New Pattern: Old Bones

I'm starting a new part-time job (um, making sweets) in a little while, so I'm full steam ahead in getting more new patterns out while I can! And while my samples still fit me...

Say hello to my new aran-weight small shawl pattern, Old Bones:

Old Bones is super cozy, warm, enveloping, and quick to knit. I've been living in it since blocking. The pattern is available both fully charted and with full written instructions. Go check it out and buy from Ravelry!

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.

Twist Collective: Darlington

I'm currently enjoying the weather and the company in beautiful (and cold) Washington State as I spend Thanksgiving with my family. Adding to that, I'm ecstatic to be featured in the newest issue of Twist Collective.

Darlington

Photo credit: Jane Heller, Twist Collective

Photo credit: Jane Heller, Twist Collective

I also made my own pair (in Size Large) from some handspun I made from gorgeous Oatmeal BFL. They have been my constant companions this Winter.

The pattern is available for $6.00 from the Twist Collective. Or Ravel it.

Sale!

I have a few more things coming up on this oft-neglected blog, including a tutorial for those trick decreases in Gismonda, but as I wait on a second pair of hands, I'll brighten what can be a somewhat dim nearly-fall day with a sale!

Until midnight GMT on Sunday (that's tomorrow, folks!), I'm offering 25% off all individual patterns and 10% off all (already discounted) collections (Gwynedd and Light and Shade) in my Ravelry Store.

That's Lady of the Blue Forest for £2.25 and the whole collection of 8 patterns in Light and Shade for £10.80!

 Happy shopping!
 

New Knitty, New Pattern!

Have you seen the new Knitty? It has some pretty awesome patterns. I especially like Leaflet by the wonderful Cecily Glowik McDonald.

She never fails to provide great, simple lines with beautiful details!

I'm also especially glad that Knitty, particularly Knittyspin, gave me the first opportunity to publish a new pattern featuring handspun yarn: Kuusk!

Kuusk was made from my first truly usable handspun yarn: pure merino, spun into a single of lace weight thickness and gently fulled. I have a lovely wheel now, but this yarn was a practice of patience on my 18g oak top whorl spindle, and I'm so happy I got to do something so special with it. I wanted an interesting Estonian lace pattern to show off the texture of the yarn while making it open enough so that the slightly thick-thin texture wouldn't overpower the design. Big needles and a sloping edging help achieve these goals.

It only takes about 220 yards of lace weight yarn (Malabrigo lace is a very good sub in case you don't have any suitable handspun of your own), and the pattern is, of course, free, so go knit, and enjoy!

Light and Shade: Now Available!

I may be a bad blogger, but I have my excuses - I've been getting Light and Shade ready to go! And ready it is:

A lacy collection with a dash of cabled lines. Light and Shade features 8 patterns from designer Ashley Knowlton, including three light and fitted sweater patterns that are perfect for Spring and Summer. Every pattern features fully written instructions and charts where appropriate.

This also means that all 8 patterns are also now available for individual download from my Ravelry Store.

Happy knitting!

for 12.00 GBP.