Introducing my second collaboration with Infinite Twist :: To The Flame!!

To The Flame is an oversized modular knit top, featuring an accent lace front panel worked with two different yarns held together, creating a marled color effect, as well as a unique texture inspired by the fur found on a moth.

The body is knit in Helix, a sport-weight two-ply Merino. The lace accent panel is knit with one strand of gradient-dyed Helix and one strand of Penumbra – a super soft blend of ultra fine mohair and polyamide.

    

This pattern can be found exclusively as a part of kits through Infinite Twist! Follow this link here to check them out. Each kit includes all the hand-dyed yarn you will need to complete your project, and the pattern, in all size options. You can knit up this exact top modeled here, or choose from several different gorgeous color combinations!

This collaboration is very special to me, being my first sweater design.  I was inspired by Cate’s mood board she created for this season, with images of moths, oversized cozy sweaters, and Björk (one of my all-time favorite musicians and fashion icons). I knew I was in, and had this idea for a modular knit top that would be perfect for layering, and so fun to knit.  It was actually Cate’s idea to use the gradient for the lace front panel, and I thought it was brilliant.  Marled together with the mohair Penumbra, this sweater is so fuzzy and gives the perfect texture and warmth for the fall and winter months.

Be sure to stay tuned, this pattern will be available as a PDF digital download through Ravelry starting on Friday, December 16, 2016!  In the meantime, please visit Infinite Twist’s website to check out their beautiful yarns.  They are quite amazing.

Thank you, friends!  And happy knitting!

I am delighted to share with you my Aureate shawl pattern!  I designed this shawl in collaboration with the lovely shop Loop, in London, using The Uncommon Thread BFL Singles yarn in 3 different shades :: Tea Smoke, Olive Leaf, and Ripe Plum.  This has been an incredibly exciting collaboration, and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome!

You can find this pattern in my Ravelry shop, here!

You can find printed patterns, as well as this beautiful yarn that was used, at Loop and online, here.

There is also a lovely blog post about this design collaboration, and a little about myself, over on Loop’s blog!  Check it out, here!  They are hosting a very fun giveaway as well, you can snag yourself a copy of the pattern!

Many, many thanks to Susan at Loop for this amazing opportunity, Kristin Perers for her stunning photography, Rachel Atkinson for her talents in tech editing, and Ce Persiano of The Uncommon Thread for her gorgeous yarns.

Enjoy and happy knitting, friends!

 

       

Happy Friday!!  I am so pleased to announce the release of my newest brioche pattern, Whisp :: an asymmetrical cowl with wind and cloud lace, knit using the two-color brioche stitch.  You can find this pattern on Ravelry, here!

This design is an exciting collaboration with Feel Good Yarn Co, and Backyard Fiberworks, and was created to feature at Indie Untangled in Rhinebeck, today only!  You can find this pattern as a part of kits at their trunk show, so if you’re heading there, be sure to check out their booth for three beautiful color way combinations!

I had a lot of fun coming up with this design.  The whole idea behind it was inspired by the SilverSpun® yarn itself, which is quite remarkable.  The combination of cotton, silver, and nylon make this yarn some of the softest I have ever worked with.  And yes, I did say silver!!  So the idea was to create a “silver linings” piece, and two-color brioche was the perfect stitch pattern!  Warm wooly outside, soft squishy inside.  I totally ran with this for my design, using wind and cloud-like shaping within the brioche.  This cowl is worked flat, starting at the widest end and then decreasing slowly at one edge until binding off. The cowl is then seamed together, with the angled side creating a folded fabric to show off the Contrast Side, keeping the soft SilverSpun® cotton on your skin at all times.

 

Kits for this pattern and yarn will be available through the Feel Good Yarn Co website, starting on Saturday, October 15!

I am also hosting a BIG Brioche-A-Long with my sister in law, Andrea Mowry!!  We are very excited to share our very beloved brioche stitch with the world, and hope that you will join us!  Come and knit Whisp, or any other brioche pattern! Follow the link here to my Ravelry group for fun and the chance to win some amazing prizes!!

