First Pick: Catkin, by Carina Spencer ($7.00) I love the clever construction and colorwork on this cozy shawl. The first version has bold autumnal colors that really pop. The second version shows how a subtle color choice can make a very different finished object — I love both. The colorwork at the hem is done [...]
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Ravelry Monday: Catkin, Lavandula, Spring Cloud
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged Carina Spencer, catkin, colorwork, cowl, lace, Lavandula, Mia Rinde, mohair, monday, ravelry, Sachiko Uemura, shawl, slipped stitch, Spring Cloud, sweater, top on May 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ravelry Monday: Caffeinate, My Heaven, and Pull Capriate
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged caffeinate, Carole de Marne, coffee press, Coryna Blasko, cozy, Dalek, Doctor Who, French, Knitting, lace, monday, My Heaven, Patusha, pull capriate, ravelry, Yarn on April 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First Pick: Caffeinate! Press Style Coffee Maker Cozy, by Coryna Blasko (FREE!) Um, hooray! What a great way to brighten my day! Anything Doctor Who is awesome, and this Dalek-inspired cozy is extra awesome. It makes me want to buy a coffee press just so I can make a cozy for it. Second Pick: My [...]
Ravelry Monday: Cascade Kid Seta Cardigan, Forgotten Garden Shawl, Ballycastle Tam
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged anne podlesak, ballycastle tam, beret, cardigan, cascade, Cascade Kid Seta Cardigan, forgotten garden shawl, hat, Knitting, lace, Marelie Hurter, monday, natural wool, ravelry, rose beck, shawl, sweater, tam, triangle, Yarn on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First Pick: Cascade Kid Seta Cardigan, by Marelie Hurter (FREE!) Frothy, drapey, pretty … and very, very simple. Made in laceweight yarn on big needles, the finished cardi should be lightweight and warmer than you’d expect … just the thing for spring. What really sells me on it though is that it reminds me of [...]
Ravelry Monday: Wren’s Trio of Properties, Dog Tea Cozy
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged birdhouse, Dog, dog tea cozy, elastic, Erica Lynne, faye kennington, felted, flower, Gromit, headband, icord, monday, pattern, Persinette, ravelry, review, rian anderson, tea cozy, wren's trio of properties on April 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First Pick: Wren’s Trio of Properties, by Faye Kennington ($4.95) At first glance, I thought this was a pattern for eyeball ornaments — maybe something Cthulu-esque? But instead, they are felted birdhouses: at once more mundane and much more interesting. The designer based them on something she’d seen in a garden magazine, and that birds [...]
Ravelry Monday: Eomer Shield Tam, Pineapple Delight, Starboard Cape
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged capelet, courtney kelley, eomer, hat, knitscene, kymaggie, lace, larissa valeeva, monday, pineapple delight, ravelry, shawl, shawlette, shield, starboard cape, tam, zauberball on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First Pick: Eomer Shield Tam, by KYMaggie ($3.50) Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! This pattern uses stranded colorwork and cables to re-create in yarn a beautiful design from the Lord of the Rings. I think I might depart from the official Rohan colorway — the design uses 7 colors, maybe deep purple, bright sky blue, and silvery [...]
Ravelry Monday: Fig Leaf, Zylphia Cowl, and Heartland Road Trip Tote
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged fig leaf, heartland road trip tote, kerin dimeler-laurence, lykkefanten, ravelry, stephannie tallent, zylphia cowl on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First Pick: Fig Leaf, by Lykkefanten (FREE!) This one cracks me up! This pattern is begging for some yarn-bombing — more than just tree cozies! Very funny. Second Pick: Zylphia Cowl, by Stephannie Tallent ($6.00) This very pretty lace cowl is irresistible. I tech edited it for the designer, and then immediately cast on. Third [...]
Ravelry Monday: Comfort Slippers for Japan, Holes, and Knit Purl Knitting Bag
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged comfort slippers, frankie brown, holes, japan, knit, monday, nicole montgomery, project bag, purl, ravelry, reiko arato, sendai, sheep on March 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First Pick: Comfort Slippers for Japan, by Reiko Arato ($2.50) A sweet little pair of house slippers, using only 50 g of sock yarn — and the designer is donating the proceeds to the Japanese Red Cross. Here is her message: I was born and grow up in Sendai, Japan, and have lived in Shanghai, [...]
Ravelry Monday: LEGO Brick Doorstop, Sock Yarn Scrap Bag Cowl, World’s Tiniest White Elephant
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged christine grant, dorisann allenson, instructables.com, Knitting, lego brick doorstop, lizzyastro, ravelry, sock yarn scrap bag cowl, world's tiniest white elephant, Yarn on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First Pick: Lego Brick Doorstop, by lizzyastro (FREE! at instructables.com) Giant LEGO brick!! Really, nothing more need be said. Second Pick: Sock Yarn Scrap Bag Cowl, by dorisann allenson (FREE!) Practical, pretty, useful, and a stash-buster to boot — this pattern would use up all my favorite sock yarn odds and ends and lets me [...]
Ravelry Monday: Cthulhu Scarf, Ziprelaxagon, and Jardin Cardi
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged cardi, cardigan, cthulu, hexagon, jardin, kirsten hall, Knitting, merelen, monday, nitza coto, ravelry, ruffled, Scarf, Sock, Yarn, zipper, ziprelaxagon on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First Pick: Cthulhu Scarf, by Merelen (FREE!) What’s not to love about a Cthulhu scarf? This first-time designer has produced a clear, simple pattern that captures the horror that is the Great One’s tentacled madness. The scarf is mostly garter stitch, with Cthulhu’s face in washcloth-style knits and purls. Second Pick: Ziprelaxagon, by Kirsten Hall [...]
Ravelry Monday: Mitts, Mitts, Mitts
Posted in Ravelry Monday, tagged argyle wrist warmers, butterflies on the lattice, emily snyder, fingerless, gotland, marias garn, melissa walshe, mitts, pattern, ravelry, review on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Monday! Time to look back at the previous week’s recently added knitting patterns on Ravelry and pick a few favorites. First Pick: Gotland, by Marias Garn (SEK 40, appx $6.25) What really, really gets me is this combination of robot-trendy purl ringlets, and Victorian-ish colorwork roses. Love it, times a million. Great, now I [...]
