Winter Knit-A-Longs....

Since I have started my new Ravelry Group, we have had a fun Knit-A-Long for the Little Willow Pattern.  It ends today so we are getting ready to start some fun KAL's for the winter!  You can join one or both as they both start anytime now and end January 31, 2012.  Still lots of time despite the winter holidays :)  Once your project is finished, share a photo with the rest of the group to be entered into a giveaway for some yarn (yet to be determined!)  Everyone who completes their project by the deadline will receive a free Little Lamby Knits Pattern of their choice :)

First up, is the Organic Seasons Jacket.  This cute hooded jacket is worked from the bottom up, seamlessly, with a seasonal motif of your choice, along the bottom.  The body, sleeves and hood are worked in a wave pattern.  It features an asymmetrical front opening and generous sizing for growing bodies.  It has a complimentary piece, the Organic Seasons Blanket.  The difficulty rating is intermediate as you need to follow charts, written directions, duplicate st or intarsia and graft.  Sizes are 3 months to 10 years.

Join the Organic Seasons KAL on Ravlery here!

Second up, is the new pattern, Honey Mittens and/or Honey Toque (will be released in a few days!).  Toque and mittens are both worked seamlessly, in the round.  They feature a honeycomb cable pattern that is simple to work and adds extra thickness to make the set nice and cozy.  Difficulty rating is advanced beginner to intermediate.  Sizes toddler to large adult.

Join the Honey Mittens & Toque KAL on Ravelry Here!

Happy knitting I look forward to knitting along with you :)

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 :)

1. Leave me a comment to let me know that you are a follower of Little Lamby Knits blog.
2. Leave me a comment to let me know that you are a member of my Facebook Group.
3. Leave me a comment to let me know that you are a member of my Ravelry Group.
4. Leave me a comment to let me know that you follow me on Twitter (I am a terrible Tweeter!!)

 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?