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Today’s the day! Happy 250th Birthday, Ludwig! Festivities are officially starting now—and because this is such a big day, we’re going to celebrate for the next 5 weeks. We’ll be knitting and crocheting cowls galore: To see all these patterns conveniently grouped together on Ravelry, there’s a bundle here. For discussion and other fun, we’ll …
Goodness, that’s an absurdly long post title; but I have lots of exciting things to share with you today. First of all, please welcome the Helenental Cowl! I’ll be totally honest; this release is a bit last minute. I don’t even have progress photos to show you because I was too busy knitting maniacally to …
The random number generator hath spoken; and the Clair de Lune giveaway winner is… Amy Stromberg! It was a joy to read all the comments on the release day post here, and to get thoughts from all the entrants about what drew them to Clair de Lune; this helps me to know what works, and …
Six weeks just shot by like a bullet train—it’s time to release Clair de Lune! We’re following the usual drill today—pattern & ebook info and giveaway instructions are down at the bottom, so if you want to skip the customary ramble, do so with my blessing. (Though rambles are known for their lovely scenery…) The …
So, I made a lace monster. I will not tell a lie; that’s what it is. I’m clearly a little crazy. But the real question is whether there’s anyone else as crazy as I am that would actually want to make this thing themselves. The answer? Yes. That’s right, I actually did get testers for …
It seems I’m guilty of neglecting my crochet followers a bit. Since releasing my last crochet design in January of this year, I’ve released 6 knit patterns over 10 months. But I’m making amends now with three patterns in one—meet the Crossings set! This design has been bubbling away in the crochet lab for a …
At last, at last; it’s been almost three weeks since I was supposed to have written this yarn review. But here we are now, and it’s time to talk about Malabrigo Silkpaca! I was first introduced to Malabrigo early in my knitting journey, when one of my aunts gifted me 3 skeins of Mecha (I …
Yes, you heard it—something special is $1 for today only! Knit Picks has discounted my Fenestra Shawl pattern as part of their Big Sale, and you can currently grab it for the price of 100 pennies, 20 nickels, 10 dimes, 4 quarters, or—for easy counting—1 greenback. While you’re at it, you can pick up the …
Okay, okay. I know I said to expect a yarn review this week, and it hasn’t happened; and here I am talking about a new pattern. I’m sorry; but this is just too exciting. This is Fox Grapes, published by Quince & Co. as part of their new 5-pattern colorwork collection, Waterline. It’s a squishy …
It’s giveaway announcement time! Nuit d’etoiles has been getting lots of love on Ravelry; today one winner will be getting a free copy of the pattern. So without further ado, the winner of the Nuit d’etoiles giveaway is… DeniseC! Congratulations, Denise! I will contact you shortly so you can claim your prize. To the other …