4 New Shawl Designs by Kitman Figueroa & Mia Rinde

Kitman Figueroa I.t.t.o

 A bottom up, short row, crescent shaped shawl I.t.t.o is knit in 2 contrasting colorways of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light. A shipment of Tosh Merino Light is due in my shop late Dec. or early Jan. but you can always special order any colorway you wish!

Kitman Figueroa Drop City

 Figueroa's Drop City scarf is a mindless addictive knit in Malabrigo Sock and it includes a short & long repeat version. This quick knit would make a much appreciated gift!

Mia Rinde Hearts that Flourish

 Mia Rinde's triangular Hearts that Flourish shawl has increases built into the hearts, making the center stitch less pronounced. Knit in Malabrigo Lace or Tosh Merino Light.

Mia Rinde Building a Reef

And Rinde's Building a Reef is a triangle shawl with an 11-stitch lace panel instead of a single center stitch, it also includes cables! Knit in Malabrigo Arroyo or Tosh Merino Light.

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Lorna's Laces Bullfrogs and Butterflies

When you need a soft, single ply yarn nothing else will do but Bullfrogs & Butterflies.  You'll get spectacular results every time for your worsted weight projects and it felts beautifully.  Handpainted in Lorna's nearly solid and multi colorways, you'll fall in love with its feel and look.  Crafted from 85% wool and 15% mohair. 

Shalimar Zoe Sock

Zoe Sock is a luxurious yarn crafted of a 3 ply, 100% superwash merino wool with a delightful hand, fantastic springiness and an amazing loft.

Sandrasingh 1 Ply Merino Worsted

With it's exceptional softness your every project will be a dream, my 1 Ply Merino Worsted is crafted of 100% Uruguayan merino wool.  This smooth yarn is artisan dyed in the most exquisite colors, please order enough for your project as colors vary from dyelot to dyelot.  Each hank is 215 yards/3.5 ounces. 

Conjoined Creations Flat Feet

Conjoined Creations Flat Feet sock yarn is a new concept in sock knitting!  No skeins, no balls, no tangles and its portable!  You simply unravel as you knit. 

Pico Accuardi Acid and Weed

Pico Accuardi's Acid and Weed sock yarn is crafted of 100% Superwash Merino Wool and hand dyed in both natural and acid dye to achieve just the right look.

Cascade Lana D'Oro Paints

Lana D'Oro Paints is a classic wool yarn combining 50% superfine alpaca with 50% wool for a soft yarn with an exquisite drape.  Each skein is hand painted in a beautiful mix of hues.  Lana D'Oro Paints is perfect for any project done in a worsted weight yarn and one generous hank, 219 yards, will make a hat or cowl.    

Seredipitous Ewe Fate Fingering

Fate Fingering by the Serendipitous Ewe, is an amazingly soft yarn and perfect for creating shawls, scarves, cowls, hats & mittens, and socks too.

Crazy 4 Dyeing Bella Sock

Crazy 4 Dyeing's BellaSock is crafted of a soft and bouncy 100% superwash merino wool!  It's excellent stitch definition, easy care and generous 480 yard hank will make your sock knitting a dream.

Laura Aylor Giveaway Winners!

"Thank you" everyone who entered this giveaway.

These three lucky knitters have won a Laura Aylor pattern of their choosing!
  

1. Carmen Nuland

2. Uniongirl

3. NewJerseyLaura

Email sandrasingh@sandrasingh.com to collect your prize!

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Remember our Veterans

Happy Veteran's Day!  Today is a special day to honor these brave men and women who went to war to defend our freedom.  

This is a song from the WWI knitting drive, I have Great (Great?) Uncles on my Mom's side who served in this War.  

And my Dad and four of his brothers served in WWII.  Amazingly they all returned home safe and sound.  One of my Uncles was even at Pearl Harbor the day it was bombed.

Wishing you all a special day.

On the Hudson by Sandra Singh

Stark granite bluffs, fiery foliage, the sound of swiftly rushing, alternating currents, all under a crystal blue sky; this is my view and my inspiration for the On the Hudson cowl, my very first knitting pattern!
 

This cacophony of colors and textures spoke to me when I picked up my needles to begin this design.  I selected a beautiful mix of yarns, my Sandrasingh.com 1 Ply Merino Worsted, Malabrigo Merino Worsted and Cascade 220 Superwash and 220 Wool and stitch patterns that are reversible, so you can relax and enjoy wearing this cowl however you please.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Approximate Size:  10.5" wide x 19" long, (10.5” wide x 23” long)
Yarn: 1 skein  MC Cascade 220 Wool (220 yds/100 grams, 100% Peruvian Highland Wool), #8686 Brown
CC1 Cascade 220 Superwash (220 yds/100 grams, 100% Superwash Wool), #848 Blueberry
CC2 Malabrigo Merino Worsted (210 yds/100 grams, 100% Merino Wool), #123 Rhodesian
CC3 Sandrasingh.com 1 Ply Merino Worsted (215 yds/100 grams, 100% 100% Uruguayan Merino Wool), Seaside
Knitting Needles & Notions: US 7 (4.5mm) 29” Circulars & 1 Stitch Marker
Gauge: 4.5 sts = 1” but Gauge is Not Critical

Introducing the Designs of Laura Aylor and a Blog Giveaway

"Thank you" everyone who entered this giveaway.

