Etta Tunic

Etta - Women's Tunic 
Knit Now Magazine, Issue 18

My sample is in size M, with a finished chest measurement of 40".

This sample and pattern went together so quickly and easily.  No issues!  For once, I didn't have to rip anything out or start over.  I love it when this happens; sweet!  I can't wait to wear this layered over a long sleeved T-shirt; the perfect way to stay warm and toasty :)

My first cover photo!

The pattern model is wearing Etta with 2" of positive ease

India is wearing Etta with 7" of positive ease

Cables are the same on the back, making Etta reversible.

Onto the details:

Description: A cozy, cabled tunic that is worked from the top down, seamlessly with raglan shaping.  Cables are on the front and back.

Sizes: XS -3X

Finished Chest Sizes:     32 [36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56]" / 71[78.5, 86, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 127]cm

Rating: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate

Techniques & Stitches Used:  

• Must be able to read a chart or follow written charted directions\
• Basic Increases & Decreases
• Stockinette stitch, in the round (knit every round)

Yarn Requirements:  Artesano Aran, C969 Ash; 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9) Skeins

In about 4 months, Etta will be for sale as an individual pattern from my blog & Ravelry Pattern store.

Toadstools and Tadpoles Pattern Giveaway! **CLOSED**

Kesha E, is the winner of the giveaway! Congrats! Please send me your email and I will send out the pattern to you promptly :)

Ready for another giveaway?  

I just received my right back for this adorable pattern :  "Toadstools & Tadpoles".  It has been reformatted and is ready to go!  It is fun to knit and combines cables with intarsia or duplicate stitch.  It is mostly seamless too; my favorite!

Ready to enter?  For each of the following, you will get 1 entry each; 4 chances to win!  On Tuesday, November 20, I will do a random draw and announce the winner here, so be sure to check back :)

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 Toadstool detail along back of cardigan

 Cute little toadstool can be worked in intarsia or after the set is knit up in duplicate stitch

Ok, now for some more fun stuff! Are you ever curious to see how these designs come to be?  Sometimes I start with a sketch, sometimes I just start knitting.  There is always a swatch involved; something I used to never bother doing, but I have since learned saves me A LOT of trouble in the end!  

Here is my original sketch of the jacket.  I usually write down a lot of the construction notes here, but I think I put all that into the proposal instead.  I did the bootees and bonnet on another page.  The ideas look SO much better within my head and therefore, I am very thankful for editors who can see that :)

My original swatch.  I still really like these colors.  These were all Cascade 220 colours in heathers and solids that I had around.  

Once the proposal is accepted and I know which yarn is coming, I start my schematic, excel spreadsheet and basic pattern.  Then once the yarn arrives, I am ready to start knitting!

...don't want to wait a week? 

Vintage Baby Set - Knit Now Issue 15

Vintage Baby Set
Knit Now Magazine, Issue 15

Description:  Not long ago, most infants took their naps on the porch, in their bassinets or prams. My mum had such a pram that I took leisurely naps in among the fresh air and warm sun. The Vintage Baby Set was created as a throw back to that time when little ones needed a complete outfit to keep them warm and dry. It features an easy fair isle pattern and a twisted rib bodice on the cardigan for an heirloom feel.

Cardigan: Body is worked from the bottom up, flat, seamed at the shoulders. Sleeves are worked flat, seamed and sewn into place.

Leggings: Leggings have a folded waistband with an I-cord tie, knit seamlessly, in the round. Short rows across backside with a gusset. Each leg is worked seamlessly, in the round.

Bonnet: Bonnet is worked from the forehead to the crowd, seamlessly and flat. Chin strap is in garter stitch.

Sizes:  3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months

Rating: Easy to Intermediate

Techniques & Stitches Used:  Twisted sts, fair isle/ stranded colourwork, knitting flat and in the round, seaming.

Yarn Requirements:  Yarn Love's Marianne Dashwood
                                    Main Color; Allure:  3(3, 4, 4, 5) skeins
                                    16-20 yds each of Copper Penny & Martini

Will be available as a downloadable pattern in April 2013