Be sure to check out my Ravelry page for more photos and information!  Also be sure to take advantage of my introductory offer :: receive a 20% discount using coupon code WHISP all weekend long!  Offer ends on Sunday, October 16 at midnight Eastern time.

Thank you, and happy briocheing!!

Introducing Parlour shawl :: Elegance with a wild side :: An asymmetrical triangle shawl knit flat from tip to edge, with a thrilling combination of two-color brioche, mesh lace short rows, and a simple eyelet garter stitch.

I am so excited to be finally sharing this very exciting collaboration with you!!  I started knitting this shawl back in the spring, and maybe you can tell that by the color palette that I chose in this beautiful yarn.  Seriously, I have to just gush here.  I fell in LOVE with La Bien Aimée when that adorable shop first opened.  A boutique yarn shop, in the middle of Paris, dyeing some of the most gorgeous yarn I have ever seen!!  I still remember when she had her first online shop update, I pounced on some of her Rainbow Graffiti DK yarn (because how could I not??), and was hooked.  I actually designed a pattern with that yarn!!  But back to the point.  To be collaborating with her is such a dream come true for me.  Paris, tea shops, colorful flowers – it all inspired this design. I just pictured myself sitting in her shop, knitting this shawl, drinking tea, and talking with friends.

Let’s talk more about this yarn :: La Bien Aimée Merino Singles, light and airy, and great for any season.  For this shawl pattern, I used 3 full skeins, and 1 mini skein to add a pop of color and interest to the piece.  Aimée is working on dyeing up some fabulous kits for this shawl, so keep an eye out for an update sometime later this fall, which you will be able to find online at L’oisive Thé, as well as locally in her shop.  There are going to be some amazing color combinations!

Now, more about the pattern itself :: Parlour is an approachable, easy-to-wear color block shawl. It will keep you on your toes, starting with two-color brioche with twisted eyelets, adding a pop of color and interest with a mesh lace short row wedge, creating some relaxing simple eyelet garter fabric, and ending with another small mesh lace short row wedge to finish the look. It’s knit flat from tip to edge, and I promise, you will never get bored!  I think this could be a fantastic stash-buster too, I mean, think of the possibilities!!  Be sure to check out my Ravelry page for all of the information regarding the pattern.

 

Also, be sure to take advantage of my introductory offer :: Receive a 15% discount using coupon code PARLOUR at checkout all weekend long! Offer ends Sunday, September 11 at midnight Eastern.

Happy briocheing, dear friends!

Introducing my newest brioche shawl design with KNIT in COLOR :: Sonnen ::  a half circle color blocked shawl, knit using syncopating two-color brioche stitch.

Syncopated two color brioche is used to achieve eye-popping color blocks! There are two size options for this shawl: Small and Large. They both start the same way, and the pattern repeats are simple and easy to memorize. The real creativity comes from how often you change colors!

This collaboration with Vicky, the creative mastermind behind Baerenwolle yarn, started back in 2015 when KNIT in COLOR was first materializing.  I knew I wanted to design with her yarn, it is so magical.  When I received my custom colors (which I used for the large shawl sample), I immediately started sketching and came up with this color blocked shawl idea.  I used her BAERfoot Sock yarn for both samples :: 2 skeins total for the small, and 4 skeins total for the large.  The pattern is so simple, and can be treated almost like a blank canvas on which to paint with all of your favorite colors!  Grab all of those fun, bright, speckled yarns in your stash and create a striped version that you won’t want to put down!  Or use just two different colors, and alternate them to create something similar to my small shawl sample.

See my Ravelry page for lots of more photos and Creative Diagrams to help you in your creative process!

Also, be sure to check out Andrea Mowry’s newest shawl design, Briochealuscious!!  We may live far away from each other now, but we are still so excited to continue working together. We would love to have you join us in the KNIT in COLOR KAL, starting today and running through the end of September!  Andrea will be hosting it in her DreaReneeKnits Ravelry group, but we will both be there for fun and moral support!

Don’t forget the Introductory offer :: Receive a 25% discount using coupon code SONNEN until midnight Eastern on Wednesday, August 3, 2016!

Live Life Brighter, and happy briocheing, friends!!