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Cosmic Dust
Cosmic Dust is my latest new pattern with beads. It’s a completely reversible skinny triangular shawl and it takes advantage of the fact that the yarn gradually changes from one colour to another. This idea was inspired by this colour-changing yarn itself. I … Continue reading
Posted in design, inspiration, knitting
Tagged Cosmic Dust, gradient, shawl, Shirley.Brian Yarns
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Tour de France KAL preparation
It might seem premature, but I’m gearing up for my fourth annual Tour de France Knit Along (KAL). Each year I come up with a shawl design that has some inspiration taken from France. I put up some lovely prizes … Continue reading
Posted in inspiration, knitting
Tagged gates, Indigodragonfly, KAL, Octobaa, Pere Lachaise, shawl, Tour de France, Tour de France KAL, triangular
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Childeric’s Bees is available!
I first hinted at a project based on King Childeric’s bees a couple of weeks ago. I previewed the prizes for the KAL for this pattern more recently. Here’s the finished object, modeled beautifully by Francine: And here’s what it looks … Continue reading
Posted in design, inspiration, knitting
Tagged bees, Childeric's Bees, KAL, knitting, lace, Natalie Servant, Ravelry, shawl, Tour de France
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Finished!
I was so determined to finish up my shawl that I stayed up way later than I did on New Year’s Eve to knit & block it. My Clover Shawl dried by 8am (thanks to the fan) and I wore … Continue reading
Posted in design, knitting
Tagged Clover Shawl, Indigodragonfly, just knitting, knitting, lace, Princess Bride, shawl
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Vineyards Shawl!
I’ve finished & published my Vineyards Shawl. This is part 3 of the Summer in Provence e-book with one more coming at the end of September. A vine wanders the length of the shawl, with leaves on alternating sides and … Continue reading
Posted in design, knitting
Tagged Glacier Ice Lace, lace, Natalie Servant, Rocky Mountain Dyeworks, shawl, Summer in Provence, Vineyards Shawl
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Lavender Fields is up!
Yay! Thanks to the help of some wonderful test knitters, I was able to get my Lavender Fields pattern up on Ravelry late last night. The PDF has been prettified and it’s ready to go. You can knit this shawl … Continue reading
Posted in design, knitting
Tagged knitting, Lavender Fields shawl, madelinetosh, Ravelry, shawl, Tosh Lace
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And now in pink…
No sooner was my purple Lavender Fields shawl of the previous post off the needles than I’d already cast on for a pink one. This time I used worsted weight yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca in Fuschia. I bought it at … Continue reading
Posted in design, knitting
Tagged Berroco Ultra Alpaca, knit, knitting, Lavender Fields shawl, Natalie Servant, shawl
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Hypnos
While I’ve been working on other stuff in the background, what I’ve really been knitting on for the last week or so is called Hypnos. This is a shawl that I test knit for Ann (Annanann on Ravelry). It’s a … Continue reading
Pancreatic Craftacular
In the month of August, I’m participating in Kim Werker‘s Pancreatic Craftacular by donating 50% of each pattern sold to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. There are lots of other fantastic folks participating – do have a look! … Continue reading
Posted in knitting
Tagged contest, Diamond Sunburst, knitting, Lustgarten Foundation, pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic Craftacular, shawl
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Shawl naming contest
As I mentioned on Ravelry, I’ve got a new shawl pattern that I’m getting ready for release. The only problem is it’s currently going by the very boring title of “Lace Diamond Capelet“. I need your help coming up with … Continue reading
Posted in knitting
Tagged capelet, contest, knitting, lace, muireann, naming contest, shawl, woolen rabbit
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