These three lucky knitters have won a Laura Aylor pattern of their choosing!
  

1. Carmen Nuland

2. Uniongirl

3. NewJerseyLaura

Email sandrasingh@sandrasingh.com to collect your prize!
Graphic Knitting with Laura Aylor 
The moment I saw Laura Aylor's Jordan Point shawl I knew I was looking at a design my customers would have to have. Aylor's clean, modern aesthetic takes graphic knitting to an entirely new level and she has an eye for designing color blocked garments. 

Jordan Point

Color Blocking is hot this season, its versatility is exciting.  The Oak Park scarf is just what your workday ordered, mix up your look with it layered over a tweed jacket for the office and use it to keep your weekend look sporty by layering it with jeans.

Oak Park

Aylor also has a line of Vests that are refined and tailored, flattering for many different figures.

Aileen

Ardys

Oberia

To introduce Laura she's agreed to do a Blog Giveaway!  3 lucky readers will win a Laura Aylor Pattern of their choosing!    

Meet Laura Aylor: If 'knitting designer' had been one of the job choices for those aptitude tests they give you in high school, Laura says she wouldn't have spent so many years trying to decide what she wanted to be when she grew up. Her best subject in high school was math; her best classes in college were logic, drawing, and a commercial art class. After careers in computer programming/analysis and child-rearing, knit design snuck up on her, but she thinks it's the perfect use of her odd skill set. She loves every step of the process, from figuring out how to actually make what she’s envisioned to putting the finishing touches on a pattern, not to mention all the knitting that comes in between!

Instructions on how to enter this Giveaway are below, but first enjoy her entire collection.

All The Shades of Truth

All the Shades of Truth is a color-block stole inspired by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. There is no intarsia, just picking up stitches from slipped stitch edges. 

City Block

Cushy garter stitch and your favorite colors come together in the simple but interesting knit the City Block Shawl. Don’t worry – no intarsia! Just simple decreases and picking up stitches from slipped stitch edges – easy peasy!  Instructions are also included for a miniature version. 

Derecho

Derecho is a triangular shawl knit modularly in two directions to produce a pattern of interconnected stripes. Two circular needles are used to knit on one side at a time while keeping the other side’s stitches live.

West Port Wrap

The Westport Wrap is a slightly asymmetrical triangle, knit from one side and decreasing down to a point.

Faberge'

The knitting techniques used for Faberge include: decreasing, horizontal braid, slipped stitches, beading. None of them are difficult, but some are a bit fiddly and any counting errors will show up, so it is not mindless knitting!

Cinnamon Toast

Cinnamon Toast is a large crescent-shaped shawl or shawlette/scarf worked from the top down with lots of texture. Perfect for a chilly fall afternoon at a football game or a trip to the local orchard for crisp apples and hot apple cider.

Enamored

The triangular shawl Enamored was knit from one skein of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light and then blocked moderately, but two skeins of Madelinetosh Pashmina also work beautifully!

Flame Nettle

The color work in the Flame Nettle cowl was inspired by a particularly lovely coleus plant. A lining hides the floats and makes it extra warm and cozy, but could be omitted if desired. Variegated yarns can be a lot of fun in this pattern!

Stella Luna

Knit from the top down the Stella Luna shawl uses a pattern of increases and decrease to achieve a bat-like shape. 

Miss Potter

The Miss Potter shawl combines simple stockinette with a touch of texture and a deep garter ruffle. It is knit from the top down and can be knit with a straight top edge or with curving ends. The size of the shawl will depend on the amount of yarn you have as you knit to a certain point with half of your yarn.

Litchfield

The single-ply fingering weight yarn Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light knit on larger needles produces a lovely gauzy fabric that makes this a great summer shawl, Litchfield, perfect for a walk on the beach.

Merrywood Throw

The Merrywood Throw pattern works beautifully with a semi-solid or kettle dyed worsted or aran weight yarn. For a less-expensive option, use a workhorse yarn like Cascade 220. 

All Laura Aylor's patterns are sold as PDF downloads and the link to download each will appear after purchase.

The 3 winners will be announced on Nov. 15th. The patterns will be emailed to the winners as a PDFs.

Enter this Giveaway: The more ways you enter, the more chances you have to win. Make sure to leave a comment(s) under this blog post telling what you did to enter. And please make sure to leave your contact information.
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