Friday, May 24, 2013

Enjoy the Full Moon this Weekend...

...and knit one for yourself!  
Sivia Harding's Moon Shadow Stole 


Lace in a midnight garden!  The lengthwise-knit Moonshadow Stole features beaded edges and borders, conjuring images of enchanting waves of moonlight.  The lace pattern is easy enough for beginners, while intriguing enough for seasoned lace knitters. Sivia wrote the pattern to be knit in Fingering Weight yarn and requires 1000 yards of yarn. 


Enjoy all of Sivia Harding's designs.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Update your Summer wardrobe with a little knit dress!

For Big Girls or Little Girls, 
Sexy or sweet, 
Knit a Summer Dress you'll wear all season long, 
In comfort and ease. 

Hattie
Inspired by Victorian era nightgowns, Army of Knitters' Hattie is a sexy dress worked from and bottom up and in the round. See more of Army of Knitters' Summer time looks. 

Katie
Andrea Rangel's Katie is a flattering summer dress with a fitted bodice and A-line skirt worked in engaging, textured stitches. Visit Andrea Rangel to see all her designs.

Lauri
Designer Lily Go made the Lauri Dress for her darling daughter Lauri. It's an easy knit project with some crochet finishes. Visit Lily Go to see her entire collection.

And visit Dresses (and Skirts) for even more projects.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

5 New Timeless Looks from Through The Loops

Through The Loops' 
Season-less Knits 

Kirsten Kapur of Through The Loops has been knitting and creating for as long as she can remember. She worked for many years as a fashion & textile designer in NYC and her patterns reflect her urban aesthetic. These 5 timeless garments combine her love of garment construction, surface design and contemporary fashion and you'll love knitting and wearing them! 

Beach Street Park
Carthamus
Springtime in Virginia
Rivington
Water Music
Visit Through The Loops to see all of Kapur's designs.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Laura Aylor's Sunstruck

Sunstruck includes spreadsheets for you to download with row-by-row stitch counts for each section!
 

With as many as 13 colorways or as few as 2 you can create the Sunstruck of your dreams! Aylor's new colorblocked design is knit in garter stitch showcasing the lovely hand painted hues of Madetosh Tosh Merino Light or Malabrigo Sock! All Madelinetosh Yarns are On Sale.

Visit Laura Aylor to see all her women's garments, children and Afghan designs.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Pebble by Laura Aylor


Grab a skein of your favorite sport weight yarn and learn a new stich with Aylor's textured cardigan Pebble. Semi-solid hand-dyes work especially well in a textured stitch, and this one is much less tedious to work than either moss or seed stitch. Only the wrong side rows have patterning, Right side rows are just knit.

Visit Laura Aylor to see all her women's garments, children and Afghan designs.

 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Winner of Fiber Dream's Clarine Cowl!

Thank you to everyone who entered 
Fiber Dreams' Clarine Cowl Giveaway!  

Drum roll please...
Our Grand Prize Winner...
Loretta of the PHenomenal Youth blog!

Lorette please email me at sandrasingh@sandrasingh.com to claim your prize.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Don't Fear the Steek!

Make this Summer all about learning new knitting skills, from Entrelac & Cables to Intarsia & Fair Isle, you'll reap the rewards in the Fall.


All these patterns (and many more
are featured in
  Knitscene and are 25% Off!
Orchid Wrap
Wear Cecily Glowik MacDonald's Orchid Wrap folded in half and buttoned as a scarf or left open to cover your shoulders.  Its a great first time entrelac project. 
Reindeer Cardigan

Shiri Mor's Reindeer Cardigan features intarsia reindeer and is worked in a garter lace trim pattern with Fair Isle trees ringing the short, set-in sleeves.

Saguaro Mitts
A chunky fifteen stitch cable runs up the back of the hand in Lisa Shroyer's toasty Saguaro Mittens.  Worked on size 9 needles in the round you can finish one mitten in an evening.