I figured it was about time I updated about my latest designs.
First up, the one I mentioned in my previous post being published in a magazine.
Photo copyright Practical Publishing
This is my Tadpole Romper and Booties set and it was published in the January edition of Knit Now magazine. It's a UK-based magazine, though it is available here in most yarn shops.
I was super excited to have a design accepted into a real print magazine and I even had my yarn supplied direct from the company (Artesano Yarns - the superwash DK is very nice yarn to work with!)
My latest pattern I posted about before Christmas.
This tunic/dress is called Kahli and is very different to my normal design process - it is made in 11 different pieces that are sewn together rather than knit all in one piece. This made it quite a challenge to grade for the different sizes and write up into an easy-to-follow pattern!
I released it at the beginning of this month and wanted to run a KAL for it, so I decided to start up a group on Ravelry for my designs!
I'm planning on running regular giveaways over there, the main one being a monthly draw for current WIP or FO (work-in-progress or finished-object) photos of my designs, so if you've knit any of my patterns or are planning to then make sure you join my group!
Somebody's not too impressed with a mobile baby!
And in other news, my Little Man is crawling! Yep, at only 6 months old he's moving around quite well. And at the same time the girls have decided to be really into playing with their Lego which gets left out on the floor for him to break (fortunately he doesn't put it in his mouth otherwise I'd ban them from playing with it!)
Ok, so I'm a little late to the party but better late than never right??
This year will be full of changes and new adventures for our family, starting with some major job changes happening in the next month, all going to plan. I'm hoping this means I get more time to spend focussing on my knitting and pattern designing.
Little Miss being the baby also
School will be starting again next week for the girls and I'm really looking forward to the routine again. Though it will be interesting to see how the Little Man handles it all - he's been far too spoilt with company over the last 7-8weeks of holidays!
Big Miss reading to the Little Man
I have plenty of pattern news I need to write about on here - in particular about a pattern that was printed in a magazine that came out this month! But hopefully, cute baby photos will be ok for now...
Just over four months and he's already up on his knees!
I had some little people come visit today with their mum.
After they'd gone home I noticed that my balls of yarn had been knocked off the coffee table where I'd left them and one was missing.
I wasn't too worried as I figured it would turn up.
It did. It was sitting in the ashes of the open fire.
This is my second ball of the Mocha for BigMiss' tunic I'm making. And I was planning on using it tonight.
I think I'll have to toddler-proof my knitting stuff a bit better next time!
Any suggestions for how to clean it??
I thought I should start taking wip (work in progress) photos more often and keep my project notes on Ravelry more up to date. I find it's actually quite nice to look back and see how long (or short!) it's taken to knit something. And I have a few things on the go that I've cast on lately that I need to keep a track of too!
So, at the same time I thought it might be nice for you (and keep me accountable to finishing things!) if I updated here also...
This is that gorgeous yarn from Olive & Emma I showed in my last post knit up.
I love the colours in it and think it's really going to suit my Little Man.
This is the Mocha and Peony yarn from Little Plum Yarn knit up.
It's a tunic/dress for the BigMiss. I'm a little excited about this pattern as I think it's looking really cool and can't wait to show the finished product!
This is me being a little crazy.
There's a thing going on via Ravelry where you have to knit a sweater (adult sized, at least 50,000 stitches) in a month. It's called NaKniSweMo (National Knit a Sweater Month) which is the knitter's alternative to National Write a Novel Month (write a 50,000+ word novel in November). The 'National' part relates to USA, but it's open to everyone anyway (in case you haven't heard of either thing - I only found out via Rav last year)
I'm only joining in because I'd ordered this yarn (Brown Sheep Cotton Fine) to knit myself a Apres Surf Hoodie, then stumbled upon the NaKniSweMo Group again and realised I could. It might actually motivate me to finish it too!
How many wip's do you have?
Do you keep your projects page updated regularly?
Or are you like me and only make the project page once something's finished?
I feel like I've been in a constant state of limbo most of the year with my knitting and pattern writing.
Because of a serious lack of communication from
a certain yarn company (that I'm
not so fond of anymore), I always had to make sure I wasn't committing to or concentrating on much
just in case today I'd get the email to say it's all go and I have 8 weeks to write and knit two complicated patterns (if only they had let me know -
way back in March - what yarn to design for!)
Little Plum Yarn Supertwist Sport in Mocha
But the freedom I'm feeling now it's all done and over makes me love knitting again! (I'd started to loose the love for it, I suppose that's what happens when it's a have to.)
Little Plum Yarn Supertwist Sport in Peony
Even though I've been in Pattern-Writing Limbo, I've still been planning new designs to work on as soon as I could.
And buying yarn to knit them with!
Olive & Emma 4ply Merino in Cade with Trim
So now I've just cast on to make a variation of this pattern:
That's my Little Man at just 6 days old - he turned 6 weeks old yesterday and not really fitting this cardy anymore!
I'm making a few changes to make it a little more quirky and funky. I can't wait to show you the finished knit! (I'm using the grey and brown yarn above which is a made-for-me colourway from Olive & Emma. It's looking gorgeous so far!)
Joining in with the other creative folk at My Creative Space.
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