Newsy stuff time! (No, not Newsies stuff, although I am all for seizing the day and carrying banners and whatnot.) First off, Portlanders, my Coloring Book sample knits are currently on display at Twisted! You can check it out through Sunday, and I will be present for meet+greeting, question answering, etc on Sunday during theContinue reading “Pattern updates and other news!”
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Color by Number: a pattern set within Coloring Book
The final pattern in my Coloring Book collection is actually a mini-collection itself! Color by Number (on ravelry) is an extremely customizable pattern, with seven sample items to show how varied you can get with the pattern, and then patterns for each of those seven samples so you can copy them exactly if you want to.Continue reading “Color by Number: a pattern set within Coloring Book”
Scribbled Lines: scarf and headband from Coloring Book
The third pattern from the Coloring Book collection is Scribbled Lines, a simple shape for any weight yarn, with a fun stripy slip-stitch pattern, some short-row wedges, and ties on both ends. It can be made as a long scarf… …or as a short scarf which ties on to make a cowl… …or small andContinue reading “Scribbled Lines: scarf and headband from Coloring Book”
Pigment: a shawl pattern from Coloring Book
Next design up in the Coloring Book collection is Pigment! (here on ravelry) It’s an asymmetrical triangle shawl in squishy garter stitch, with a dot pattern meant to be worked in lots of different colors: The dots are made with slipped stitches, so there’s no stranded colorwork, and the construction is extremely simple, compared toContinue reading “Pigment: a shawl pattern from Coloring Book”
Misanga: a hat pattern from Coloring Book
The first pattern in the Coloring Book collection: Misanga! (on ravelry) It’s a hat in any weight variegated yarn, custom fit to any size, worked from the top down with a slip-stitch body pattern and a sideways-knit modular brim. The way the stitch pattern looks is dependent on the colorway of your yarn, since theContinue reading “Misanga: a hat pattern from Coloring Book”
Coloring Book collection!
Coloring Book is out! It’s a collection of colorful designs in Malabrigo yarns, for the Malabrigo Freelance Patterns Project, all using stripes and slipped stitches – no stranded knitting or intarsia – and tricks to keep your yarns neat on the back side, and weave in ends as you knit to minimize your finishing! (onContinue reading “Coloring Book collection!”
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