Have you heard about the Gift-A-Long??? EXPIRED

What is an Indie Design Gift-A-Long? 

Over the last several days, amazing things hove been happening on Ravelry!  Over 170 Designers have gotten together to offer patterns at a 25% discount from November 1-15, 2013 (GMT)!  EXPIRED

You need to use coupon code giftalong on Ravelry’s checkout page to receive the discount.

Now what to do with these amazing patterns?

There are several KAL/CALs in the Ravelry Indie Design Gift A-Long Group. The KAL/CALs run from Nov 1st through Dec 31st, with lots of chances to win 100's of prizes. To win a prize you must post eligible projects and participate on the gift-a-long boards.

There are close to 3,000 patterns to choose from!!

This is an amazing opportunity to see new patterns, meet new designers and work on gift knitting!

Little Lamby Knits patterns that are independently published are all included n the Gift-A-Long!

Join the Gift-A-Long Group on Ravelry. (Don't forget to come back to the group and join in the KAL/CAL for a chance to win prizes!)

List of Participating Designers.

Pinterest Boards full of great designs!

Happy knitting everyone!!

Winter Hibernation

I am seriously lacking in the blogging department.  I fell like I am in hibernation mode!  Lots of new ideas, plans, family stuff.  Here is some randomness:

Willow lost her first tooth!  A special thank you to Scarlett for helping :)

New Honey Mittens for The Man.  Worked in Elanns Peruvian Alpaca.  Very soft and till be nice and toasty.

Finally got lots of snow!  Scarlett & Levi love it :)

Autumn Road Tunic is in testing and almost in the final testing stages.

Our cockatiel, Sunshine, is such a pooch!  She loves almond milk and sits on Scarly's shoulder while she eats her cereal waiting for the spoon to come up!

Yummy Dream in Color Calm...for a new little girls pattern!

She is such a bossy little thing!

...and this little lady is getting married in July 2013 :)

Little Willow ~ New Pattern

Little Willow

Description:  “Little Willow is a unisex jacket worked in Lotus Yarns Tibetan Cloud, a light worsted weight yarn. It is worked seamlessly and flat, from the bottom up with the sleeves worked separately and joined to be worked with the body, right up to the top of the hood.

“The jacket features a simple, yet interesting, zigzag moss stitch pattern with wide garter
stitch hem, cuffs, front double breasted overlap, and hood bands. There is 2-4” (5-10cm) of positive
ease for a generous and roomy fit.

“My Little Willow is a sweet little thing that loves to pop on a comfy sweater and go
exploring.”

Sizes: 3[6, 12, 18] months & 2[4, 6, 8, 10] years

Rating: Advanced Beginner

Techniques & Stitches Used:  Garter Stitch, Stockinette Stitch, Make 1 Left & Right, Knit, Purl, Grafting (a three needle bind off would also work),

Yarn Requirements:  Lotus Yarns Tibetan Cloud Worsted or any light worsted weight yarn (some dk weights will work)

Pattern Notes:

• Jacket is worked from the bottom up, seamlessly and flat
• Sleeves are worked flat, then seamed and joined to be worked with the body
• Raglan shaping is used to join sleeves to body
• This is a double breasted jacket with a front overlap of 3-5” (7.5-12.5cm)
• Hood is worked from the neck up, seamlessly, with inc’s along back
• Hood border is worked by picking up stitches along hood edge

Sample Shown in Size 6 years on a 6 year old child

Willow is my little sweety and I am so happy that she loves her new hoodie.  This will last her a long while and will be passed down and then stored away for her little ones some day......

When she was a wee baby, we used to play Paul McCartney's Little Willow to her.  It is still one of her favorite songs!

Check out the Little Willow Song at the end of this post.

Little Willow Pattern PDF - $6.00