Maybe my goal for my third year should be 10,000 views. Please help me make it happen. There will be lots to celebrate over the next few months. My 100th post is so very close, the eighth anniversary of my local knitting group, I sent off my first pattern to go through a tech editor today with the plan to have testing done in February, and publishing in March. So many things!
Ethan was happy to try on my prototype hat over the weekend. What do you think of the colors in the yarn...aren't they pretty?
Here is what I'm excited to be knitting over the next couple of months!
Check out the Bubbles of Joy mystery knit along that begins on February 4. There is a 20% off discount if you purchase by January 31 and a bonus pattern too. I had bought Kristina's pattern collection last year, so there was this lovely mystery knit along waiting for me. I'll enjoy this in place of the Rose City Yarn Crawl Mystery Alongs.
Another knit along that I'm excited for is the Lokken Cowl or Lokken Kerchief KAL. The designer, Megi Bercl, is hosting it on IG as she often has done in the past. I purchased the shawl pattern years ago with the Interweave Accessories magazine from 2012. There are so many awesome patterns in the magazine and I had a personal goal to knit all of them. I was able to complete the first two and start a third before I became distracted. Lokken has been on my list for some time and I'd love the excuse to finally pick it up. She is encouraging thicker yarn, which would be great for a more substantial accessory. Oh...what yarn to choose!
Of course, I was drawn to a test knit so it's unlikely that I'll be able to follow the KALs that I highlighted above...thankfully, I'm so excited for the sweater that I'm testing. There are a handful of designers that I jump on the opportunity to test for and Irina of Irmian Designs is on that list. I'm also super pleased to have yarn in my stash to make it work. Stash diving for test knits is an absolute blast...especially if you find colors that truly highlight the design.
I found another fabulous designer that I'm now following. Sandra of Nomad Stitches has created some very lovely work. I'm drawn in by her crochet patterns. Check out the Totum Tee. She is currently based out of Spain and I totally dig her style.
Please buy me one of her patterns...pretty please.
I'm posting early this week and am excited to keep the crafting hobby going. Happy crafting.
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