place in row
[ ] and ( )	repeat instructions in brackets or parentheses as designated
approx.	approximately
beg	begin(ning)
bm	before marker
BO	bind off (cast off)
Cdd	center double decrease: Sl 2 sts tog k-wise, k1, pass 2 sl sts over
CC	contrasting color (refer to yarn requirements)
cm	centimeter
cn	cable needle
CO	cast on
cont	continue(ing)
dec	decrease(ing)
dpn	double point(ed) needle
foll	follow(ing)
g	gram(s)
gs (garter stitch)	If working flat, knit every row. If working in the round, K 1 rnd, p 1 rnd.
in	inch(es)
inc	increase(ing)
k	knit
k-wise	knit-wise
k2tog	knit 2 stitches together
k3tog	knit 3 stitches together
kbf	knit into back and front of same stitch
kfb	knit into front and back of same stitch
LH	left hand
LLI	Knit into stitch 2 rows below stitch on RH needle
m	meter(s) or marker
M1	Pick up strand between sts from back to front with LH ndl, knit this strand.
M1R	Pick up strand between sts from back to front with LH ndl, knit this strand.
M1L	Pick up strand between sts from front to back with LH ndl, knit this strand tbl.
M1P	Pick up strand between sts from back to front with LH ndl, purl this strand.
MC	main color (refer to yarn requirements)
ndl	needle(s)
oz	ounces
p	purl
p2tog	purl two stitches together
patt	pattern(s)
pfb	purl into front and back of same stitch
pm	place marker
psso	pass slipped stitch(es) over
p-wise	purl-wise
Rep(s)	repeat(s)
RH	right hand
RLI	Knit into stitch 1 row below next st on LH needle
Rnd(s)	Round(s)
RS	Right Side of work
s2kp	slip 2 stitches together k-wise, k1, pass the 2 slipped stitches over
sk2p	slip 1 st p-wise, k2tog, pass the slipped st over
sl	slip
sm	slip marker
St st	Stockinette stitch (stocking stitch)
st(s)	stitch(es)
ssk	slip next 2 sts separately k-wise, sl these sts back to LH needle and k2tog through back loops
ssp	slip next 2 sts separately k-wise, sl these sts back to LH needle and p2tog through back loops
tog	together
tbl	through the back of the loop(s)
w&t	wrap and turn. See Knitting Help for more information.
WS	wrong side (private side) of work
wyib	with the yarn in back
wyif	with the yarn in front
yo	yarn over needle (lace increase)
yd	yard(s)